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DECEMBER 1, 1978 PAGE 5 95th Congress Wrap-up by Jay Edwards What Passed P.L. 95-68, THE INDIAN FI NANCING ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1977 (H.R. 4992), extended the original Act for two years and increased its authorization from $10 million to $14 million. The Act consolidated four BIA low cost revolving loan pro grams, provides loan guaran tees, and makes small “seed money” grants available for starting Indian businesses. administrative capability and, for food stamp programs, on either the state’s failure to run the program successfully itself or the state’s voluntary determi nation to turn the program over to the Tribes. In any event, the Secretary of Agriculture may pay any amount — up to 100 percent — he deems necessary for the programs’ effective ad ministration. P.L. 95-128, THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOP MENT ACT AMENDMENTS OF MANY INDIAN-RELATED BILLS WERE BEFORE CONGRESS IN 1978. THOSE BELOW WERE PASSED. CHECK THE NEXT SPILYAY TYMOO FOR THOSE THAT DID NOT PASS. dures in consultation with tradi Amendments of 1978), authorizes tional Indian religious leaders to increased impact aid payments determine what changes need to to public school districts with be made to assure the preserva reservation Indian students. The tion and protection of Indian increase, which is 125 percent of religious freedom. A report on the present maximum formula, those findings is to be submitted amounts to an additional $70 to Congress before mid-August, million. Receipt of the impact 1979. funding is conditional upon the P.L. 95-465, THE FISCAL YEAR parents of the Indian students 1979 INTERIOR AND RELA having a greater voice in the TED AGENCIES APPROPRI educational programs offered in ATIONS ACT (H.R. 7636), allo the schools. The new law centra cates $1,034 billion for the BIA lizes the BIA’s administration of for FY 79. Budget items of note education programs, diminish include the retention of BIA- ing the role of the Area Offices, requested $1.2 million increase and requires establishing edu for forestry and $600,000 for cation program and facilities rights protection of the Columbia standards. River Indian fisheries. $560.8 P.L. 95-608, THE INDIAN million was provided for the CHILD WELFARE ACT OF 1978 Indian Health Service and HEW (S. 1214), clarifies and enhances Indian education programs re1 the powers of tribal courts over Indian child foster and adoptive ceived $71.7 million. P.L. 95-471, THE TRIBALLY placement proceedings. It also CONTROLLED COMMUNITY establishes standards for place ment and safeguards the broad ened rights of an Indian child’s parents and Tribe to be notified of and participate in placement proceedings. Grants are author ized for Indian family develop ment programs. S. RES. 405. TO EXTEND THE SENATE SELECT COMMIT+ TEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS FOR TWO MORE YEARS, passed the Senate on October 14. Because the Committee’s exist ence is purely a Senate matter, the passage by that Chamber was sufficient to put the exten sion into effect. Earlier in the month, extension of the Select Committee was added as an amendment to the Export-Im port Bank Act Amendments, but that bill subsequently died in conference, necessitating the new passage of the Select Com mittee’s extension. 1977 (H.R. 6655), extended the original law for three years to P.L. 95-74, THE FISCAL YEAR -provide community development 1978 INTERIOR AND RELA block grants (CDBGs) and fed TED AGENCIES APPROPRI erally assisted housing to rural, ATIONS ACT. (H.R. 7636), pro low, and middle income families. vided $872.6 million for the BIA, The amendments changed the $56.6 million for Indian education source of CDBG funding for in HEW, and $428.8 million for Indian programs to come solely the Indian Health Service. Under from the HUD Secretary’s dis the BIA natural resources devel cretionary fund, eliminating the opment budget, $5 million was troublesome division of Tribal COLLEGE ASSISTANCE ACT provided for the continuation of grant applications between coun OF 1978 (H.R. 9158), authorizes the ten year $50 million timber ties, states and regions. It also general operating and mainten stand improvement program eliminates friction between ance grants for Tribal commu by Vince Lovett started in FY 1977. Add-ons of Tribes and other rural govern nity colleges. The grants are INDIANS SUE USDA BECAUSE OF DELAYS IN FOOD direct consequence to the Con- ments competing for funds out of to provide $4,000 a year for each PROGRAMS: Indian tribes and organizations in six states filed suit fecierated Tribes were $6.6 mil the same pot. Additionally, the full time equivalent student en lion for 262 new personnel in the law created a special assistant to rolled in a qualifying school. No against the Department of Agriculture November 17, charging that it BIA’s forestry programs and the Secretary of HUD to coordi more than 15 grants are to be has failed to implement Federal food programs for reservations. The class action on behalf of all impoverished Indians seeks a court order $1.2 million under the U.S. Fish nate and monitor the Indian and issued the first year. and Wildlife Service to finish the Alaska Native programs carried P.L. 95-478, THE OLDER to force USDA action by January 1 on special provisions for Indians written into the Food Stamp Act of 1977. Warm Springs Fish Hatchery. on by that Department. AMERICANS ACT AMEND Agriculture officials said they have been delayed in preparing the Additionally, Senate report lan P.L. 95-341, AMERICAN INDI MENTS OF 1978 (H.R. 12255), regulations to implement the Indian