ernmental bodies within the American body politic, and compelling them also to shape the Federal tax laws toward individual Indians in a manner consistent with the Federal trust responsibility. (Part V, Chapter 5, and Part VI, Chapter 5 of the Report)
(7) Repeal of Federal laws authorizing state taxation of Indian mineral resources and adoption of a Federal policy toward state taxation within reservation boundaries which will foster the economic independence of Indian tribes. (Part V, Chapter 5, and Part VI, Chapter 5 of the Report)
(8) Adoption of statutory provisions to authorize award of attorney fees to Indian litigants in cases in which the Federal government has either failed to exercise its responsibility to represent Indian interests or tribes have been compelled to hire independent counsel due to potential conflicts of interest with the United States, and the Indian litigant is successful in his claims. (Part V, Chapter 9, and Part VI, Chapter 9 of the Report)
(9) Amendent of the 1968 Civil Rights Act to clarify its scope and application to Indian tribes and give maximum recognition to the sovereign rights of the Indian people to self-government within Indian country while at the same time retaining the basic protections afforded by that Act. (Part V, Chapter 9 of the Report)
(10) Complete overhaul of the BIA Manual with publication and distribution of this and other legal materials covered by the 1968 Civil Rights Act to Indian tribes and organizations. (Part V, Chapter 9, and Part VII of the Report)
Title 25 is now packed with statutory provisions which are either superceded by subsequent legislation, obsolete by virtue of the passage of time, redundant to prior legislation, or in total conflict with present policies relating to the administration of Indian affairs.
Due to the volume and complexity of this Report, each Task Force member has not had an opportunity to review all of the specifics of each recommendation. However, the basic thrust and policy direction has evolved through numerous meetings of the Task Force and represents the consensus of all.
We strongly urge that Congress take such steps as are necessary to carry this work forward to conclusion. To accomplish this result, we recommend that Congress establish a special body to carry forward this codification process. We recommend that this body should be headed and staffed with Indian attorneys-people who will have an appreciation of the legislation they are drafting and who will have an interest born of the fact that they and their people are the ones who will be most directly affected by what they draft. The work of this body should be conducted through a process of consultation with the Indian people. Sufficient time and funds should be allocated for this process, as well as for employment of such consultants as may be needed.