2021 Annual

Resolution Number

Action

Resolution Title

Sponsor of Resolution

Committee

Subcommittee

SAC-21-001

Tabled

Calling on the U.S. Banks to Adopt and Implement Policies to Ensure that the Projects they Finance, Loan and Invest in Have Obtained the Free, Prior, and Informed Consent of Impacted Tribal Nations

Matt Remle

N/A

N/A

SAC-21-002

Passed

The Endangered Species Act and Tribal Management of Delisted Species on Indian Reservations and Treaty Territories

Julian Matthews

Land & Natural Resources

Environmental Protection and Land Use Subcommittee & Human, Religious & Cultural Concerns

SAC-21-003

Passed

Resolution to End Custer Memorials

Chairperson Aaron Payment

 

Litigation & Governance

 

Human, Religious & Cultural Concerns

SAC-21-004

Passed

In Support Of Teaching The Full And Accurate History Of The United States

Chairperson Aaron Payment

Human Resources

Education

SAC-21-005

Tabled

Support for the Notice of Petition and Petition for Rulemaking Bringing Hardrock Mining Regulations and Policy into the 21st Century to Protect Indigenous and Public Lands and Resources in the West

Dr. Damon R. Clarke

Land and Natural Resources

Energy and Mineral Policy

SAC-21-006

Tabled

Supporting the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas in its Effort for securing the passage of H.R. 2208 into law

Nita Battise

N/A

N/A

SAC-21-007

Passed

A resolution requesting consultation and repatriation with the University of Alabama concerning 5,892 ancestors held by the institution

Tina Marie Osceola

N/A

N/A

SAC-21-008

Passed

Support for a National Native Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative

Greg Mendoza

Human Resources

Health  

SAC-21-009

Tabled

To Promote Advanced Community Policing for Tribal Law Enforcement Executives.

Nealie McCormick

N/A

N/A

SAC-21-010

Passed

Support For Amending The Recreation And Public Purposes Act To Add Indian Tribes To The List Of Qualifying Applicants

Deana Bovee

Land and Natural Resources

Environmental Protection and Land Use

SAC-21-011

Passed

Calling for Immediate Government-to-Government Consultation on the development of the Department of the Interior's 2023-2028 Strategic Plan

Aaron Payment

Litigation & Governance

Jurisdiction & Tribal Government

SAC-21-012

Tabled

Call for Permanent Protection of Wild Salmon in Bristol Bay

Charlie Johnson

N/A

N/A

SAC-21-013

Passed

Support for Mandatory Funding for the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Section 105(l) Leasing Program and Consistency in Application Across Federal

Governor Stephen Roe Lewis

Litigation & Governance

Jurisdiction & Tribal Government

SAC-21-014

Passed

Calling Upon Congress to Amend the Indian Self-Determination Act to Preserve Tribal Rights to Full Reimbursement of Contract Support Costs

Linda Capps

Litigation & Governance

Jurisdiction & Tribal Government

SAC-21-015

Tabled

Calling Upon Congress To Amend The Indian Self-Determination Act To Preserve Tribal Rights To Full Reimbursement Of Contract Support Costs

Brian Thomas

N/A

N/A

SAC-21-016

Passed

Calling on Congress and the Administration to Support Flexibility in Use of American Rescue Plan Act Tribal Governmental Funds

Governor Stephen Roe Lewis

Economic, Finance, and Community Development Committee

Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee

SAC-21-017

Passed

The Permanent Protection and Preservation of Nantucket Sound as a Traditional Cultural Property and a Site of Historical and Cultural Significance to Tribal Nations

Chairman Brian Weeden

Land & Natural Resources

Environmental Protection and Land Use Subcommittee & Human, Religious & Cultural Concerns

SAC-21-018

Passed

Support for the Five (5) Native-Focused Student Organizations at Northeastern State University (NSU) in their call for the removal of the Transformation through Forgiveness Monument on the NSU-Tahlequah Campus

Kaleb Standridge (NSU NASA President), Destinee Hutson (NSU NASA Vice President), Co-Sponsor: NCAI Youth Commission

Litigation & Governance

Human, Religious & Cultural Concerns

SAC-21-019

Out of Order

Zuni Urges Congress to Amend ISDEAA

Carleton R. Bowekaty

N/A

N/A

SAC-21-020

Passed

Support the Inclusion of Priority Native American and Alaska Native Voting Rights Provisions in all Voting Rights Legislation