provisions of the Act because of guage criticized the BIA’s forest AN RELIGIOUS FREEDOM (S. enables Indian Tribes to set up ry practices and urged their J. Res. 102) declares that the their own organizations to pro overall revisions in the Act, shortage of staff and the special efforts to involve tribal leaders in the process, including an all-day meeting in correction. U.S. Government shall protect vide social and nutritional care September. Roger Schwartz, a member of the public interest law firm P.L. 95-113, THE INDIAN FOOD and preserve the right of Ameri for their elderly. Federal grants representing the Indian groups, said, “We have monitored USDA’s AMENDMENTS OF 1977 (H.R. can Indians to practice their are to cover 100 percent of the rule-making process for over a year, and by this time it’s clear they 5466), are part of the Large traditional religions, including costs, and a section provides for have not done their best to implement these critical improvements for Agriculture Act of 1977. The their access to religious sites, the Tribal organization’s acquisi Indian people.” amendments provide the potent and the use and possession of tion and conversion of unused Agriculture Assistant Secretary Carol Foreman said the proposed ial for Tribal administration of sacred objects, and the freedom BIA schools to senior centers. changes will be published within several weeks, noting they had been food stamp and commodity dis to engage in traditional ceremo P.L. 95-524, THE COMPRE held up largely to respond to requests for changes made by the groups tribution programs on the reser nies. It also requires that all HENSIVE EMPLOYMENT that filed suit. “It is somewhat strange to meet for a day and a half vation. Tribal take over of the agencies of the U.S. Government AND TRAINING ACT AMEND- with some people and carefully consider their comments, then be sued programs depends on the Tribe’s review their policies and proce MENTS OF 1978 (S. 2570), alter by these same persons for taking the time to incorporate changes and extend the CETA jobs pro based on some of their comments,” she said. grams through 1982. The new law Spilyay Speak»®»™*®« increases the Indian set-aside INDIAN LEADERS WRITE ATTORNEY GENERAL ABOUT HIS formula for general CÉTA func ANTI-INDIAN VIEWS: tions from 4 percent to 4.5 In a 20-page letter signed by John Echohawk of the Native percent and provides a new 2 American Rights Fund and Sam Deloria of the American Indian Law percent set-aside for Indians in Center, Indian tribal leaders expressed “alarm and fear” arising THERE WAS THIS TEACHER who was teaching school in the back Title II public service employ country hills of the southern mountains. One day she asked one of the ment. Additionally, it permits from public statements made by Attorney General Griffin Bell about the Justice Department’s role in protecting Indian rights. Charging boys who lived there, “From the SKUNK we get FUR don’t we the Secretary of Labor to waive that Bell’s statements have been contrary to the principles that have Frank?” His reply was, “That sho is right Maam, as FER as the time limit for a person governed relations between Indian tribes and the United States for 200 Possible.” YIKES working in a public service years, the letter says: “It is neither accurate nor fair to trace what ss SS ss employment job in a program you characterize as ‘the peculiar state of Indian law’ in your House THERE WAS THIS CATHOLIC PRIEST who was asked to make a call operated by an Indian Tribe. Judiciary Committee tœtiniony to loose terminology by the Supreme at the hospital. The Priest was very pleased for the invitation to visit Tribal CETA operations mav Court. Tne alleged conflict problem that you have raised goes to the the lady in the hospital, on his way into the hospital he meets the also compete. ■” - ~ P^ent essence of the relationship between Indian tribes and the United lady’s daughter. She said, “I’m glad you could come, my mom is in .. ^«».arylund under the new States. If the United States had a disabling conflict, it should never room 46, fourth floor.” The Priest said, “What happened,js.ygjff ritle VII private sector jobs have entered into treaties with the Indian tribes in which the tribes’ program. A 2 percent set-aside ownership and possession of their reserved lands and rights were minister away?” The girl said, “No, he for Indian youth programs was secured and protected in return for the cession of vast amounts of the sickness might be contaggyss “SS . a chief that had two dozen wives that lived five miles retained, as was the national land. The United States should not have made promises it could not SWay. Every day the Chief would get the best warrior to go and get one administration of Indian CETA keep. If your views are correct, the United States should never have of his wives and bring her to his lodge. The Chief lived to be about 90 programs. sued to protect Indian rights. We believe that the United States years old but his best brave died at the age of 45. The mor 4 of the story P.L. 95-561, THE INDIAN BASIC government was representing the people of the United States when it is, “It’s not the women that kill you but the running after them that EDUCATION ACT (Title XI of negotiated and ratified those treaties and it has done so ever since does.” YIKES H.R. 15, The Elementary and when it has sought to protect and enforce their terms and to fulfill SS SS SS Secondary Education Act other laws and policies relating to Indians.” THERE WAS THIS GUY WHO went to church quite often, and one day this guy dozed off to sleep in the middle of the sermon. 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