S. HRG. 100-250 INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION HEARING BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS ONE HUNDREDTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STRENGTHENING THE INDIAN SELF- DETERMINATION ACT APRIL 22, 1987 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1987 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office Allen, Ron, chairman, Jamestown Klallam Tribe, Sequim, WA Coon, Lloyd, deputy director, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commis- Eberhard, Eric D., Gover, Stetson & Williams, Washington, DC.......... Inouye, Hon. Daniel K., a U.S. Senator from Hawaii and chairman, Select Lewis, John, executive director, Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona, Phoenix, Martin, Phillip, chief, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Philadelphia, Mayo, Will, assistant to the president, Tanana Chiefs Conference, Fair- Shelhamer, George, finance officer, Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Rosebud, SD....... 47 Mayo, Will 71 Shelhamer, George (with attachments). Sizemore, Jim (with attachments).. Sonosky, Chambers & Sachse, on behalf of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, North and South Dakota; Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, Fort Peck Reservation, Montana; Seneca Nation, New York; Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation; Kodiak Area Native Association; Aleutian/Pribilof Islands Association; Bristol Bay Native Association; and the Association of Regional Health Directors, Alaska... United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. (with resolutions).. Additional material submitted for the record: Birch, Robert C., acting chief, Indian Resource Liaison Staff, Department 238 Letters to- Martin, Phillip, tribal chief, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Phila- White, Timothy M., chief, Litigation Branch, Business and Administra- Skibine, Alexander, assistant counsel, Indian Affairs, House Interior and Clark, Robert J., executive director, Bristol Bay Area Health Corp., Dil- Page 179 181 182 183 185 187 188 189 INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT, PUBLIC LAW 93-638 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1987 U.S. SENATE, SELECT COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS, Washington, DC. The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 2:10 p.m., in room 485, Russell Senate Office Building, Hon. Daniel K. Inouye (chairman of the committee) presiding. Present: Senators Inouye, Evans, DeConcini, and McCain. Staff present: Alan Parker, staff director; Patricia Zell, chief counsel; Joe Mentor, minority counsel; Michael Hughes, professional staff member; Sheila Rogan, professional staff member; Dan Lewis, professional staff member; June Tracy, professional staff member; Mary Jo Vrem, professional staff member; and Lynn Toledo, secretary. STATEMENT OF HON. DANIEL K. INOUYE, U.S. SENATOR FROM HAWAII, AND CHAIRMAN, SELECT COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS The CHAIRMAN. The committee will come to order. Today we convene this committee to conduct this oversight hearing on recommendations for strengthening the Indian Self-Determination Act. This act, as some of you are aware, has been in existence for 12 years and has encouraged Indian tribes to participate in the planning and operation of programs to serve Indian communities. In most cases, the transfer of control and resources to the tribes has resulted in greater levels of achievement by Indian children in Indian-controlled schools, greater utilization of health facilities for Indian people, and stronger Indian families because of tribal emphasis on child welfare services, and in better law enforcement by Indian officers. Increased stability in Indian communities as a result of programs operated by Indian tribes has, in turn, enabled Indian leaders to focus their efforts on economic development. While there has been greater progress, there have also been obstacles to Indian selfdetermination. The committee is strongly committed to working with Indian tribes to develop legislation that will remove those obstacles. The committee is interested today in hearing positive and practical recommendations from tribal representatives that will result in increased effectiveness in the delivery of services and the management of tribal resources on Indian lands. (1) |