Declares that it shall be U.S. policy to promote the rights of indigenous Americans to use, practice, and develop Native American languages, including the right to use such languages as the media of instruction in State and Federal educational institutions and as the official language in their traditional territories.
Recommends that all institutions of elementary, secondary, and higher education include indigenous languages in their curricula and that competency in such languages be granted the same full academic credit as a foreign language.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Inouye without amendment and with a preamble. With written report No. 100-560.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Inouye without amendment and with a preamble. With written report No. 100-560.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1017.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
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