2023 Mid Year Resolutions

The followng resolutions that have a status of "adopt" were adopted unanimously by the Executive Committee on Friday, June 16, 2023 after a positive recommendation from the relevant Committee at the 2023 Mid Year Convention of the National Congress of American Indians, held June 5-8, 2023 in Prior Lake, MN.

 
Resolution: MN-23-001
Title: Providing Parity for Tribal Nations and Tribally-Owned Firms within the Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
Sponsor: Leonard Forsman
Sponsor Affiliation: Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation
Status: Adopt
 
Resolution: MN-23-002
Title: Supporting the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas in its Effort for Securing the Passage of Legislation Recognizing the Right of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas and Ysleta del Sur Pueblo to Game on Their Tribal Lands Pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
Sponsor: Nita Battise
Sponsor Affiliation: Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
Status: Adopt
 
Resolution: MN-23-003
Title: Calling Upon the Federal Communications Commission to Issue the Remaining Tribal Priority Window 2.5 GHz Licenses and Issue Remaining Auction 108 Licenses
Sponsor: Chairman Marshall Pierite
Sponsor Affiliation: Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana
Status: Adopt
 
Resolution: MN-23-004
Title: Extending the Justification and Approval Threshold For Sole-Source Contracts Across All Government Agencies
Sponsor: Lillian Sparks Robinson
Sponsor Affiliation: Native American Contractors Association
Status: Adopt
 
Resolution: MN-23-005
Title: Calling Upon the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to Require Consideration of Sister Subsidiary Past Performance
Sponsor: Lillian Sparks Robinson
Sponsor Affiliation: Native American Contractors Association
Status: Adopt
 
Resolution: MN-23-006
Title: Urging the Department of Treasury to Acknowledge a Federal Income Tax Exemption for Tribally Chartered Corporations Wholly, Jointly, or Majority Owned by a Tribal Nation
Sponsor: Henry Cagey
Sponsor Affiliation: Lummi Nation
Status: Adopt
 
Resolution: MN-23-007
Title: A Resolution in Support of Richard Chissoe’s Appointment to the National Indian Gaming Commission
Sponsor: Justin Barrett
Sponsor Affiliation: Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
Status: Not Considered
 
Resolution: MN-23-008
Title: Supporting a Federal Funding Request for Repair and Replacement of Failing Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
Sponsor: Justin Barrett
Sponsor Affiliation: Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
Status: Table
 
Resolution: MN-23-009
Title: Supporting Legislation to Provide Tribally-Owned Cannabis Enterprises Access to Financial Services
Sponsor: Shane Thomas
Sponsor Affiliation: Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe
Status: Adopt
 
Resolution: MN-23-010
Title: Calling on Congress and the Small Business Administration to Rescind the Bona Fide Place of Business Requirement
Sponsor: Lillian Sparks Robinson
Sponsor Affiliation: Native American Contractors Association
Status: Adopt
 
Resolution: MN-23-011
Title: Advocating for Improvements to the Grid Resilience Grants for Tribal Nations
Sponsor: Marna Sanford
Sponsor Affiliation: Tanana Chiefs Conference
Status: Adopt
 
Resolution: MN-23-012
Title: Supporting the Expansion of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument to Include the Area Known as Molok Luyuk, and Encouraging the Federal Agencies to Enter Co-Management Agreements with Nearby Tribal Nations
Sponsor: Aurene Martin
Sponsor Affiliation: Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation
Status: Adopt
 
Resolution: MN-23-013
Title: Calling on Congress to Repeal the Wagering Excise Tax
Sponsor: Danielle Her Many Horses
Sponsor Affiliation: Indian Gaming Association
Status: Adopt
 
Resolution: MN-23-014
Title: Calling on Congress and the U.S. Department of the Treasury to Support Increased Funding Native CDFI’s
Sponsor: Henry Cagey
Sponsor Affiliation: Lummi Nation
Status: Adopt
 
Resolution: MN-23-015
Title: Supports The Secure And Fair Enforcement (Safe) Banking Act Of 2023 (S. 1323)
Sponsor: Henry Cagey
Sponsor Affiliation: Lummi Nation
Status: Not Considered
 
