[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
NATIVE AMERICANS
Addresses
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act: A. Marc Metayer, Vermont
State Police, S6501 [17JN]
Agreements
Air Force flight training range expansion in Idaho, S6966 [24JN]
Enhanced Air Force flight training in Idaho, S6966 [24JN]
Amendments
Advisory Council on California Indian Policy: extension (H.R.
3069), S11992 [8OC]
Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Huna Totem Corp. (S.
1158), S7210 [25JN], S7222 [25JN]
------ conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (S.
1159), S7210 [25JN], S7223 [25JN]
------ provide for a land transfer in order to facilitate surface
transportation between the cities of Cold Bay and King Cove (S.
1092), S11240 [1OC], S11287 [1OC]
Appropriations: authorizing for certain programs (S. 459), S12465
[14OC], H10287 [9OC]
California: distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral
Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of
Cahuilla Indians (H.R. 700), H10942 [15OC]
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe: provide for equitable compensation (S.
1905), S11796 [7OC]
Coins: mint in commemoration of history and culture (S. 1112),
S7203 [25JN]
Fort Berthold Reservation: approval process for oil and gas leasing
agreements for specific allotted lands (S. 2069), S6127 [10JN]
Glacier Bay National Park: effective management of visitor services
and fishing activity (S. 1064), S12208 [9OC]
Haskell Indian Nations University: test the feasibility and
desirability of new personnel management policies and procedures
(H.R. 4259), H9642 [6OC]
Housing: provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians (S.
109), S12660 [16OC]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605),
S1804 [11MR]
------ establish a matching grant program to assist local
governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (S. 2253),
S12565 [14OC], S12598 [14OC]
Mississippi Sioux Indian tribes: distribution of judgment funds (S.
391), S12465 [14OC]
North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water
quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and
habitats (H.R. 3012), H7290 [5AU]
----- increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity
and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats
(S. 1515), S7886 [9JY]
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish (S. 1695),
S8538 [17JY]
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: test the feasibility and
desirability of new personnel management policies and procedures
(H.R. 4259), H9642 [6OC]
Analyses
American Homeownership Act (H.R. 3899), H10709-H10711 [13OC]
Elevate Position of Director of Indian Health Service to Assistant
Sec. of HHS and Provide Organizational Independence for the
Indian Health Service (S. 1770), S2115 [17MR]
Limit Approval of New State Gambling Compacts With Native American
Tribes: Pueblo of Laguna Tribe of New Mexico, S10362 [15SE]
Self-Governance Relative to Direct Operation, Control, and Redesign
of Indian Health Service Activities (H.R. 1833), E1982-E1988
[9OC]
Articles and editorials
Animas Lite Looks Good, S2120 [17MR]
Build A-LP Lite--Romer-Schoettler Process Did Its Job--Including
Producing A-LP Lite--Now It's Time To Build It, S2121 [17MR]
Choctaw's Climb From Despair, E1751 [17SE]
It's High Time, S2121 [17MR]
Less Government, More Growth, S3925 [30AP]
Potawatomi Tribe Buys Lands Near Indiana Town--A Reservation Would
Be OK Resident Says, but Many Fear a Casino Would Eventually
Follow, S10367 [15SE]
Price Is Lite, S2120 [17MR]
Road Warriors--Community Environmentalists Battle Over Road Through
Refuge, S11252 [1OC]
Sacagawea's Likeness Good Choice for Coin, E412 [18MR]
State Leadership, at Long Last, on A-LP, S2121 [17MR]
Bills and resolutions
Alaska: Federal recognition of the Qutekcak Native Tribe and the
Tuscarora Nation of the Kau-ta-Noh, (see H.R. 4693), H9345 [2OC]
------ prevent Federal takeover of management of fish and game
resources, (see S. 2393), S9426 [30JY]
------ study options to improve and enhance the protection,
management, and interpretation of natural and other resources of
certain units of the National Park System, (see S. 2615), S12164
[9OC]
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: selection of lands by certain
Vietnam veterans, (see S. 1670), S920 [24FE]
Anchorage, AK: land conveyance of site of the old Alaska Native
Health Center, (see S. 1696), S1200 [2MR]
Arizona: restoration of certain Federal lands to the Tohono O'odham
Nation, (see H.R. 4119), H5064 [23JN]
BIA: transfer services and personnel to the Office of Self-
Governance and emphasize the need for job creation on Indian
reservations, (see H.R. 4087), H4834 [18JN]
California: distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral
Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of
Cahuilla Indians, (see H.R. 4699), H9536 [5OC]
------ restore Federal recognition to the Native Americans of the
Graton Rancheria, (see H.R. 4434), H7411 [6AU]
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe: provide for equitable compensation,
(see S. 1905), S3119 [2AP]
Chippewa Cree Tribe: final settlement of water rights claims, (see
S. 1899), S2967 [1AP], (see H.R. 3658), H2053 [1AP]
Chugach Alaska Corp.: granting of an easement for construction of
roads and facilities to access natural resources, (see S. 2088),
S5019 [18MY]
Civil Rights Act: enforcement of certain provisions relative to
Native Americans, (see S. 2298), S8135 [14JY]
Claims: establish temporary court to hear claims against the U.S.
relative to tribal trust fund accounts, (see H.R. 4485), H7413
[6AU]
Coins: mint in commemoration of history and culture, (see H.R.
