Nation to Nation: 02 Opening Remarks by Senator Jon Tester

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2014-09-23T18:03:27.000Z

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National Museum of the American Indian

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Nation to Nation: 02 Opening Remarks by Senator Jon Tester

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This special symposium celebrates the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian’s landmark exhibition, Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations, and the notable book of the same title that accompanies the exhibition. In this segment, Senator Jon Tester offers the Opening Remarks. Jon Tester, a third-generation farmer from Big Sandy, Montana, and a former school teacher, is the senior U.S. Senator from Montana. Following election to the Montana Senate in 1998, Tester rose to minority whip and minority leader before becoming president of the state Senate in 2005. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006 and again in 2012. Tester is Chairman of the Indian Affairs Committee and also serves on the Veterans’ Affairs, Homeland Security, Indian Affairs, Banking, and Appropriations Committees. In the U.S. Senate, Tester is an outspoken voice for rural America and an advocate for small businesses. He is a champion of Indian nations, pushing for improvements in education, healthcare, and housing, and working to alleviate poverty. This symposium was webcast and recorded in the Rasmuson Theater of the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. on September 18. 2014.

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7 min 15 sec

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