When Catastrophe Strikes: Responses to Natural Disasters in Indian Country

by U.S. Committee on Indian Affairs

Past hearings, including the one this Committee, the Committee on Indian Affairs, held on natural disasters three years ago, laid out the landscape of disaster response needs in Indian Country. In response to those needs, an amendment to the Stafford Act authorized tribes to request a disasters declaration directly from the President. Before the amendment, tribes had to work through States to request a disaster declaration. It was slow, uncertain,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1511844655
• ISBN13: 9781511844659
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 74 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"