Table of Contents for 2003 50th
Annual Conference Resolutions –
September 22-25 at the Wildhorse
Resort & Casino in Pendleton, Oregon
*For copies of a resolution please
call the ATNI Office at 503/249-5770
| Tribal Sovereignty and Softwood Lumber | 03-116 |
| Reorganization of the BIA | 03-117 |
| Support Candidacy of W. Ron Allen for NCAI Treasurer | 03-118 |
ATNI EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER & TRIBAL MEMBERSHIP:
| Support Candidacy of Ernest L. Stensgar for NCAI President | 03-81 |
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
| Concurrence and call to action for U.S. Civil Rights Commission Report,
"A
Quiet Crisis Federal Funding &
Unmet Needs in Indian Country" |
03-107 |
| Support for study to assess the Economic & Business Development
opportunities of expanded ferry traffic
services in the Puget Sound |
03-108 |
| Support for HR2535 and S1134 to increase funding available to the U.S. Department of Commerce EDA | 03-109 |
| Approve Ex Parte comments on Federal State Joint Board on lifeline and link-up | 03-110 |
| Approve Ex Parte comments on Federal State Joint Board recommendations for universal service | 03-111 |
| Support an ATNI EDC grant proposal to the USDA Rural Business Service | 03-112 |
EDUCATION:
| Colville Indian education students discrimination | 03-102 |
| Head start reauthorization | 03-103 |
| University of Washington Native American Representation | 03-104 |
GAMING:
| Opposition to interception of gaming proceeds | 03-95 |
HEALTH:
| Support for the Sue Crystal Indian Health Act to enhance Tribal-State relations in Washington State | 03-85 |
| To support the Homeland Security Act amendments and implementation of a Tribal consolidation policy | 03-86 |
| Support for Tribal consultation on the impact of the One HHS Initiative | 03-87 |
| TABLED: (Refer to 03-83)
Opposition to environmental protection agencies (USEPA) Region 10 actions to dissolve the office of Tribal operations |
03-88 |
| Support for Spokane Tribe to address health effects of uranium mining | 03-89 |
| Support for the IHS to consider other factors than user population in the facilities master planning process | 03-90 |
| Support for the distribution of $2.6 million of the diabetes data improvement fund to the 12 areas of the IHS | 03-91 |
| Support for Tribal participation in the $27.2 million IHS diabetes competitive grant program | 03-92 |
| Support for the National Indian Health Board to consider adopting the interim TTAG as an advisory committee | 03-93 |
| Opposition to closing the Walla Walla Veterans Administration Hospital | 03-94 |
HOUSING:
| ATNI request HUD to provide Tribes with choice: dwelling, construction,
& equipment cost (D,C&E) or
total development cost & equipment (TDC&E) |
03-105 |
| ATNI support HUD: design, construction and equipment costs (DC&E) | 03-106 |
INDIAN CHILD WELFARE/SOCIAL SERVICES:
| Addressing inter-tribal disagreements over the placement and rights of Indian Children | 03-113 |
LAW & JUSTICE:
| Supporting the inclusion of ATNI member Tribes and their home States,
in the planning and dissemination of
funding resulting from the Homeland Security Act |
03-99 |
| Memorandum of Understanding for the purpose of extradition of fugitives from Justice | 03-100 |
| Mutual Aid Agreement for law enforcement protection and control in the case of an emergency or catastrophe | 03-101 |
NATURAL RESOURCES/LAND:
| Engaging Tribes in the development and implementation of an agreement
for funding fish and wildlife obligations
in the Columbia River Basin |
03-82 |
| Opposition to Environmental Protection Agencies (USEPA) Region 10 actions
to dissolve the office of
Tribal operations |
03-83 |
| Protecting Columbia River Basin fish from toxic contaminates and other pollution | 03-84 |
TANF:
| Request for Tribal amendments on TANF reauthorization | 03-97 |
| Opposition to interception gaming proceeds - TANF | 03-98 |
TRANSPORTATION:
| Re-affirming ATNI/BIA/NWTTAP Transportation partnerships | 03-114 |
| In full support of Senate Bill 1589 to establish the fiscal year 2004
level of funding for the Indian Reservation
Roads program 100% obligation authority |
03-115 |
VETERANS:
| We honor Indian veterans publicly on their own reservation | 03-96 |
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