...Committee Amendments which you and Dennis Thelan worked out and conform them both to the position of the National Congress of American Indians and the National Tribal Chairmen's Association regarding Amendment of PL 83-280, and in keeping with what I perceive to be the feeling of the Indian...

...Office. 2. Vest the power to select the Policy Advisory Board for said Office with representatives of the National Congress of American Indians and the National Tribal Chairmen's Association. 3. Direct the Policy Advisory Board to report directly to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs on all...

...determine their own destisv. Tribal groups working with their various Inter-Tribal Councils and national organizations, such as the National Congress of American...Indians and the National Tribal Chairmen's Association, have been actively working on a response to the "Inter-Agency Staff Study Report, Federal Field Organization:...

...concur, is attempting to set up a committee. This group is coming here, now on March 8 for the meeting of the National Congress of American Indians and the National Tribal Chairmen's Association. Hopefully, working with State representatives, local representatives, and other Federal agencies, they...

...of course, refers to national policy. At the national level policy directions are also reviewed with national Indian organizations such as the National...Indians and the National Tribal Chairmen's Association. Local level policy determination emanates from tribal governments and from advisory school boards....

...their own corporate structures and to elect their governing bodies. It would also be necessary for the National Congress of American Indians and the National Tribal Chairmen's Association to take any action required by their by-laws to establish themselves as the National Indian Political...

...individually with all tribal governments and Indian organizations on each of these issues. Multitribal organizations, such as the National Congress of American Indians and the National Tribal Chairman's Association serve various functions, but generally their ability to represent tribal interests...

...of tribal governments." NIEA has, in the past five months, worked closely on education issues with the National Congress of American Indians and the National Tribal Chairmen's Association. These three organizations are national in scope of advocacy, their Boards of Directors are elected...

...Patricia Locke, the National Indian Education Association has worked closely on education issues with the National Congress of American Indians and the National Tribal Chairmen's Association. These three organizations are national in scope of advocacy, their Boards of Directors are elected...

...thank Mr. Trimble for recognizing the minority's position. We, as pueblo tribes, are also members of the National Congress of American Indians and the National Tribal Chairmen's Association. Our position has not been with the majority. We have gone through a painful, but necessary, process...