Lummi Nation chairman Tony Hillaire testified in Washington D.C. on Wednesday about the fentanyl crisis facing his community
Lummi Nation Chairman Tony Hillaire urged senators for more federal funding to help fight the fentanyl crisis that has been devastating for tribal nations.
Last month, Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell, former chair and longtime member of the committee, requested the hearing to highlight the ongoing crisis and to make sure tribal voices were heard. During the hearing, Cantwell called attention to the Tribal Law Enforcement Act, which would increase federal law enforcement staffing on tribal land.
Hillaire testified the Lummi Nation wants to build a detox facility but that it still needs more federal funding.
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