Rep. Troy Headrick: In response to the recent opinion piece, ‘Respect the process, honor the people’

This commentary is by Rep. Troy Headrick, I-Burlington, sponsor of H.362, a bill relating to State recognition of Native American tribes and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.In response to the piece “Respect the process, honor the people” —The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is not an optional or peripheral document. It is the global consensus on how governments must engage with Indigenous peoples when decisions involve their lands, histor