{"id":1055569,"date":"2025-08-09T14:13:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T18:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1055569"},"modified":"2025-08-11T14:13:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T18:13:22","slug":"dnc-statement-on-the-international-day-of-the-worlds-indigenous-peoples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-statement-on-the-international-day-of-the-worlds-indigenous-peoples\/","title":{"rendered":"DNC Statement on the International Day of the World\u2019s Indigenous Peoples"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>DNC Chair Ken Martin and DNC Native Caucus Chair Clara Pratte released the following statement commemorating the International Day of the World\u2019s Indigenous Peoples:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn the International Day of the World\u2019s Indigenous Peoples, we proudly honor the many ways in which Native Americans, Native Hawaiians, Native Pacific Islanders, and Native Caribbean communities have meaningfully shaped our nation and the world. We continue to appreciate and amplify their unwavering resilience in the face of hardship and injustice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYet now, Donald Trump and Republicans are continuing their attacks against Indigenous communities across the United States. Since taking office, Trump has stripped Native communities of critical funding for education, gutted health care and food assistance programs that some Native communities rely on, threatened sacred land, and questioned Indigenous people\u2019s citizenship.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs Democrats, we recognize that diversity is one of our nation\u2019s greatest strengths. We are committed to protecting and uplifting Indigenous peoples, whether it\u2019s lowering the price of housing and health care or making historic investments in Tribal Nations. Democrats promise to keep fighting back against Republicans\u2019 dangerous policies until Indigenous communities&#8217; needs are not only heard, but met.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DNC Chair Ken Martin and DNC Native Caucus Chair Clara Pratte released the following statement commemorating the International Day of the World\u2019s Indigenous Peoples: \u201cOn the International Day of the World\u2019s Indigenous Peoples, we proudly honor the many ways in which Native Americans, Native Hawaiians, Native Pacific Islanders, and Native Caribbean communities have meaningfully shaped [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":293,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1055569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - 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