2014 Mid-Year Conference Resolutions
This table includes the action taken on resolutions considered at the NCAI Mid-Year meeting in Anchorage, AK. The resolutions included in this table are also available in NCAI's searchable resolution database.
| Resolution # | Action | Title/Content | Committee | Subcommittee |
| ANC-14-001 | Passed | Call for IRS to Defer to the Department of the Interior on Characterization of Tribal Trust Funds | Litigation & Governance | Taxation |
| ANC-14-002-A | Passed | Tribal General Welfare Programs - Exclusion from Housing Income Calculations | Litigation & Governance | Taxation |
| ANC-14-002-B | Passed | Continuing Support for Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act, H.R.3043 and S.1507 | Litigation & Governance | Taxation |
| ANC-14-003 | Passed | Proposal to Enact Permanent Mandatory Appropriations for Contract Support Costs Under ISDEAA | Litigation & Governance | Jurisdiction & Tribal Government |
| ANC-14-004 | Passed | To Support the Swift Enactment of Regulations Governing the Procedures for Alaska Tribal Governments to Place Lands into Trust Status | Litigation & Governance | Jurisdiction & Tribal Government |
| ANC-14-005 | Passed | Calling upon Members of Congress to Pass Meaningful Federal Chemicals Policy Reform for the Protection of Present and Future Generations | Land & Natural Resources | Environmental Protection & Land Use |
| ANC-14-006 | Passed | Support for the Enactment of Legislation that would Expand the Medicare-Like Rate Cap to all Nonhospital Services for Purchased/Referred Care at the Indian Health Service | Human Resources | Health |
| ANC-14-007 | Passed | Advance Appropriations for the Indian Health Service | Human Resources | Health |
| ANC-14-008 | No Action | Commemorate the Accomplishments of the Cheyenne River Youth Project on its 25th Anniversary | Human Resources | Indian Child & Family Welfare |
| ANC-14-009 | Tabled | Supporting Tribally-Operated Schools and Culturally-Appropriate Education Opportunities for Alaska Native Youth by Re-Establishing Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) Funding in Alaska | Human Resources | Education |
| ANC-14-010 | Passed | In Support of Public Service Media Programs for Alaska Natives and Tribal Peoples | Economic, Finance & Community Development | Technology & Telecommunications |
| ANC-14-011 | Passed | Supporting and Providing Additional Detail for New Bureau of Indian Affairs Regional Office to Serve Energy Producing Tribes | Land & Natural Resources | Energy & Mineral Policy |
| ANC-14-012 | Passed | Support for Congressional Legislation to Protect Native American Seeds | Land & Natural Resources | Trust Lands, Natural Resources & Agriculture |
| ANC-14-013 | Passed | Negative Effects of Canadian Transboundary Mining | Land & Natural Resources | Energy & Mineral Policy |
| ANC-14-014 | Tabled, merged with 15 | Reaffirming America’s Historic Commitment to Provide Access to Communications Services for All Americans in the Communications Act Re-Write | Economic, Finance & Community Development | Technology & Telecommunications |
| ANC-14-015 | Passed | Calling on Congress to Establish Formal Recognition of Tribal Sovereignty and Tribal Consultation in the Communications Act | Economic, Finance & Community Development | Technology & Telecommunications |
| ANC-14-016 | Passed | Support Amending Government Performance and Results Act Measures Utilized by the Office of Indian Education | Human Resources | Education |
| ANC-14-017 | Tabled | Support for Native Language Instruction and Revitalization | Human Resources | Education |
| ANC-14-018 | Passed | Support for the Elimination of Race-Based Native Logos, Mascots, and Names by State Athletic Associations Receiving Federal Funds | Litigation & Governance | Human, Religious & Cultural Concerns |
| ANC-14-019 | Passed | To Support the Creation of a Tribal/Federal Task Force to Study the Funding Constraints of the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) and Next Steps | Human Resources | Education |
| ANC-14-020 | Passed | Support of Collaboration and Consultation for Educational Success | Human Resources | Education |
| ANC-14-021 | Tabled | Support of Title VII within the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) | Human Resources | Education |
| ANC-14-022 | Passed | Requesting Equal Treatment for Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies in Obtaining National Firearms Act Weapons and Tools | Litigation & Governance | Jurisdiction & Tribal Government |
| ANC-14-023 | Passed | Supporting the Inherent and Recognized Rights of the Yupiit people of the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers to Engage in Traditional and Customary Fishing of King Salmon | Land & Natural Resources | Trust Lands, Natural Resources & Agriculture |
| ANC-14-024 | Passed | Urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to Prohibit the Use of PCBs in New Products | Land & Natural Resources | Environmental Protection & Land Use |
| ANC-14-025 | Passed | Recognition of the Pueblo of Zia’s Cultural Property Rights to the Zia Sun Symbol | Litigation & Governance | Human, Religious & Cultural Concerns |
| ANC-14-026 | Passed | Support for Congressional Authorization of Tribal Subchapter S Corporations | Litigation & Governance | Taxation |
| ANC-14-027 | Tabled | Indian Country’s Unified Stance on Climate Change Policy | Land & Natural Resources | Environmental Protection & Land Use |
