,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ajd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #f1 #bjai,mr4
 ,o',hall]an 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cole1    
,mr4 ,"y1 & ,ms4 ,torres ,small ( ,new  
,mexico7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,,resolution         
,express+ support = designation ( ! week
 beg9n+ ,febru>y #c1 #bjai1 z ,national 
,tribal ,colleges & ,univ]sities ,week4 
,:]eas !re are #cg ,tribal ,colleges &  
,univ]sities op]at+ on m ?an #ge        
campuses 9 #af ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,tribal   
,colleges & ,univ]sities are tribally   
*>t]$ or f$]ally *>t]$ in/itutions (    
high] education & !re=e h a unique      
relation%ip ) ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2 ,:]eas
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/ud5ts f m ?an #bcj f$]ally recogniz$   
,indian ,tribes2 ,:]eas ,tribal         
,colleges & ,univ]sities (f] /ud5ts     
access to k & skills gr\nd$ 9 cultural  
traditions & values1 includ+ indig5\s   
languages1 :i*--  7#a7 enhances ,indian 

communities2 &  7#b7 enri*es ! ,unit$   
,/ates z a ,nation2  ,:]eas ,tribal     
,colleges & ,univ]sities provide access 
to high-quality po/second>y educational 
opportunities =--  7#a7 ,am]ican        
,indians2  7#b7 ,alaska ,natives2 &     
7#c7 o!r individuals t live 9 "s ( ! mo/
 isolat$ & economically depress$ areas 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  ,:]eas ,tribal       
,colleges & ,univ]sities are accr$it$   
in/itutions ( high] education t prep>e  
/ud5ts to succe$ 9 ! global & highly    
competitive work=ce2 ,:]eas ,tribal     
,colleges & ,univ]sities h op5 enrollm5t
 policies1 & approximately #ae p]c5t ( !
 /ud5ts at ,tribal ,colleges &          
,univ]sities are non-,indian            
individuals2 & ,:]eas ! collective      
mission & ! consid]able a*ievem5ts (    
,tribal ,colleges & ,univ]sities des]ve 
national recognition3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  
,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7     
supports ! designation ( ,national      
,tribal ,colleges & ,univ]sities ,week2 
&  7#b7 calls on ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates &

 int]e/$ gr\ps to obs]ve ,national      
,tribal ,colleges & ,univ]sities ,week )
 appropriate activities & programs to   
demon/rate support = ,tribal ,colleges &
 ,univ]sities4