National Health Care Reform and Its Implications for Indian Health Care: Hearing Before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session, on the National Health Care Reform and Its Implications for Minnesota Indian Health Programs at the Reservation and at the Urban Level, May 9, 1994, Bemidji, MN.U.S. Government Printing Office, 1994 - 128 pages |
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Page 124 - In the last two centuries, the Congress has passed more Federal laws dealing with Indian Tribes and Alaska Natives than any other group of people in the United States. While the Snyder Act, the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 and the Indian Education Amendments of 1978 provide the primary budgetary authorities, numerous statutes, court decisions, treaties and other authorities (including those passed in the early 1800's regulating trade with Indians) continue to guide...
Page 119 - Act, adding comprehensive mental health services, tribal facilities development, underscoring the federal responsibility to elevate the health status of Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest possible level, and setting out specific health status objectives to be met by the year 2000.
Page 122 - Natives as provided by treaty obligations, including but not limited to, the Snyder Act of 1921, the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975, and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 1976...
Page 78 - The Congress hereby declares that It is the policy of this Nation, in fulfillment of its special responsibilities and legal obligation to the American Indian people, to meet the national goal of providing the highest possible health status to Indians and to provide existing Indian health services with all resources necessary to effect that policy.
Page 118 - It shall be a condition of such transfer that all facilities transferred shall be available to meet the health needs of the Indians and that such health needs shall be given priority over those of the non-Indian population.
Page 118 - AN ACT To transfer the maintenance and operation of hospital and health facilities for Indians to the Public Health Service, and for other purposes.
Page 118 - States of America in Congress assembled, That the Bureau of Indian Affairs, under the supervision of the Secretary of the Interior, shall direct, supervise, and expend such moneys as Congress may from time to time appropriate, for...
Page 65 - Red Lake Enterprises: Red Lake Sawmill. Red Lake Fishing Industry, Red Lake Bingo. Red Lake Builders. Chippewa Trading Post-Red Lake & Ponemah TESTIMONY OF...
Page 73 - Secretaries of the Department of the Interior and Department of Health and Human Services...
Page 10 - I do recognize that the devil we know is better than the devil we don't know.