Political Quotes

“there are two giant loopholes created here, and I will submit for the Record statements by a number of Indian tribes, the Great Plains Tribal Chairman's Association, the Inter- Tribal Council of Nevada, and the National Congress of American Indians, in opposition to this amendment. Great Plains Tribal Chairman's Association, Eagle Butte, SD, September 6, 2006. Resolution of the Great Plains Tribal Chairman's Association Whereas, the Great Plains (formerly Aberdeen Area) Tribal Chairman's Association (GPTCA) is composed of the elected Chairs and Presidents of the sovereign Indian Tribes and Nations recognized by Treaties with the United States that are within the Great Plains Region of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and Whereas, the Great Plains Tribal Chairman's Association was formed to promote the common interests of the sovereign Tribes and Nations and their members of the Great Plains Region; and Whereas, the United States has obligated itself both through Treaties entered into with the sovereign Tribes and Nations of the Great Plains Region and through its own federal statutes, the Snyder Act of 1921 as amended, the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1976 as amended, and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 1976 as amended; and Whereas, the Tribes of the Great Plains have strong spiritual, cultural, and historical ties to wild horses; and Whereas, the Tribes of the Great Plains are disheartened and alarmed by the new language in Appropriations Bill H.R.…”