4448), H7411 [6AU]
Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights
claims, (see S. 1771), S2113 [17MR], (see H.R. 3478), H1236
[17MR]
Contracts: enforcement of certain contracts made by Indian tribes,
(see S. 2299), S8135 [14JY]
Courts: legal reform, (see S. 1691), S1155 [27FE]
------ tort liability insurance for Indian tribes, (see S. 2302),
S8135 [14JY]
Dept. of the Interior: compensate certain Indian tribes for known
errors in tribal trust fund accounts and establish a process for
settling disputes, (see H.R. 3782), H2705 [30AP]
Ecology and environment: accountability by Indian tribes under
certain Federal environmental laws, (see S. 2301), S8135 [14JY]
Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act: addition of Eastern
Oklahoma State College on behalf of Choctaw Nation, (see H.R.
3846), H3105 [12MY]
Fish and fishing: extend and expand interim authority for States to
manage dungeness crab fisheries, (see S. 1726), S1508 [6MR],
(see H.R. 3498), H1298 [18MR]
Fort Berthold Reservation: approval process for oil and gas leasing
agreements for specific allotted lands, (see S. 2069), S4712
[12MY]
Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive center
and related visitor facilities, (see S. 1998), S3709 [28AP],
(see H.R. 4263), H5858 [17JY]
Gambling: prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian gaming
regulations, (see S. 1572), S48 [27JA], (see H.R. 3094), H62
[27JA]
Gila River Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims,
(see S. 2608), S12164 [9OC]
Government: technical corrections to certain laws, (see S. 1925),
S3120 [2AP], (see H.R. 4068), H4628 [16JN]
Haskell Indian Nations University: test the feasibility and
desirability of new personnel management policies and
procedures, (see H.R. 4259), H5737 [16JY]
------ test the feasibility and desirability of new personnel
management policies and procedures (H.R. 4259), consideration,
(see H. Res. 576), H9536 [5OC]
Housing: expand homeownership, (see H.R. 3899), H3488 [19MY]
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: amend, (see S. 1870), S2660 [26MR]
Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant
Sec. of HHS and provide organizational independence, (see S.
1770), S2113 [17MR]
------ extend program for direct billing of Medicare, Medicaid, and
other third party payors, (see H.R. 4088), H4834 [18JN]
Indian reservations: promote economic development and investment,
(see S. 2010), S3919 [30AP]
Indian Self-Determination Act: repeal a provision which exempts
certain former officers and employees of the U.S. from
restrictions related to aiding and advising Indian tribes, (see
H.R. 3218), H496 [12FE], (see H.R. 3219), H496 [12FE]
Intergovernmental relations: encourage and facilitate the
resolution of conflicts between tribes, (see S. 2097), S5217
[20MY]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see S.
1605), S378 [4FE]
----- establish a matching grant program to assist local governments
in purchasing bullet resistant equipment, (see S. 2253), S7256
[26JN], (see H.R. 4226), H5593 [15JY]
Medicaid: extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment
percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban Indian
health programs, (see H.R. 4480), H7413 [6AU]
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act:
technical corrections, (see H.R. 4482), H7413 [6AU]
Native American Veterans' Memorial: establish, (see H.R. 4064),
H4628 [16JN]
Navajo Indian irrigation project: use power allocated from the
Colorado River storage project for on-farm uses, (see S. 1662),
S731 [12FE], (see H.R. 3235), H496 [12FE]
Oklahoma: compensate the Wyandotte Tribe for the taking of certain
rights by the Federal Government, (see H.R. 3797), H2813 [5MY]
Public lands: reduce the fractionated ownership of Indian lands,
(see H.R. 4325), H6282 [23JY]
Rural areas: promote access to health care services, (see S. 2603),
S12164 [9OC]
San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act: use of water
conserved by lining the All-American Canal, (see H.R. 4392),
H7177 [4AU]
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish, (see S.
1695), S1200 [2MR], (see H.R. 4341), H6510 [28JY]
South Dakota: anniversary of initial blasting for the Crazy Horse
Memorial, (see S. Res. 206), S3120 [2AP]
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: test the feasibility and
desirability of new personnel management policies and
procedures, (see H.R. 4259), H5737 [16JY]
------ test the feasibility and desirability of new personnel
management policies and procedures (H.R. 4259), consideration,
(see H. Res. 576), H9536 [5OC]
Taxation: collection and payment of State taxes imposed on motor
fuel sold on Indian lands, (see H.R. 3966), H3971 [22MY]
------ collection of certain State taxes from an individual who is
not a member of an Indian tribe, (see S. 2300), S8135 [14JY]
------ treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts, (see S. 2065),
S4712 [12MY], (see H.R. 4192), H5404 [25JN]
------ treatment of Native American housing assistance programs,
(see H.R. 3774, S. 2366), S9137 [28JY], H2705 [30AP]
Tobacco products: reduce tobacco use and make proposed tobacco
settlement applicable to certain activities on Indian lands,
(see S. 1797), S2296 [19MR]
Water: settlement of the reserved water rights of the Shivwits and
construction of certain water projects, (see H.R. 4746), H10075
[8OC]
Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District: convey certain
works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project, (see H.R.
3677, S. 2087), S5019 [18MY], H2054 [1AP]
Wisconsin: commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood, (see S. Con.
