,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #iha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bi1 #bjbd,ms4
 ,davids ( ,kansas submitt$ ! foll[+    
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,ov]sight & ,acc\ntability          
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! importance ( 
,tribal colleges & univ]sities to !     
,unit$ ,/ates & express+ support =      
designat+ ! week beg9n+ ,febru>y #e1    
#bjbd1 z ,national ,tribal ,colleges &  
,univ]sities ,week4  ,:]eas !re are #cd 
accr$it$ ,tribal colleges & univ]sities 
op]at+ on m ?an #ij 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$]al ,gov]nm5t2 ,:]eas ,tribal   
colleges & univ]sities s]ve /ud5ts f m  
?an #bcj f$]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 #ac 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 expresses support
 = ! 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