Resolution: MN-23-016
Title: Supporting Improvement of Tribal Energy Provisions in Federal Legislation
Sponsor: Jeanie Louie/Leonard Forsman
Sponsor Affiliation: Coeur D'Alene Tribe/Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation
Status: Adopt
 
Resolution: MN-23-017
Title: Calling on Congress to Support Mandatory Funding for IHS
Sponsor: Nickolaus Lewis
Sponsor Affiliation: Lummi Nation
Status: Table
 
Resolution: MN-23-018
Title: Calling on Indian Health Service to Modernize Its Scholarship Profession Needs and Loan Repayment Surveys
Sponsor: Nickolaus Lewis
Sponsor Affiliation: Lummi Nation
Status: Adopt
 
Resolution: MN-23-019
Title: Supporting the Need to Address the Nutrition and Dietetics Professional Shortage
Sponsor: Nickolaus Lewis
Sponsor Affiliation: Lummi Nation
Status: Adopt
 
Resolution: MN-23-020
Title: On Clarifying The National Congress of American Indians Definition Of Tribal Member
Sponsor: Roman Swanaset-Simmonds
Sponsor Affiliation: Nooksack Indian Tribe
Status: Not Considered
 
Resolution: MN-23-021
Title: Requesting The United States Government Address Funding Barriers And Improve Tribal Access To Funding
Sponsor: Karen Condon
Sponsor Affiliation: Confederated Tribes of Colville Indians
Status: Adopt
 
Resolution: MN-23-022
Title: Responding to Transboundary Mining Impacts to Tribal Nations in the U.S. and First Nations Canada
Sponsor: Karen Condon
Sponsor Affiliation: Confederated Tribes of Colville Indians
Status: Adopt
 
Resolution: MN-23-023
Title: Supporting The Native American Tax Parity And Relief Act
Sponsor: Henry Cagey
Sponsor Affiliation: Lummi Nation
Status: Not Considered
 
Resolution: MN-23-024
Title: Calling For Legislation To Restore Recognition Of The U.S. Constitution’s ‘Indians Not Taxed’ Status And To Promote Economic Growth In Indian Country
Sponsor: Henry Cagey
Sponsor Affiliation: Lummi Nation
Status: Adopt
 
Resolution: MN-23-025
Title: Calling on Congress to Include Tax Immunity in the ARTIST Act of 2023 and Ensure Beneficiaries of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act are Citizens of Tribal Nations
Sponsor: Henry Cagey
Sponsor Affiliation: Lummi Nation
Status: Adopt
 
Resolution: MN-23-026
Title: Requesting the Administration and Congress to Maintain or Increase Department of Veterans Affairs Budget
Sponsor: Mel Sheldon
Sponsor Affiliation: Tulalip Tribes
Status: Table
 
Resolution: MN-23-027
Title: Calling for Immediate Action to Develop a Comprehensive and Transparent Procedure for Offshore Wind Project Permitting to Adequately Protect Tribal Environmental And Sovereign Interests
Sponsor: Paul Ward
Sponsor Affiliation: Yakama Nation
Status: Adopt
 
Resolution: MN-23-028
Title: Supporting the Designation of the Medicine Lake Highlands National Monument in California
Sponsor: Lisa Gali
Sponsor Affiliation: Pit River Tribe
Status: Adopt
 
Resolution: MN-23-029
Title: Calling on the Department of Justice to Expeditiously Implement Title VIII, Subtitle B, of the Violence Against Women Act of 2022
Sponsor: Mike Williams
Sponsor Affiliation: Akiak Native Community
Status: Adopt
 
Resolution: MN-23-030
Title: Calling Upon the FCC to Recognize Bulk Purchasing of Tenant Broadband services by Tribally Designated Housing Entities and Tribal Nations as Eligible for the Affordable Connectivity Program
Sponsor: Tiffany Circle
Sponsor Affiliation: Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
Status: Adopt
     
