Tribal self-governance: oversight hearing before the Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, Wednesday, October 8, 2003U.S. Government Printing Office, 2004 - 42 pages |
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Page 7 - The Congress declares its commitment to the maintenance of the Federal Government's unique and continuing relationship with and responsibility to the Indian people through the establishment of a meaningful Indian self-determination policy which will permit an orderly transition from Federal domination of programs for and services to Indians to effective and meaningful participation by the Indian people in the planning, conduct, and administration of those programs and services.
Page 1 - Under rule 4(g) of the Committee rules, any oral opening statements at hearings are limited to the chairman and the Ranking Minority Member. This will allow us to hear from our witnesses sooner and help members keep to their schedules.
Page 3 - The Indian nations had always been considered as distinct, independent political communities, retaining their original natural rights, as the undisputed possessors of the soil from time immemorial, with the single exception of that imposed by irresistible power, which excluded them from intercourse with any other European potentate than the first discoverer of the coast of the particular region claimed ; and this was a...
Page 3 - treaty" and "nation" are words of our own language, selected in our diplomatic and legislative proceedings, by ourselves, having each a definite and well understood meaning. We have applied them to Indians as we have applied them to the other nations of the earth. They are applied to all in the same sense.
Page 1 - The CHAIRMAN. The Committee on Resources will come to order. The Committee is meeting today to hear testimony on the issue of Minimum Internal Control Standards for Indian Gaming.
Page 18 - Indian individuals; (5) to permit an orderly transition from Federal domination of programs and services to provide Indian tribes with meaningful authority to plan, conduct, redesign, and administer programs, services, functions, and activities that meet the needs of the individual tribal communities; and (6) to provide for an orderly transition through a planned and measurable parallel reduction in the Federal bureaucracy.
Page 18 - Secretary to waive, modify or diminish in any way the trust responsibility of the United States with respect to Indian tribes and individual Indians which exists under treaties, Executive orders, and Acts of Congress; (8...
Page 17 - (1) the tribal right of self-government flows from the inherent sovereignty of Indian tribes and nations; "(2) the United States recognizes a special government-to-government relationship with Indian tribes, including the right of the tribes to self-governance, as reflected in the Constitution, treaties, Federal statutes, and the course of dealings of the United States with Indian tribes...
Page 2 - ... to college, millions of adults are interested in going back to school, and changing technology requires workers to train and retrain to compete in a changing marketplace, we should be taking steps to expand access to all sectors of higher education. With that, I will now yield to Mr. Miller for his opening statement. STATEMENT OF HON. DALE KILDEE, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF MICHIGAN Mr. KILDEE. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I join you in welcoming the witnesses before the Committee...
Page 12 - ... their states for needed resources. 4) Signature Authority at the Local Level - For Tribes to operate efficiently, the provision of federal functions should be at the local level - not centralized in Washington DC or some other centralized location. 5) Information Technology and Security - As a result of the computer shutdown in the DOI due to security breaches, it is clear that major changes are imminent and needed with the BIA information technology systems, including appropriate security safeguards....