Res. 75), S669 [11FE], (see S. Con. Res. 75), S837 [23FE], (see
H. Con. Res. 223), H578 [24FE]
Declarations
Remedies for sovereign tribal governments relative to Indian gaming
compacts: Daniel Tucker, California Nations Indian Gaming
Association, E1094 [10JN]
Documents
Calista Conveyance and Relinquishment Document: Calista Corp. and
the Dept. of the Interior, H8480-H8485 [23SE]
Explanations
Tax Treatment of Alaska Native Settlement Trusts (H.R. 4192), E1276
[26JN]
Letters
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act land bank protection provisions:
David R. Cline, National Audubon Society, H8486 [23SE]
------ Rick Steiner, Coastal Coalition, H8486 [23SE]
------ Robert E. Putz, Conservation Fund (nonprofit organization),
H8485 [23SE]
------ Samuel A. Carr, Jr., Izaak Walton League of America, H8487
[23SE]
------ Scott Sutherland, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., H8486 [23SE]
------ William C. Reffalt, H8486 [23SE]
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Act: Arthur J. Reddy, International
Union of Police Associations, S1806 [11MR]
------ Chuck Wexler, Police Executive Research Forum, S1806 [11MR]
------ Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, S1806 [11MR]
------ Kenneth T. Lyons, International Brotherhood of Police
Officers, S1806 [11MR]
------ Robert Scully, National Association of Police Organizations,
Inc., S1806 [11MR]
------ several State attorneys general, S1807 [11MR]
Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved
Water Rights Settlement Act: Marc Racicot, Governor of Montana,
S2978 [1AP]
Eligibility of small businesses in Dept. of Defense Indian
Subcontracting Incentive Program: Robert L. Neal, Jr., Dept. of
Defense, S9384 [30JY]
----- William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S9384 [30JY]
Governors' authority to negotiate gaming compacts with Indian
tribes: Tony Knowles, Governor of Alaska, S50 [27JA]
Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian
Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act: Alvino
Lucero, Pueblo of Isleta Indians, H9632 [6OC]
----- Bob Martin, Haskell Indian Nations University, H9630 [6OC]
----- Brad Lerschen, Upper Sioux Community Board of Trustees, H9636
[6OC]
----- Jean Wagner, Haskell Indian Nations University Board of
Regents, H9634 [6OC]
----- Joyce C. Dugan, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, H9631 [6OC]
----- Lana Redeye, Seneca Nation of Indians, H9634 [6OC]
----- Leon Campbell, Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, H9632 [6OC]
----- Lorene Willis, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute,
H9630 [6OC]
----- Lorinda Sam, Duckwater Shoshone Tribe, H9631 [6OC]
----- Mamie Rupnicki, Prarie Band Potawatomi Nation, Mayetta, KS,
H9633 [6OC]
----- Mark Nichols, Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, H9635 [6OC]
----- Roy W. Bernal, All Indian Pueblo Council, Albuquerque, NM,
H9633 [6OC]
----- Russell Welsh, Colorado River Indian Tribes, H9631 [6OC]
----- Veronica N. Gonzales, American Indian Higher Education
Consortium, H9630 [6OC]
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Federal Indian Restoration Act:
Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H8469
[23SE]
------ Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House),
H8469 [23SE]
King Cove Health and Safety Act: James M. Loy, Coast Guard, S11247
[1OC]
------ Jeffrey Anderson, Alaska Native Brotherhood, S11263 [1OC]
------ Julie Kitka, Alaska Federation of Natives, Inc., S11263 [1OC]
------ Kathe Boucha-Roberts and Destyne E. Taft, Providence
Hospital, S11246 [1OC]
Limit approval of new State gambling compacts with Native American
tribes: Bill Pryor, Alabama Attorney General, S10369 [15SE]
------ Brian J. O'Neill, National League of Cities, S10358 [15SE]
------ Carla J. Stovall, Kansas Attorney General, S10369 [15SE]
------ Don Stenberg, Nebraska Attorney General, S10370 [15SE]
------ Frank J. Kelley, Michigan Attorney General, S10370 [15SE]
------ Gale A. Norton, Colorado Attorney General, S10369 [15SE]
------ Jeffrey K. Taylor, Christian Coalition, S10358 [15SE]
------ Kay C. James, National Gambling Impact Study Commission,
S10357 [15SE]
------ Mark Barnett, South Dakota Attorney General, S10369 [15SE]
------ National Governors' Association, S10357 [15SE]
------ Nelson Kempsky and Christine Milliken, National Association
of Attorneys General, S10358 [15SE]
------ Robert A. Butterworth, Florida Attorney General, S10369
[15SE]
------ William U. Hill, Wyoming Attorney General, S10368 [15SE]
Navajo Indian irrigation project: Eluid L. Martinez, Bureau of
Reclamation, S768 [12FE]
------ Gary E. Johnson, Governor of New Mexico, S768 [12FE]
------ Malcolm P. Dalton, Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, S768
[12FE]
------ Sam Mohler, Mayor of Bloomfield, NM, S768 [12FE]
------ Thomas C. Taylor, Mayor of Farmington, NM, S768 [12FE]
------ Tony Atkinson, San Juan County, NM, Manager, S768 [12FE]
Prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian gaming regulations:
Raymond C. Scheppach, National Governors' Association, S2557
[25MR]
----- Tony Knowles, Governor of Alaska, S2557 [25MR]
----- several State attorneys general, S2558 [25MR]
Transfer of BLM controlled land in Idaho to the Air Force for flight
training: Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, and F. Whitten
Peters, Dept. of the Air Force, S6966 [24JN], S7071 [25JN]
----- F. Whitten Peters, Dept. of the Air Force, S6966 [24JN]
----- William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S6965 [24JN], S7071 [25JN]
----- several Senators, S7072 [25JN]
Whale hunting y the Makah Indian tribe off the coast of Washington:
Will Anderson, Progressive Animal Welfare Society, E2102-E2104
[12OC]
Lists
Dept. of the Interior potential future cultural property nominations
to be World Heritage Sites, E2213-E2215 [16OC]
King Cove, AK, Clinic medivacs from April 1998 to present day,
S11263 [1OC]
Memorandums
Navajo Indian Irrigation Project: Navajo Agricultural Products
Industry, S767 [12FE]
Poems
``To a Dear Friend,'' Howard Ranier, E146 [11FE]
Remarks in House
Advisory Council on California Indian Policy: extension (H.R.