Resolution: MN-23-031
Title: Supporting Federal Legislation that Would Require Credit Reporting Agencies to Remove Information on Indian Health Service (IHS) Beneficiaries’ Credit Reports that Relates to Debts or Collection Activity for Bills that Should Have Been Paid by the IHS
Sponsor:  
Sponsor Affiliation: Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
Status: Adopt
 
Resolution: MN-23-032
Title: Securing Physical Access to Ceremonial Grounds and Spaces for Tribal Elders and People with Disabilities
Sponsor: Joseph Ray/Aaron Payment
Sponsor Affiliation:  
Status: Adopt
 
Resolution: MN-23-033
Title: Honoring Joe A. Garcia of Ohkay Owingeh for a Lifetime of Service to the Pueblos and Indian Country
Sponsor: All Pueblo Council of Governors
Sponsor Affiliation:  
Status: Adopt
 
Resolution: MN-23-034
Title: In Support of Culturally Specific Technical Assistance and Financial Education Programs for American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
Sponsor: Eddie Sherman
Sponsor Affiliation:  
Status: Not Considered
 
Resolution: MN-23-035
Title:
Approval to Submit Resolution to NCAI RE: Grizzly Bear
 
Sponsor: Kevin Lenon
Sponsor Affiliation: Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe
Status: Table
 
Resolution: MN-23-036
Title: Calling upon the United States of America to Acknowledge Federal Treaty and Trust Responsibilities in Federal Legislation
Sponsor: A. Gay Kingman
Sponsor Affiliation: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Status: Not Considered
 
Resolution: MN-23-037
Title: Calling on Congress and the President to Reaffirm the Boundaries of Treaty Reservations Diminished in Violation of the Treaties, Including the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation of North and South Dakota
Sponsor: A. Gay Kingman
Sponsor Affiliation: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Status: Not Considered
     
Resolution: MN-23-038
Title: Calling upon Congress and the President to Extend the Not Invisible Act and Provide Oversight to Ensure Effectiveness
Sponsor: A. Gay Kingman
Sponsor Affiliation: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Status: Adopt
     
Resolution: MN-23-039
Title: Calling upon the United States to Protect Indian Children, Indian Families and Tribal Nations By Preserving the Indian Child Welfare Act
Sponsor: A. Gay Kingman
Sponsor Affiliation: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Status: Adopt
     
Resolution: MN-23-040
Title: Support Amending the Immigration and Naturalization Act to Authorize Tribal Schools to Waive the Foreign Residence Requirement for J-1 Visa Educators
Sponsor: Cecilia Firethunder/Xavier Barraza
Sponsor Affiliation: Oglala Lakota Nation
Status: Adopt
     
Resolution: MN-23-041
Title: Supporting Bureau of Indian Education Deferred Maintenance and School Construction Funding
Sponsor: Cecilia Firethunder/Xavier Barraza
Sponsor Affiliation: Oglala Lakota Nation
Status: Not Considered
     
Resolution: MN-23-042
Title: Calling upon the United States of America to Uphold Food Sovereignty, Bison, Fish and Native Agriculture Marketplace
Sponsor: Cecilia Firethunder/Xavier Barraza
Sponsor Affiliation: Oglala Lakota Nation/Hopland Band of Pomo Indians
Status: Not Considered
     
Resolution: MN-23-043
Title: Calling upon the Secretary of the Interior to Uphold The Integrity of the Federal Acknowledgement Process For Native Sovereign Nations and Tribes
Sponsor: Cecilia Firethunder/Xavier Barraza
Sponsor Affiliation: Oglala Lakota Nation/Hopland Band of Pomo Indians
Status: Not Considered
     
Resolution: MN-23-044
Title: Calling upon the President and Congress to Enact Legislation to Provide Tax Parity to Native Sovereign Nations
Sponsor: A. Gay Kingman
Sponsor Affiliation: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Status: Adopt
     
Resolution: MN-23-045
Title: Oppose U.S. Senate Bill on Land Grant-Mercedes Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act
Sponsor:  
Sponsor Affiliation:  
Status: Not Considered