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CheckPoint: Legislation Legacy
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Resource: National Congress of
American Indians Web site http://www.ncai.org and the Indian Country Today Web site
at http://www.indiancountry.com
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Post a 200- to
300-word summary of a current issue between Native Americans and the federal
government. Identify the legislation that you think is linked to the issue, and
explain why you think there is a connection. Consult the National Congress of
American Indians Web site, the Indian Country Today newspaper, or another
online source for examples of pertinent issues.
There has
been a big gap in what the American Indians want and what the government thinks
they need. The American Indians have
been ruled by the Federal Government and not allowed some basic cultural
necessities. There is a need for better
communication and more effective policies in place to allow the Tribal Nations
to govern themselves.
The
National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) president Jefferson Keel has been
working to improve coordination with the Indian Tribal Governments. According to the NCAI website on November 5th,
2009 President Keel met with President Obama in the first annual White House
Tribal Nations Conference where Obama said to every Cabinet agency he wanted a
detailed plan within the next ninety days on how to implement his Executive
Order 13175 which outlines the Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments.
This order
will give power back to the Indian tribes for self-government. The order will give the Indian tribes power
to develop their own policies, honor tribal treaties, grant them the maximum
administrative discretion possible, defer to the tribes to establish standards,
and will consult with the tribal officials on what is needed for federal
standards.
This is a
major step in giving the American Indians back what was taken from them so many
years ago.
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