3069), H4594 [16JN], H4595 [16JN]
Alaska: extend moratorium on Federal takeovers of fish and game
resources, H6144 [22JY]
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: clarify land bank protection
provisions (H.R. 2000), H8477-H8488 [23SE]
Appropriations: authorizing for certain programs (S. 459), H10286
[9OC], H10287 [9OC], E2072 [11OC]
Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior: investigation relative to decision
on Native American casino applications, H451 [12FE]
------ legitimacy of certain Indian gaming regulations, H7182 [5AU]
BIA: allocation of Indian Health Service contract support costs,
H6126-H6131 [22JY], E1398 [23JY]
------ Seba Dalkai School funding, E1386 [22JY]
------ transfer services and personnel to the Office of Self-
Governance and emphasize the need for job creation on Indian
reservations (H.R. 4087), E1162 [18JN]
California: distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral
Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of
Cahuilla Indians (H.R. 700), H10942-H10944 [15OC], H10967 [15OC]
------ provide remedies for sovereign tribal governments relative to
Indian gaming compacts, E1094 [10JN]
------ transfer of public lands to certain Indian tribes (H.R.
2742), H9471 [5OC], H9472 [5OC]
Chugach Alaska Corp.: granting of an easement for construction of
roads and facilities to access natural resources (S. 2088),
H6162-H6166 [22JY]
Claims: establish temporary court to hear claims against the U.S.
relative to tribal trust fund accounts (H.R. 4485), E1581 [7AU]
Coins: mint in commemoration of history and culture (H.R. 4448),
E1606 [7AU]
Colleges and universities: prohibit discrimination and preferential
treatment in admissions based on sex, race, or national origin,
E91 [20MY]
Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims
(H.R. 3478), H4935 [22JN]
Corps of Engineers: Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act regulatory compliance, H4933 [22JN], H4934
[22JN]
Dept. of HHS: enhance self-governance relative to direct operation,
control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R.
1833), H9465-H9471 [5OC], E1982 [9OC]
Dept. of the Interior: compensate certain Indian tribes for known
errors in tribal trust fund accounts and establish a process for
settling disputes (H.R. 3782), E721 [30AP]
------ deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project
and negotiate Ute Indian tribes water rights, H4935 [22JN]
Education: preservation and use of native languages, H7548 [10SE],
H7549 [10SE]
El Pueblo, CO: anniversary of battle between settlers and Native
Americans, E1457 [29JY]
Fish and fishing: extend and expand interim authority for States to
manage dungeness crab fisheries (H.R. 3498), E410 [18MR]
Florida: clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe
(H.R. 3055), H10585-H10589 [12OC]
Fort Berthold Reservation: approval process for oil and gas leasing
agreements for specific allotted lands (S. 2069), H5074 [24JN],
E1211 [24JN]
Gambling: impact on society, E2240 [20OC]
------ prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian gaming
regulations (H.R. 3094), H918 [10MR]
Glacier Bay National Park: management of visitor services and
fishing activities, H10687 [13OC]
Government: administrative procedures for extension of Federal
recognition to certain Indian groups (H.R. 1154), H9455-H9462
[5OC], E1923 [6OC]
------ technical corrections to certain laws (H.R. 4068),
H8488-H8490 [23SE]
Haskell Indian Nations University: test the feasibility and
desirability of new personnel management policies and procedures
(H.R. 4259), H9629-H9646 [6OC]
----- test the feasibility and desirability of new personnel
management policies and procedures (H.R. 4259), consideration
(H. Res. 576), H9628 [6OC], H9629 [6OC]
Hawaii: health care status of native Hawaiians, H3297 [14MY]
Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 3899), H10675 [13OC],
H10691-H10711 [13OC], E887 [19MY], E2209 [15OC]
Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of
Medicare, Medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 4088),
E1164 [18JN], E1165 [18JN]
Indian reservation road system: direct management of allocated
funds by tribes, H1903 [1AP], H1914 [1AP], H1917 [1AP]
Kickapoo Tribe: restore Federal Indian services, clarify
citizenship, and provide trust lands to members residing in
Maverick County, TX (H.R. 2314), H8469 [23SE], H8470 [23SE]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605),
H3067 [12MY], H5044 [23JN]
----- establish a matching grant program to assist local governments
in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605), insert language of H.R.
2829 in lieu, H3068 [12MY]
Medicaid: extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment
percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban Indian
health programs (H.R. 4480), E1606 [7AU]
Michigan: Federal recognition of Swan Creek Black River
Confederated Ojibwa Tribes (H.R. 2822), E2143 [13OC]
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians: tribute, H7699 [15SE], E1722
[15SE], E1724 [15SE], E1739 [16SE], E1750 [17SE], E2070 [11OC]
Mississippi Sioux Indian tribes: distribution of judgment funds (S.
