2017 Annual

The final action and links to adopted resolutions considered at the 2017 Annual Convention are posted below. 

Res. # Action Title Sponsor Committee Subcommittee
MKE-17-001 Passed Supporting Comprehensive Water Rights Settlement for Hualapai Tribe Dr. Damon R. Clarke  Land and Natural Resources Trust Lands, Natural Resources, and Agriculture
MKE-17-002 Passed Request to Restore the Department of Interior Land Buy-Back Program to Pre-2017 Schedule Ho-Chunk Nation Land and Natural Resources Trust Lands, Natural Resources, and Agriculture
MKE-17-003 Passed To Support the Examination of Charter Schools in Indian Country  Ahniwake Rose Human Resources Education
MKE-17-004 Passed In Support of the Jemez–Zia Tribal Consortium’s E-Rate Broadband Project Petition for Waiver Geoff Blackwell Economic, Finance, and Community Development Technology & Telecomm-unications
MKE-17-005 Passed To Oppose Proposed Hydropower Amendments to the Federal Power Act Mary Pavel Land and Natural Resources Energy and Mineral Policy
MKE-17-006 Tabled In Support of the Yurok Lands Act Lana McCovey Litigation and Governance Jurisdiction and Tribal Government
MKE-17-007 Passed Protecting Chippewa Lands and Resources from the Threats Posed by PolyMet Mine  Mary Pavel Land and Natural Resources Environmental Protection and Land Use
MKE-17-008 Passed To Support Moratorium on Leasing and Permitting In Greater Chaco Region   Kurt Riley Litigation and Governance Human, Religious, and Cultural Concerns
MKE-17-009 Passed Support Passage of Legislation that would Expand and Enhance the “477 Program”  Mary Pavel Economic, Finance, and Community Development Economic Development, Finance, and Employment
MKE-17-010 Passed Oppose H.R. 3565, the Federal Land Freedom Act and Actions in the House Committee on Natural Resources Impacting Indian Lands Luke Duncan, Chairman Land and Natural Resources Trust Lands, Natural Resources, and Agriculture
MKE-17-011 Passed Reclassification of IHS Budget to Mandatory Spending Program Victor Joseph Human Resources Health
MKE-17-012 Passed Calling for Full Funding of the Federal Trust Responsibility and Ensuring the United States has the Revenue to Finance Federal Commitments in Tax Legislation  Victor Joseph Litigation and Governance Jurisdiction and Tribal Government
MKE-17-013 Passed Supporting Tribal Parity in the 2018 Farm Bill  Janie Simms Hipp Land and Natural Resources Trust Lands, Natural Resources, and Agriculture
MKE-17-014 Tabled To Ensure Long-Term Viability of the Rural Health Care Program Victor Joseph Economic, Finance, and Community Development Technology & Telecomm-unications
MKE-17-015 Passed Improving Broadband Access Via Expansion of the FCC’s Rural Health Care Program  Adam Bailey Economic, Finance, and Community Development Technology & Telecomm-unications
MKE-17-016 Passed Reaffirm Commitment to the Protection of Indian Children Through Standardized Background Check Regulations Victor Joseph Human Resources Indian Child & Family Welfare
MKE-17-017 Passed In Support of the Tribal U.S. Border Priorities Kootenai Tribe of Idaho Litigation and Governance Jurisdiction and Tribal Government
MKE-17-018 Tabled Calling for Enactment of the American Indian Empowerment Act of 2017     Lummi Nation Land and Natural Resources Trust Lands, Natural Resources, and Agriculture
MKE-17-019    Withdrawn      
MKE-17-020 Tabled Support the Development of the Reservation Safety Coalition Virginia Cross Litigation and Governance Public Safety & Justice
MKE-17-021    Withdrawn      
MKE-17-022 Passed Calling for US to Uphold Their Obligations by Implementing the Minamata Convention on Mercury Pit River Tribe Land and Natural Resources Environmental Protection and Land Use
MKE-17-023 Passed Calling for Enactment of the Native American Business Incubators Program Act  NCAIED Economic, Finance, and Community Development Economic Development, Finance, and Employment
MKE-17-024 Passed Reinstate the Provisions of the Executive Order Creating the Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area Rhonda Pitka Land and Natural Resources Environmental Protection and Land Use