Chief Frank Thompson

Litigation & Governance

Jurisdiction & Tribal Government

SAC-21-021

Passed

Regulations to Include Rematriation for protocols regarding NAGPRA

Tahnee Ahtoneharjo-Growingthunder

Litigation & Governance

Human, Religious and Cultural Concerns

SAC-21-022

Passed

Calls on the Federal Government to Investigate the lack of Standards in the HIring Process for American Indian and Alaska Native peoples in Academia

Tahnee Ahtoneharjo-Growingthunder

Litigation & Governance

Human, Religious & Cultural Concerns

SAC-21-023

Passed

Calling on the United States to take action to achieve the objectives of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

President Walter Echo-Hawk

Litigation & Governance

Human, Religious & Cultural Concerns

SAC-21-024

Passed

A resolution asking Congress to increase the NAHBG funding in the Housing Infrastructure Act of 2021

Leonard Forsman

Economic, Finance, and Community Development Committee

Housing

SAC-21-025

Passed

Request for Congress to grant increased flexibility in the utilization of ERA funds

Leonard Forsman

Economic, Finance, and Community Development Committee

Housing

SAC-21-026

Passed

Calling Upon the Biden Administration to Implement the Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2020

Leonard Forsman

Economic, Finance, and Community Development Committee

Economic Development, Finance, and Employment

SAC-21-027

Tabled

Increased Flexibility for Emergency Rental Assistance Program

Leonard Forsman

N/A

N/A

SAC-21-028

Passed

Support Increased Electric Vehicles Charging Stations

Leonard Forsman

Economic, Finance, and Community Development Committee

Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee

SAC-21-029

Passed

In Support Of Expanding Access to Impact Aid for Tribally Controlled Schools

Leonard Forsman

Human Resources

Education

SAC-21-030

Passed

In Support of Legislation Expanding Tribal Self-Governance in the Department of Health and Human Services

Leonard Forsman

Litigation & Governance

Jurisdiction & Tribal Government

SAC-21-031

Tabled

Teaching Full & Accurate History of the United States

Leonard Forsman

N/A

N/A

SAC-21-032

Passed

Native Communities Inclusion in Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax Development

Leonard Forsman

Economic, Finance, and Community Development Committee

Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee

SAC-21-033

Tabled

Request BLM Develop ACEC Regulations

Leonard Forsman

Land & Natural Resources

Environmental Protection and Land Use Subcommittee

SAC-21-034

Tabled

Appropriations for the Native American Housing Block Grant

Leonard Forsman

N/A

N/A

SAC-21-035

Passed

Hatchery Infrastructure Funding

Leonard Forsman

Land & Natural Resources

Trust Lands, Natural Resources, and Agriculture

SAC-21-036

Passed

Support for Tribal Disaster Resilience and Climate Change Principles

Michael P. Williams, Sr.

Litigation & Governance

Public Safety and Justice

SAC-21-037

Passed

Tribal Disaster Resilience and Climate Change Common Principles: 9 through 11

Michael P. Williams, Sr.

Litigation & Governance

Public Safety and Justice

SAC-21-038

Passed

Affirming Support For The American Indian Religious Freedom Act As Amended And Calling For Federal Preemption As It Pertains To The Legalization And/ Or Decriminalization Of Peyote (Lophophora williamsii) And Its Byproducts

Joe Garcia

Litigation & Governance

Human, Religious and Cultural Concerns

SAC-21-039

Passed

Updates for New Rulemaking, Issues Concerning the Enforcement of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act

Tahnee Ahtoneharjo-Growingthunder

Litigation & Governance

Human, Religious and Cultural Concerns

SAC-21-040

Passed

Amending NCAI Resolution #ATL-14-028 to Support Codifying an Alaska Native Tribal Resource Center on Domestic Violence and a Native Hawaiian Resource Center on Domestic Violence in the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA)

Juana Majel-Dixon

Litigation & Governance

Public Safety and Justice

SAC-21-041

Passed

Supporting Equitable Response, Recovery, and Rebuilding after Hurricane Ida and Calling for an Equitable and Just Response to Natural Disasters

Patty Ferguson-Bohnee

Litigation & Governance

Public Safety and Justice

SAC-21-042

Passed

Calling on the White House, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Congress to Ensure that Climate Change, COVID-19, Homeland Security, and Emergency Funding Directly Reaches Tribal Nations

Juana Majel-Dixon

Litigation & Governance

Public Safety and Justice