391), H10477-H10479 [10OC], E2089 [11OC]
National Association of Federally Impacted Schools: anniversary,
E1907 [5OC]
National Indian Gaming Commission: treatment of self-regulated
tribes, H6142 [22JY]
Navajo Nation: anniversary of treaty with the U.S., H4038 [3JN],
H4235 [5JN]
Pallone, Representative: tribute for efforts relative to the
Congressional Caucus of India and Indian Americans, E2036 [10OC]
Passaic County, NJ: anniversary of Borough of Totowa, E445 [24MR]
San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act: use of water
conserved by lining the All-American Canal (H.R. 4392), E1536
[4AU]
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish (S. 1695),
H8077 [18SE], H8078 [18SE]
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: test the feasibility and
desirability of new personnel management policies and procedures
(H.R. 4259), H9629-H9646 [6OC]
----- test the feasibility and desirability of new personnel
management policies and procedures (H.R. 4259), consideration
(H. Res. 576), H9628 [6OC], H9629 [6OC]
Taxation: collection and payment of State taxes imposed on motor
fuel sold on Indian lands (H.R. 3966), E956 [22MY]
------ treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts (H.R. 4192),
E1275 [26JN]
Washington: proposal to resume whale hunting by the Makah Indian
tribe, H1692 [27MR]
------ proposal to resume whale hunting by the Makah Indian tribe,
E2102 [12OC]
Remarks in Senate
Advisory Council on California Indian Policy: extension (H.R.
3069), S12254 [9OC]
Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Aleut Corp., S9402
[30JY]
------ conveyance of certain lands to the Huna Totem Corp. (S.
1158), S7224 [25JN]
------ conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (S.
1159), S7224 [25JN]
------ prevent Federal takeover of management of fish and game
resources (S. 2393), S9499 [30JY], S9522 [31JY]
------ provide for a land transfer in order to facilitate surface
transportation between the cities of Cold Bay and King Cove (S.
1092), S5781 [9JN] provide for a land transfer in order to
facilitate surface transportation between the cities of Cold Bay
and King Cove (S. 1092), unanimous-consent agreement, S7228
[25JN]
------ provide for a land transfer in order to facilitate surface
transportation between the cities of Cold Bay and King Cove,
S12699 [20OC] provide for a land transfer in order to facilitate
surface transportation between the cities of Cold Bay and King
Cove (S. 1092), S11239-S11269 [1OC]
------ study options to improve and enhance the protection,
management, and interpretation of natural and other resources of
certain units of the National Park System (S. 2615), S12181
[9OC]
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: allow certain Alaskan veterans
to apply for alloted lands, S8338 [16JY], S8339 [16JY], S8431
[17JY], S8432 [17JY]
------ clarify land bank protection provisions (H.R. 2000), S11813
[7OC], S12589 [14OC]
------ selection of lands by certain Vietnam veterans (S. 1670),
S929 [24FE]
Anchorage, AK: land conveyance of site of the old Alaska Native
Health Center (S. 1696), S1202 [2MR]
Appropriations: authorizing for certain programs (S. 459), S12465
[14OC]
BIA: transfer services and personnel to the Office of Self-
Governance and emphasize the need for job creation on Indian
reservations (S. 1279), S6537 [18JN], S6638 [18JN], S6639 [18JN]
California: distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral
Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of
Cahuilla Indians (H.R. 700), S12395 [12OC]
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe: provide for equitable compensation (S.
1905), S3120 [2AP], S9481 [30JY]
Chippewa Cree Tribe: final settlement of water rights claims (S.
1899), S2975-S2978 [1AP], S2978 [1AP]
Chugach Alaska Corp.: granting of an easement for construction of
roads and facilities to access natural resources (S. 2088),
S5021 [18MY]
Coins: mint in commemoration of history and culture (S. 1112),
S7203 [25JN]
Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims
(S. 1771), S2115-S2122 [17MR]
Contway, Bruce: Indian Arts and Crafts Association Artist of the
Year award recipient, S66 [27JA]
Courts: legal reform (S. 1691), S1155 [27FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: Food Distribution Program for Indian
Reservations regulations in Oklahoma, S8119 [14JY]
Dept. of Defense: eligibility of small businesses in Indian
Subcontracting Incentive Program, S9384 [30JY]
Dept. of the Interior: deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal
reclamation project and negotiate Ute Indian tribes water
rights, S6539 [18JN]
------ prohibit certain Indian gaming regulations, S2556-S2560
[25MR], S2588-S2594 [26MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: selection of Sacajawea as the image on the
new one dollar coin, S9526 [31JY]
Ecology and environment: accountability by Indian tribes under
certain Federal environmental laws (S. 2301), S11154 [30SE]
Education: increase equality in opportunities, S2909-S2915 [1AP]
Fish and fishing: extend and expand interim authority for States to
manage dungeness crab fisheries, S781 [12FE], S785 [12FE]
----- extend and expand interim authority for States to manage
dungeness crab fisheries (S. 1726), S1523 [6MR]
------ extend and expand interim authority for States to manage
dungeness crab fisheries (S. 1726), S12905 [21OC]
Florida: clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe
(H.R. 3055), S12611 [15OC]
Fort Berthold Reservation: approval process for oil and gas leasing
agreements for specific allotted lands (S. 2069), S6127 [10JN]
Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive center
and related visitor facilities (S. 1998), S3721-S3723 [28AP]
------ authorize an interpretive center and related visitor
facilities (S. 1998), S10534 [17SE]
Gambling: clarify Federal jurisdiction relative to Indian gaming
regulations, S8764-S8768 [22JY], S8774 [22JY], S8775 [22JY],
S8815-S8817 [23JY]
------ limitations on the approval of new tribal-State gambling
compacts, S10356-S10371 [15SE]
------ prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian gaming
regulations (S. 1572), S49-S51 [27JA]
Gila River Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims (S.
