Indian economic development : oversight hearing before the Subcommittee on Native American Affairs of the Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, first session ...

United States. Congress. House. Committee On Natural Resources. Subcommittee On Native American Affairs

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INDIANECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT—PART I
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BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON
AFFAIRSNATIVE AMERICAN
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COMMITTEE ON
NATURAL RESOURCES
OP REPRESENTATIVESHOUSE
ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
ON
INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
HEARING HELD IN WOLF POINT, MONTANA
APRIL 6, 1993
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NATURAL RESOURCES
HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
ON
DEVELOPMENTINDIAN ECONOMIC
HELD IN WOLF POINT, MONTANAHEARING
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Serial No. 103-18, Part I
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ISBN 0-16-041322-2ON NATURAL RESOURCESCOMMITTEE
House of Representatives
GEORGE MILLER, California, Chairman
SHARP, Indiana DON YOUNG, Alaska,PHILIP R.
MemberEDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts Ranking Republican
UtahMURPHY, Pennsylvania JAMES V. HANSEN,AUSTIN J.
VUCANOVICH, NevadaNICK JOE RAHALL II, West Virginia BARBARA F.
GALLEGLY, CaliforniaBRUCE F. VENTO, Minnesota ELTON
SMITH, OregonPAT WILLIAMS, Montana ROBERT F.
CRAIG THOMAS, WyomingRON DE LUGO, Virgin Islands
DUNCAN, Jr., TennesseeSAM GEJDENSON, Connecticut JOHN J.
JOEL HEFLEY, ColoradoRICHARD H. LEHMAN, California
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, CaliforniaBILL RICHARDSON, New Mexico
WAYNE ALLARD, ColoradoPETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
RICHARD H. BAKER, LouisianaENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA,
KEN CALVERT, CaliforniaAmerican Samoa
Dakota SCOTT McINNIS, ColoradoTIM JOHNSON, South
CaliforniaRICHARD W. POMBO,LARRY LaROCCO, Idaho
Hawaii JAY DICKEY, ArkansasNEIL ABERCROMBIE,
CaliforniaCALVIN M. DOOLEY,
ROMERO-BARCELO, Puerto RicoCARLOS
ENGLISH, ArizonaKARAN
KAREN SHEPHERD, Utah
DEAL, GeorgiaNATHAN
MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York
ROBERT A UNDERWOOD, Guam
HOWARD BERMAN, California
LANE EVANS, Illinois
PATSY T. MINK, Hawaii
THOMAS J. BARLOW III, Kentucky
Wisconsin M. BARRETT,
Lawrence, DirectorJohn Staff
Richard Meltzer, General Counsel
Daniel Val Kish, Republican Staff Director
AffairsSubcommittee on Native American
ChairmanBILL RICHARDSON, New Mexico,
THOMAS, Wyoming,WILLIAMS, Montana CRAIGPAT
Republican MemberGEJDENSON, Connecticut RankingSAM
AlaskaENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA DON YOUNG,
RICHARD H. BAKER, LouisianaAmerican Samoa
KEN CALVERT, CaliforniaTIM JOHNSON, South Dakota
NEIL ABERCROMBIE, Hawaii
KARAN ENGLISH, Arizona
DirectorTadd Johnson, Staff
Steven J.W. Heeley, Counsel
Howard, Professional MemberMarie Staff
Barbara Robles, Clerk
Native American AffairsH. HOUGHTON III, Republican Counsel onRICHARD
(IDCONTENTS
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Hearing held: April 6, 1993 1
Member statements:
Bill Richardson 1Hon. Pat Williams 2
Witness statements:
Panel consisting of:
Hon. Caleb Shields, Chairman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the
Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana, accompanied by Hon. Nor-
man Hollow and Hon. Raymond White Tail Feather, Councilmen
and Past-Chairmen ofthe Fort Peck Tribes 4
Kathleen Fleury, State Coordinator of Indian Affairs for the State
ofMontana, Helena 38
Panel consisting of:
Hon. Donovan Archambault, Tribal Councilman, Fort Belknap Gros
Ventre and Assiniboine Indian Tribes, Harlem, Montana 59
Hon. Arlo Dawes, Executive Assistant to the Chairperson, Crow In-
dian Tribe, Montana 67
Rocky BoyHon. Paul Russette, Jr., Tribal Business Member, Chip-
pewa Cree Tribe, Box Elder, Montana 83
Montana,Feral Wagner, Tribal Planner, Blackfeet Tribe, Browning,
91accompanied by Steven Stringham, Ecologist
Additional material* submitted for the record witnesses:by
Hon. Caleb Shields:
1. Prepared statement before the Natural Resources Committee Na-
tive American Affairs Subcommittee on April 1993 172,
2. before the Interior Appropriations Sub-
committee regardingFY 1994 30
3. Prepared statement before the House Committee on Appropria-
tions Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development dated
March 24, 1993 34
Kathleen Fleury: Memorandum dated January 1992, regarding "Dis-3,
semination ofConference Final Report" 44
Hon. Arlo Dawes: Prepared statement of Hon. Clara Nomee, Madam
Chairperson of the Crow Nation 72
Feral Wagner:
1. Blackfeet Institute for Native American Environmental Steward-
ship Proposal 93
2. Ecological Survey and Stewardship Proposal 134
3. Stewardship of Wildlife, Habitat, and Ecosystems Proposal 169
4. Proposal for Support for Blackfeet Hotshot Firefighters to Stimu-
late Economic Growth 207
5. Natural Resources and Economic Development on the Blackfeet
Reservation 215
APPENDLX
April 6, 1993
Additional material submitted for the record:
Letter from William H. Neulman, Director of Operations, A&S Tribal
Industries, dated April 1993 2578,
(HI)ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTINDIAN
TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1993
House of Representatives,
Native American Affairs,Subcommittee on
Resources,Committee on Natural
Washington, DC.
