Councilor Proposal Would Boost Native Americans on Commission

A PROPOSAL FROM ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILOR KEN SANCHEZ WOULD INCREASE THE NUMBER OF NATIVE AMERICANS ON THE CITY’S INDIAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION FROM SEVEN TO NINE, AND WOULD ALLOW THE SUB-COMMITTEES TO BE COMPRISED OF NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY LEADERS. THE PROPOSAL WOULD ALSO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE COMMISSION TO THE COMMISSION ON AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE AFFAIRS.

SANCHEZ SAYS THE ADVISORY COMMITTEES NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE NATIVE AMERICANS HAVE A VOTE IN CITY GOVERNMENT.

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