2608), S12173 [9OC]
Glacier Bay National Park: effective management of visitor services
and fishing activity, S12792 [21OC]
------ effective management of visitor services and fishing activity
(S. 1064), S12208 [9OC]
Government: technical corrections to certain laws (H.R. 4068),
S11303 [1OC]
------ technical corrections to certain laws (S. 1925), S3139 [2AP]
Haskell Indian Nations University: test the feasibility and
desirability of new personnel management policies and procedures
(H.R. 4259), S12598 [14OC]
Housing: provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians (S.
109), S12660-S12668 [16OC]
Idaho: transfer of BLM controlled land to the Air Force for flight
training, S6963-S6967 [24JN], S7066-S7077 [25JN]
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: amend (S. 1870), S2672 [26MR]
Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant
Sec. of HHS and provide organizational independence (S. 1770),
S2114 [17MR]
------ elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS and
provide organizational independence (S. 1770), S10533 [17SE]
Indian reservation road system: direct management of allocated
funds by tribes, S1694 [10MR]
------ funding, S1838 [12MR], S1846 [12MR], S5522 [1JN]
------ use negotiated rulemaking procedures to implement regulations
and reform funding allocation formula, S1694 [10MR]
Indian reservations: promote economic development and investment
(S. 2010), S3922 [30AP]
Intergovernmental relations: encourage and facilitate the
resolution of conflicts between tribes (S. 2097), S5221 [20MY]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 1605),
S380-S383 [4FE], S1803-S1807 [11MR], S1819 [12MR], S4927-S4931
[15MY], S6398 [16JN], S6501 [17JN]
----- establish a matching grant program to assist local governments
in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (S. 2253), S7280 [26JN]
------ establish a matching grant program to assist local
governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment, S12852
[21OC] establish a matching grant program to assist local
governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (S. 2253),
S12598 [14OC]
Massachusetts: tribute to YMCA's for donations of exercise
equipment to Cheyenne River Reservation community, S12894 [21OC]
Mississippi Sioux Indian tribes: distribution of judgment funds (S.
391), S12265-S12268 [9OC], S12465 [14OC]
Navajo Indian irrigation project: use power allocated from the
Colorado River storage project for on-farm uses (S. 1662), S766
[12FE]
North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water
quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and
habitats (S. 1515), S2368 [20MR]
Polacca, AZ: Hopi Health Center funding, S12023 [8OC]
Rural areas: promote access to health care services (S. 2603),
S12170-S12172 [9OC]
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish (S. 1695),
S1200 [2MR], S1201 [2MR]
------ establish (S. 1695), S11580 [6OC]
Shiprock, NM: Navajo Indian Reservation multi-purpose youth center
funding, S8369 [16JY], S8370 [16JY]
South Dakota: anniversary of initial blasting for the Crazy Horse
Memorial (S. Res. 206), S3173 [2AP]
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: test the feasibility and
desirability of new personnel management policies and procedures
(H.R. 4259), S12598 [14OC]
Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, ND: testing and remediation of
polylchlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) in schools and facilities,
S2599 [26MR]
Taxation: treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts (S. 2065),
S4714 [12MY]
------ treatment of Native American housing assistance programs (S.
2366), S9138 [28JY]
Tobacco products: reduce tobacco use and make proposed tobacco
settlement applicable to certain activities on Indian lands (S.
1797), S2296 [19MR]
Trademarks: prohibit the flag, coat of arms, or other insignia of
any federally recognized Indian tribes, S8824 [23JY]
Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District: convey certain
works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project (S. 2087),
S5019-S5021 [18MY]
------ convey certain works, facilities, and titles of the Gila
Project (S. 2087), S12102 [9OC]
Wisconsin: commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood (S. Con. Res.
75), S1718-S1720 [11MR], S4747 [12MY]
Reports
Options for Dungeness Crab Fishery Management: Tri-State Dungeness
Crab Committee, S785 [12FE], S1524 [6MR]
Reports filed
Administrative Procedures for Extension of Federal Recognition to
Certain Indian Groups: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R.
1154) (H. Rept. 105-737), H8527 [23SE]
Advisory Council on California Indian Policy Extension: Committee
on Resources (House) (H.R. 3069) (H. Rept. 105-571), H4324 [9JN]
Advisory Council on California Indian Policy Extension Act:
Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3069) (S. Rept. 105-
342), S10722 [22SE]
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Land Bank Protections:
Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2000) (H. Rept. 105-677),
H7289 [5AU]
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Recognition of Certain Native
American Communities: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R.
2812) (H. Rept. 105-716), H7802 [15SE]
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Act: Committee on the Judiciary
(Senate) (S. 1605), S1069 [26FE]
California Indian Land Transfer Act: Committee on Resources (House)
(H.R. 2742) (H. Rept. 105-575), H4478 [10JN]
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act: Committee on
Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1905) (S. Rept. 105-363), S11339
[2OC]
Colorado Ute Indian Tribes Final Settlement of Water Rights Claims:
Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1771), S12163 [9OC]
Compensate the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma for the Taking of Certain
Rights by the Federal Government: Committee on Resources
(House) (H.R. 3797) (H. Rept. 105-696), H7493 [9SE]
Consideration of H.R. 4259, Haskell Indian Nations University and
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems
Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 576) (H. Rept. 105-
779), H9536 [5OC]
Distribution of Certain Revenues From the Mineral Springs Parcel in
California to Certain Members of the Agua Caliente Band of
Cahuilla Indians: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R.