pursuant to notice, at 2:35 p.m., at the WolfThe committee met,
Organization Building, Wolf Point, Montana,Point Community
Richardson, Chairman, presiding.Hon. Bill
Present: Representatives Richardson and Williams.
OPENINGSTATEMENTOFHON. BILLRICHARDSON
Mr. Richardson. Welcome to the second in a series of hearings
ofthe Subcommittee on Native American Affairs.
I would like to thankmy good friend, Congressman Pat Williams,
onfor his kind invitation to Montana to conduct this hearing eco-
nomic development initiatives in Indian country. I would also like
to thank Chairman Shields and the Fort Peck Indian Tribe for
their kind hospitality in hosting today's hearing.
These hearings mark a historic time for Indian affairs. At the
start of the Congress, the Committee on Natural Resources created
a new Subcommittee on Native American Affairs. This marked the
time in 15 years that there was a Subcommittee in the Housefirst
of Representatives devoted solely to Native Americans. Congress-
Subcommit-man Williams was instrumental in the creation of this
Indiantee. I appreciate his leadership and respect his counsel on
issues and look forward to working closely with him on the Sub-
committee.
now the ViceCongressman Williams was the Chair, and is
such, he isChairman, of the Higher Education Subcommittee. As
of the Tribally Con-the key person responsible for reauthorization
Williams also chairstrolled Community Colleges Act. Congressman
Subcommittee, which has juris-the Labor Management Relations
diction over health care. This position will enable him to ensure
that critical issues such Indian health care are fully consideredas
in the development health care reform legislation.ofnational
As Chairman of this Subcommittee, and as a member of Con-
gress for 10 years for the State ofNew Mexico, I am committed to
bringing national attention to the issues and concerns of Indian
Tribes across this country. I intend to make these issues a priority
for the Congress.
Indian Tribes now have an opportunity to turn around the poli-
cies of the last 12 years and bring new prosperity to the Reserva-
tions. The Subcommittee on Native American Affairs has scheduled
(l)hearings in Indian country in order to hear directly from In-these
dian people their recommendations on Federal Indian policy. In
imperative that the Congressorder to make effective policy, it is
directly impacted by these policies.hear from those who are most
we can develop an Indian economicI am hopeful that together
President Clinton's economic initiative.component to be part of
apologize for our tardiness. We have been crisscrossingLet me
in a small airplane which, as you know, is a rather largeyour state
AmericanWe have been visiting urban and rural NativeState.
importantareas. Our hope today is to deal with perhaps the most
issue effecting Native Americans—economic development.
and initiatives thatI know Fort Peck has some excellent ideas
we heard was,we heard about in Glasgow. One of the questions
development initia-What are you going to do about the economic
developed?tives that Fort Peck Reservation has
Subcommittee, to be here withI am delighted again to chair the
the Deputy Whip in the HouseCongressman Pat Williams, who is
is long-standing leader in theDemocratic leadership. He a
many issues; he is one of the cham-of Representatives on many,
Congress. So, with that apology to allpions of Indian issues in the
I would like to recognize your representa-ofyou for our tardiness,
tive, Congressman Pat Williams.
STATEMENTOFHON. PATWILLIAMSOPENING
Mr. Chairman.