Utah Legislature considering bill on adoption of Native American children

SALT LAKE CITY — Tribal leaders from across the West Coast met at Capitol Hill Tuesday, voicing support for House Bill 40.

“House Bill 40 is something that we need to do in the state of Utah to protect these children so that they may always have that inherent right to their language and their traditions and their culture,” said Manuel Heart, the chairman of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. “It doesn't come up with something new,” said Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren. “It’s just adapting something that's already been in place and let's just continue to move forward.”

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