| ANC-14-028 | Tabled | Support for the Proposal to Enact Permanent Mandatory Appropriations for Contract Support Costs Under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act | Litigation & Governance | Jurisdiction & Tribal Government |
| ANC-14-029 | Passed | To Support Tribal Housing Provisions in the NAHASDA Reauthorization that Address Historical Issues | Economic, Finance & Community Development | Housing |
| ANC-14-030 | Tabled | Pass Senate Bill 1352: Reauthorization of NAHASDA and Increase in Congressional Appropriations over its Five Year Term | Economic, Finance & Community Development | Housing |
| ANC-14-031 | Passed | Supporting the Sovereign Right of the Ahtna Federally Recognized Tribes to Co-Manage Wildlife in their Traditional Hunting Territory | Land & Natural Resources | Trust Lands, Natural Resources & Agriculture |
| ANC-14-032 | Passed | Obama Native Nations Policy | Litigation & Governance | Jurisdiction & Tribal Government |
| ANC-14-033 | Passed | Requesting an Immediate Suspension of Any “Consolidation Plan” for the Office of Hearings and Appeals, Probate Hearings Division in the Department of the Interior | Land & Natural Resources | Trust Lands, Natural Resources & Agriculture |
| ANC-14-034 | Passed | Make Permanent the Indian Employment Tax Credit and Accelerated Depreciation on Indian Reservations | Litigation & Governance | Taxation |
| ANC-14-035 | Passed | Support for Enactment of Promise Zone Tax Credits | Litigation & Governance | Taxation |
| ANC-14-036 | Tabled | Support Amendments to the Reauthorization of the Education Science Reform Act Of 2002 | Human Resources | Education |
| ANC-14-037 | Passed | Opposing the Introduction of Genetically Engineered Salmon | Land & Natural Resources | Trust Lands, Natural Resources & Agriculture |
| ANC-14-038 | Tabled | Request HUD to Initiate Government-To-Government Consultation to Update the Indian Community Development Block Grant Formula Allocation | Economic, Finance & Community Development | Housing |
| ANC-14-039 | Tabled | In Opposition to the Legalization of Marijuana and In Favor of a Positive, Public-Health, Youth Supportive Approach to Marijuana Prevention and Policy | Litigation & Governance | Jurisdiction & Tribal Government |
| ANC-14-040 | Passed | Support for Native Language Instruction and Revitalization in Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Act (ESEA) | Human Resources | Education |
| ANC-14-041 | Tabled | Support to Expand Medicare-Like Rates to Non-Hospital Based Services | Human Resources | Health |
| ANC-14-042 | Passed | Modernizing the U.S. – Canada Columbia River Treaty | Land & Natural Resources | Trust Lands, Natural Resources & Agriculture |
| ANC-14-043 | Tabled | Urging the Environmental Protection Agency to Prohibit the Use of PCBs in Any Amount in New Products | Land & Natural Resources | Environmental Protection & Land Use |
| ANC-14-044 | Passed | Support for Declaration of Fraser River Sockeye Fishery Disaster and Urging Congress to Appropriate Funds for Disaster Relief | Land & Natural Resources | Trust Lands, Natural Resources & Agriculture |
| ANC-14-045 Withdrawn | withdrawn | Protection of Tribal Homelands | ||
| ANC-14-046 | Passed | Requesting that U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Consult with Indian Tribes before Taking Actions that Threaten Eagle Populations | Litigation & Governance | Human, Religious & Cultural Concerns |
| ANC-14-047 | Passed | Supporting the Sovereign Right of Alaska Tribes to Contract/Compact and Co-Manage their Natural and Environmental Resources | Land & Natural Resources | Trust Lands, Natural Resources & Agriculture |
| ANC-14-048 | Passed | Support for a Dedicated Tribal Set-Aside in the Victims of Crime Act Fund | Litigation & Governance | Human, Religious & Cultural Concerns |
| ANC-14-049 | Passed | Support for the Creation of a 'Tribal Priority' in E-Rate Funding for Tribal Libraries and Schools | Economic, Finance & Community Development | Technology & Telecommunications |
| ANC-14-050 | Passed | Establishing a Working Committee on Tribal Commerce Issues | Economic, Finance & Community Development | Economic Development, Finance & Employment |
| ANC-14-051 | Passed | Supporting Trust Asset Modernization Legislation | Land & Natural Resources | Trust Lands, Natural Resources & Agriculture |
| ANC-14-052 | Passed | Support for Sustained Federal Funding for Tribal Water & Wastewater Operator Certification Programs and Funding Parity with State Operated Certification Programs | Land & Natural Resources | Environmental Protection & Land Use |
| ANC-14-053 | Passed | Reimbursing Tribal Health Facilities for Eligible Services Provided to Veterans under the Affordable Care Act | Veterans | |
| ANC-14-054 | Passed | Call upon Food and Nutrition Service to Remedy Food Shortages in the Food Distribution on Indian Reservations Program and Purchase Traditional Foods for Food Packages | Land & Natural Resources | Trust Lands, Natural Resources & Agriculture |
| ANC-14-055 | Tabled | Support for the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience (NATIVE) Act | Economic, Finance & Community Development | Economic Development, Finance & Employment |
| ANC-14-056 | Executive | Support for Bill to Transfer Lands of Cultural Significance from the Department of Agriculture to the Hoopa Valley Tribe | Executive | |
| ANC-14-057 | Executive | Forming N.A.P.A.C., the Native American Political Action Committee: A Political Fundraising Mechanism for Federally Recognized Tribes to Make Political Campaign Contributions for Candidates Supporting the Interests of Indian Country | Executive |