700) (S. Rept. 105-349), S11042 [28SE]
Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management Act: Committee on
Resources (House) (H.R. 3498) (H. Rept. 105-674), H7177 [4AU]
Elevate Position of Indian Health Service Director to Assistant Sec.
of HHS and Provide Organizational Independence: Committee on
Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1770) (S. Rept. 105-319), S10118
[9SE]
Forest Service Easement Grant to the Chugach Alaska Corp.:
Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3087) (H. Rept. 105-782),
H9722 [6OC]
Fort Berthold Reservation Approval Process for Oil and Gas Leasing
Agreements for Specific Allotted Lands: Committee on Indian
Affairs (Senate) (S. 2069) (S. Rept. 105-205), S5694 [5JN]
Four Corners Interpretive Center Act: Committee on Indian Affairs
(Senate) (S. 1998) (S. Rept. 105-322), S10118 [9SE]
Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian
Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act: Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 4259) (H. Rept.
105-700), H7493 [9SE]
Huna Totem Corp. Conveyance of Certain Lands in Alaska: Committee
on Resources (House) (H.R. 3088) (H. Rept. 105-784), H9722 [6OC]
Kake Tribal Corp. Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House)
(H.R. 2756) (H. Rept. 105-783), H9722 [6OC]
Miccosukee Tribe Rights Clarification Relative to Everglades
National Park Purposes in Florida: Committee on Indian Affairs
(Senate) (S. 1419) (S. Rept. 105-361), S11339 [2OC]
Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgment Fund Distribution Act: Committee
on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 391) (S. Rept. 105-379), S11697
[7OC]
Narragansett Justice Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R.
1983) (H. Rept. 105-692), H7493 [9SE]
Native American Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on Resources
(House) (H.R. 4068) (H. Rept. 105-733), H8083 [18SE]
Native American Self-Governance Relative to Direct Operation,
Control, and Redesign of Indian Health Service Activities:
Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 105-765),
H9344 [2OC]
Native Hawaiian Housing Assistance Act: Committee on Indian Affairs
(Senate) (S. 109) (S. Rept. 105-380), S11968 [8OC]
Nomination of D. Bambi Kraus to the Institute of American Indian and
Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development: Committee on Indian
Affairs (Senate), S12307 [10OC]
Nomination of Katherine L. Archuleta to the Institute of American
Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development:
Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate), S2967 [1AP]
Nomination of Montie R. Deer To Be Chairman of the National Indian
Gaming Commission: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate), S11278
[1OC]
Restore Kickapoo Tribe Federal Indian Services, Clarify Citizenship,
and Provide Trust Lands to Members Residing in Maverick County,
TX: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2314) (H. Rept. 105-
707), H7617 [11SE]
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Preservation Act:
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1695) (S.
Rept. 105-244), S7939 [10JY]
------ Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1695) (H. Rept. 105-697),
H7493 [9SE]
Transfer BIA Services and Personnel to the Office of Self-Governance
and Emphasize the Need for Job Creation on Indian Reservations:
Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1279) (S. Rept. 105-
207), S5694 [5JN]
Welton-Mohawk Title Transfer Act: Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources (Senate) (S. 2087) (S. Rept. 105-289), S9688 [31AU]
Resolutions by organizations
Colorado Ute Indian Tribes' final settlement of water rights claims:
Colorado Water Conservation Board, S2118 [17MR]
----- Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority,
S2119 [17MR]
----- Southern Ute Indian Tribal Council, S2118 [17MR]
----- Ute Mountain Tribal Council, S2119 [17MR]
Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian
Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act: Agua Caliente
Band of Cahuilla Indians Tribal Council, H9635 [6OC]
----- Akutan Traditional Council, H9635 [6OC]
----- Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, Indio, CA, H9635 [6OC]
----- Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma, Anadarko, OK, H9631 [6OC]
----- Duckwater Shoshone Tribe, Duckwater, NV, H9631 [6OC]
----- Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Cherokee, NC, H9631 [6OC]
----- Elk Valley Rancheria Tribal Council, H9634 [6OC]
----- Fort Independence Reservation, Independence, CA, H9632 [6OC]
----- Grand Portage Reservation Tribal Council, Grand Portage, MN,
H9632 [6OC]
----- Haskell Indian Nations University Board of Regents, H9633
[6OC]
----- Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, H9632 [6OC]
----- Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Governing Board, Hayward, WI, H9631
[6OC]
----- Los Coyotes Reservation, Warner Springs, CA, H9630 [6OC]
----- Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, Miami, OK, H9632 [6OC]
----- National Congress of American Indians, H9633 [6OC]
----- Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin, H9636 [6OC]
----- Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, Miami, OK, H9632 [6OC]
----- Pinoleville Indian Reservation Tribal Council, H9634 [6OC]
----- Pueblo of Isleta Indians, Isleta, NM, H9633 [6OC]
----- Puyallup Indians Tribal Council, H9637 [6OC]
----- Quileute Indians Tribal Council, H9636 [6OC]
----- Soboba Band of Mission Indians Tribal Council, H9635 [6OC]
----- Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians Tribal Council,
H9636 [6OC]
----- Table Bluff Wiyot Tribe Council, H9634 [6OC]
----- Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Tribal Council, H9636
[6OC]
----- Upper Sioux Community Board of Trustees, H9636 [6OC]
King Cove Health and Safety Act: Alaska Federation of Natives,
Inc., S11263 [1OC]
Prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian gaming regulations:
National Association of Attorneys General, S2557 [25MR]
Statements
Colorado Ute Indian Tribes' Final Settlement of Water Rights Claims:
Roy Romer, Governor of Colorado, and Gail Schoettler,
Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, S2120 [17MR]
Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management Act: Senator Murray,
S1524 [6MR]
King Cove Health and Safety Act: Executive Office of the President,
S11266 [1OC]
Prohibit Certain Dept. of the Interior Indian Gaming Regulations:
BIA, S2588 [26MR], S2593 [26MR]
Summaries
Condition of BIA Schools Report: GAO, S2912 [1AP]
Tables
BIA school construction priority list, S2912 [1AP]
Texts of
H. Res. 576, consideration of H.R. 4259, Haskell Indian Nations
University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
Administrative Systems Act, H9628 [6OC]
H.R. 700, distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs
parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla
Indians, H10942 [15OC]
H.R. 1154, Indian Federal Recognition Administrative Procedures Act,
H9455-H9459 [5OC]
H.R. 1833, enhance self-governance of Native Americans relative to
direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service
activities, H9465-H9471 [5OC]
H.R. 2000, Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act land bank protection
provisions, H8478 [23SE]
H.R. 2314, Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Federal Indian Restoration
Act, H8469 [23SE]
H.R. 2742, California Indian Land Transfer Act, H9471 [5OC]
H.R. 3055, Miccosukee Reserved Area Act, H10585-H10588 [12OC]
H.R. 3069, Advisory Council on California Indian Policy Extension
Act, H4594 [16JN]
------, S12254 [9OC]
H.R. 3899, American Homeownership Act, H10691-H10701 [13OC]
H.R. 4068, technical corrections to certain laws relative to Native
Americans, H8488 [23SE]
H.R. 4259, Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian
Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act, H9645 [6OC]
S. 109, Native Hawaiian Housing Assistance Act, S12661-S12668 [16OC]
S. 391, Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgment Fund Distribution Act,
S12266 [9OC], S12465 [14OC], H10477 [10OC]
S. 459, authorizing appropriations for certain Native American
programs, S12465 [14OC]
S. 459, Native Americans programs appropriations, H10286 [9OC]
S. 1092, King Cove Health and Safety Act, S11268 [1OC]
S. 1158, Huna Totem Corporation Land Exchange Act, S7223 [25JN]
S. 1159, Kake Tribal Corporation Land Exchange Act, S7224 [25JN]
S. 1279, transfer services and personnel from the BIA to the Office
of Self-Governance and emphasize the need for job creation on
Indian reservations, S6638 [18JN]
S. 1605, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Act, S380 [4FE], S1804 [11MR]
S. 1605, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, S4927 [15MY], H3067
[12MY]
S. 1662, use power allocated from the Colorado River storage project
for on-farm uses of the Navajo Indian irrigation project, S767
[12FE]
S. 1691, American Indian Equal Justice Act, S1155 [27FE]
S. 1695, Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Preservation
Act, S1201 [2MR], S8538 [17JY]
------, H8078 [18SE]
S. 1696, Old Alaska Native Health Center Conveyance Act, S1202 [2MR]
S. 1726, Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management Act, S1523 [6MR]
S. 1770, elevate position of Director of Indian Health Service to
Assistant Sec. of HHS and provide organization independence for
Indian Health Service, S10533 [17SE]
S. 1771, Colorado Ute Indian Tribes' final settlement of water
rights claims, S2117 [17MR]
S. 1797, Reduction in Tobacco Use and Regulation of Tobacco Products
in Indian Country Act, S2296-S2296 [19MR]
S. 1870, Indian Gaming Regulatory Improvement Act, S2673-S2680
[26MR]
S. 1899, Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian
Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act, S2975-S2978 [1AP]
S. 1905, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act,
S3121 [2AP]
S. 1925, technical corrections to certain laws relative to Native
Americans, S3140 [2AP]
S. 1998, Four Corners Interpretive Center Act, S3721 [28AP], S10534
[17SE]
S. 2010, Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and
Tourism Act, S3923-S3925 [30AP]
S. 2069, approval process for oil and gas leasing agreements for
specific allotted lands in Fort Berthold Reservation, H5074
[24JN]
S. 2087, Welton-Mohawk Title Transfer Act, S5020 [18MY]
S. 2087, Welton-Mohawk Transfer Act, S12102 [9OC]
S. 2097, Indian Tribal Conflict Resolution and Tort Claims and Risk
Management Act, S5222-S5224 [20MY]
S. 2253, Bullet Resistant Police Protective Equipment Act, S7281
[26JN], S12599 [14OC]
S. 2366, tax treatment of Native American housing assistance
programs, S9139 [28JY]
S. Con. Res. 75, commemorate sesquicentennial of Wisconsin's
statehood, S669 [11FE]
S. Con. Res. 75, Wisconsin statehood sesquicentennial, S4747 [12MY]
S. Res. 100, increase equality in educational opportunities for
Native Americans, S2913 [1AP]
S. Res. 206, anniversary of initial blasting for the Crazy Horse
Memorial in South Dakota, S3158 [2AP]
Treaties
Treaty Between the U.S. and the Navajo Nation, H4038 [3JN],
H4235-H4237 [5JN]