MKE-17-025 Budget Task Force Increase Indian Health Service Funds to Screen and Treat Hepatitis C Adam Bailey Human Resources Health
MKE-17-026 Passed Supporting Nunavut Alaska Provisional Government     Mike Williams Litigation and Governance Jurisdiction and Tribal Government
MKE-17-027 Passed Appreciation for Robert Holden Brian Cladoosby Veterans  
MKE-17-028 Tabled Support for Indian Country Provisions and Passage of the Farm Bill Brian Cladoosby  Land and Natural Resources Trust Lands, Natural Resources, and Agriculture
MKE-17-029 Passed Misappropriation of Native Identity in Film & Television Juana Majel Dixon Litigation and Governance Human, Religious, and Cultural Concerns
MKE-17-030 Tabled Support the Development of the Reservation Safety coalition Leonard Forsman Litigation and Governance Public Safety & Justice
MKE-17-031 Passed Support for the Indian Land Tenure Foundations Social Impact Bond for Indian Land Tribal Consolidation Project Leonard Forsman Land and Natural Resources Trust Lands, Natural Resources, and Agriculture
MKE-17-032 Passed State Departments of Transportation Memorandums of Understanding with Tribes Leonard Forsman Economic, Finance, and Community Development Transportation and Infrastructure
MKE-17-033 Passed Support for the Tribal Transportation Unity Caucus’s (TTUC) Proposed Highway and Tribal Road Safety Bill  Leonard Forsman Economic, Finance, and Community Development Transportation and Infrastructure
MKE-17-034 Passed Opposing the Siting of Liquefied Natural Gas Plants that Harm Tribal Lands, Reserved Rights, and Other Interests Leonard Forsman Land and Natural Resources Environmental Protection and Land Use
MKE-17-035 Passed Full Funding for Federally Declared Tribal Fishery Resource Disaster Leonard Forsman Land and Natural Resources Trust Lands, Natural Resources, and Agriculture
MKE-17-036 Tabled Support for the National Park Service Budget Leonard Forsman Litigation and Governance Human, Religious, and Cultural Concerns
MKE-17-037 Passed Support for full Tribal Participation through Self-Determination and Self-Governance in United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Nutrition Programs  Leonard Forsman Land and Natural Resources Trust Lands, Natural Resources, and Agriculture
MKE-17-038 Passed Support for Hepatitis C Elimination Leonard Forsman Human Resources Health
MKE-17-039 Passed Support for Adoption of “CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain” Leonard Forsman Human Resources Health
MKE-17-040 Passed Support for Legislation to Amend the Social Security Act in Order to Achieve More Favorable Substance Abuse and Mental Health Outcomes for American Indians and Alaska Natives Leonard Forsman Human Resources Health
MKE-17-041 Passed Support for the Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) Expansion Leonard Forsman Human Resources Health
MKE-17-042 Tabled Support for Recommendations to Congress to Obtain Additional Data on IHS Health Care Facilities Construction Funding and Distribution Methodologies Leonard Forsman Human Resources Health
MKE-17-043 Passed Calling for Tribal Governments to be Included in the Census of Governments     Brian Cladoosby Litigation and Governance Jurisdiction and Tribal Government
MKE-17-044 Tabled Support S. 91 & H.R. 228 Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2017 Leonard Forsman Economic, Finance, and Community Development Economic Development, Finance, and Employment
MKE-17-045 Passed Urging Congress to Correct the Failure of the Indian Health Service to Provide Funding for the Staffing and Operation of Newly Constructed Health Facilities  Pamela Johnson Human Resources Health
MKE-17-046 Passed Support of Expedited Distribution of Remaining Keepseagle Settlement Funds under the Terms Approved by the D.C. District Court on April 20th, 2016 Joe Byrd Land and Natural Resources Trust Lands, Natural Resources, and Agriculture
MKE-17-047 Passed A Call to the Federal Government to Promote Telehealth Solutions in Indian Country Aaron Payment Economic, Finance, and Community Development Technology & Telecomm-unications
