| Resolution Number: | 2022-D070 |
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| Title: | Advocate for Policies Addressing Inequities in the Lives of Native Peoples |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the General Convention directs the Office of Government Relations to advocate for legislation, funding, and services which address the inequities in healthcare, housing, nutrition, and education affecting the quality of life of Native Peoples; and be it further
Resolved, That The Episcopal Church also seeks to address the issue that American Indians/Alaska Natives/Native Hawaiians also face much higher rates of poverty, incarceration, and unemployment than the total population; and be it further
Resolved, That congregations and dioceses educate themselves on the inequities and engage in local and state advocacy.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Baltimore, 2022 (New York: General Convention, 2023), p. 874. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | Ms. Betsy Ridge Madsen |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Social Justice and United States Policy |
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Social Justice and United States Policy presented its Report #22 on Resolution D070 (Addressing Inequities in the Quality of Life of Native Peoples) and moved adoption.
Original Text of Resolution:
(D070)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring,
That the General Convention directs the Office of Government Relations to advocate for legislation, funding, and services which address the inequities in healthcare, housing, nutrition, and education affecting the quality of life of Native Peoples; and be it further
Resolved, That The Episcopal Church also seeks to address the issue that American Indians/Alaska Natives/Native Hawaiians also face much higher rates of poverty, incarceration, and unemployment than the total population; and be it further
Resolved, That congregations and dioceses educate themselves on the inequities and engage in local and state advocacy.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #40)
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Social Justice and United States Policy presented its Report #49 on HD Message #40 on Resolution D070 (Addressing Inequities in the Quality of Life of Native Peoples) and moved concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #343)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 10.
| Abstract: | The 80th General Convention directs the Office of Government Relations to advocate for legislation, funding, and services which address the inequities affecting the quality of life of Native Peoples and urges congregations and dioceses to engage in local and state advocacy. |
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| Notes: | The committee introduction for the final text in the Journal has the wrong report number and resolution title. This has been corrected in the Acts of Convention database. Many resolutions concurred by the House of Bishops on Day 3 resulted in two messages being sent to the House of Deputies. The Acts of Convention followed the Journal Editor’s lead in using the second message number as the official message. House of Bishops Message #343 was preceded by House of Bishops Message #277. |