Indian Fish and Wildlife Resources Management Act of 1993: Hearing Before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session on S. 1526 ... November 19, 1993, Washington, DC.

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Page 152 - Indian tribe" means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688) which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians; (c) "Tribal organization...
Page 196 - Nothing in this section shall authorize the alienation, encumbrance, or taxation of any real or personal property, including water rights, belonging to any Indian or any Indian tribe, band, or community that is held in trust by the United States or is subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States; or shall authorize regulation of the use of such property in a manner inconsistent with any Federal treaty, agreement, or statute or with any regulation made pursuant thereto;...
Page 153 - It does not include the unwed father where paternity has not been acknowledged or established; (10) "reservation" means Indian country as defined in section 1151 of title 18 and any lands, not covered under such section, title to which is either held by the United States in trust for the benefit of any Indian tribe or individual or held by any Indian tribe or individual subject to a restriction by the United States against alienation; (11) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior; and (12)...
Page 190 - I5, 1993, and before the House Committee on Natural Resources and its Subcommittee on Native American Affairs on February 18, 1993. I thank you for your responsiveness in rewriting the bill to meet our concern to preserve a Tribe's right to administer all functions under the Indian Self-Determination Act (PL 93-638). You also heeded our call to make the education support include resource technician professions. Red Lake continues to support S.
Page 142 - States; (B) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of any Indian tribe or individual, 7-19 FOREST RESOURCES CONSERVATION Sec.
Page 84 - DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF TRUST RESPONSIBILITIES, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS, ON S. 1526, THE "INDIAN FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1993".
Page 5 - Indian fish and wildlife and gathering resources, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OCTOBER 7 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 27), 1993 Mr.
Page 81 - In closing, I would like to remind the committee of the critical role that fish and wildlife resources play in the daily lives of Indian people. For too long Indian people have been denied the opportunity to develop and manage their own resources. The projects we have presented in this testimony are based on our traditional world view, which has become a driving rationale for natural resource management espoused by environmental experts across the world. We firmly believe that legislative action...
Page 81 - Attempts to receive funding through the Endangered Species Act and the Federal Aid Programs have been strongly opposed by the states. Therefore, we firmly believe that legislation which recognizes and funds Tribes as full participants In fish, wildlife, and recreational management is necessary and long overdue.
Page 191 - ... previously expressed. However, it falls short in several areas, which I have set out below. STRENGTHEN THE FEDERAL RESERVATION TRESPASS LAW When compared with other Tribes, the Red Lake Reservation is quite large. We have over 805,854 acres of tribal trust land and water within our Reservation. While most of these acres are within our so-called closed Reservation that has never been broken into allotments and lost to nonIndians, some of our acres are in scattered lands that stretch north of the...

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