MKE-17-048 Passed Calling for the Alaska State Municipal Land Trust to Work with the Affected Alaskan Tribal Councils and Corporations to Ensure a Smooth and Effective Return of the 14(c)(3) Lands to the Local Native Community Michael Anderson Litigation and Governance Jurisdiction and Tribal Government
MKE-17-049 Passed Acknowledging the 10th Anniversary of the Passage of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples  Brian Cladoosby Litigation and Governance Jurisdiction and Tribal Government
MKE-17-050 Passed Support for Census Programs, Surveys, and Other Critical Preparations for Accurate Enumeration in the 2020 Census  Brian Cladoosby Litigation and Governance Jurisdiction and Tribal Government
MKE-17-051 Passed Encouraging Participation in Field Hearings on Voting Rights in Indian Country Being Held by the Native American Voting Rights Coalition     Brian Cladoosby Litigation and Governance Jurisdiction and Tribal Government
MKE-17-052 Passed Supporting the Ninth Circuit Decision in Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians v. Coachella Valley Water District, and Urging the Supreme Court to Deny the Petition for Cert in this Matter  Brian Cladoosby Land and Natural Resources Trust Lands, Natural Resources, and Agriculture
MKE-17-053 Passed Supporting the Inclusion of an Indigenous Chapter in any Renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement   Brian Cladoosby Economic, Finance, and Community Development Economic Development, Finance, and Employment
MKE-17-054 Passed Supporting the Preservation of Central Machinery in any Future Supreme Court Review of South Dakota v. Wayfair     Brian Cladoosby Litigation and Governance Taxation
MKE-17-055 Passed To Create a Taskforce on Trust Compliance During Federal Permitting Processes     Brian Cladoosby Land and Natural Resources Trust Lands, Natural Resources, and Agriculture
MKE-17-056 Passed Opposing Any Attempt To Limit the Sovereign Immunity of Indian Tribes In Any Forum, Including the Patent Trial and Appeal Board Beverly Cook Litigation and Governance Jurisdiction and Tribal Government
MKE-17-057 Passed Opposition to Amendments to the Antiquities Act    Tony Small Litigation and Governance Human, Religious, and Cultural Concerns
MKE-17-058 Passed Opposing the Reversal of Mineral Withdrawals that Would Adversely Impact Tribal Lands, Waters, Resources, or Native People Edmond Tilousi Land and Natural Resources Energy and Mineral Policy
MKE-17-059 Passed Opposing the Department of the Interior’s Efforts to Amend the BIA’s Land into Trust Regulations Brian Cladoosby Land and Natural Resources Trust Lands, Natural Resources, and Agriculture
MKE-17-060 Withdrawn        
MKE-17-061 Tabled Support for a Mandatory Native American History Curriculum to be Instituted into the Nationwide School Systems     Curtis Sommer Litigation and Governance Human, Religious, and Cultural Concerns
MKE-17-062 Tabled Demand the Bureau of Indian Affairs Cease Using Blood Quantum as a Basis of Identifying what Degree of Indigenous Bloodline is in each Indigenous Person  Curtis Sommer Litigation and Governance Jurisdiction and Tribal Government
MKE-17-063 Tabled Implement a Physical, Mental, and Sexual Abuse, including Bullying, Awareness and Prevention Curriculum into School Districts with Native American Schoolchildren     Curtis Sommer Human Resources Health
MKE-17-064 Passed Calling on the U.S. Government and Department of Defense Cease from Designating Enemy Held Territory as Indian Country and to Cease Designation Enemy Combatants with Native American Leaders Names  Curtis Sommer Veterans Human, Religious, and Cultural Concerns
MKE-17-065 Passed To Institute an Alcohol and Drug Awareness and Prevention Curriculum into the Nation’s School Systems and Implement a Physical, Mental, and Sexual Abuse, including Bullying, Awareness and Prevention Curriculum into School Districts with Native American Schoolchildren Curtis Sommer Human Resources Health
MKE-17-066 Passed Support for the Ramapough Lenape Nation to Protect Lands, Waters, Burial Grounds and Sacred Places Steven Smith Litigation and Governance Human, Religious, and Cultural Concerns
MKE-17-067 Tabled Support for Robert Weaver for IHS Director Nominee William A. Bearshield Human Resources Health