A \ DOCUMENT RESUME- 'ED 210 140 - RC C13 042 TITLE Development of Nativemeritan Culture and.)irt--Part 3. To Promote the DOelopment of Native American AO' Culture and Art. Hearing Before the Select. Committee on Indiin Affairs, United States Senate, Nin,ety-Seventh Congress, First Session on S.'.192. INSTITUTION Congress,of the U.S., Washington.FD.C. ,Senate Select Committee on Ihdian Affairs. PUB DATE 29 Jul 81- , NOTE .-67p.; Not available in paper copy due tc small print size. FOPS PRICE MFO Plus Postage. PC Not Available from EDFS. DESCRIPTORS *American Indian Culture: *American Indian Education; - American Indians: Art; Art Education; *Facility 1 - ,Planning; *Federal Indian Relationship: Hawaiians; Hearings; Institutes (Training Programs); Regional Schools: Religious Factors: SecOndary Education; *Self Deteraicaation; Tribes IDENTIF/7PS Congress 97 h`; *Cultdral Preservation; *Institute of Americar Indian Arts NM; New Mexico -ABSTRACT The Select Committee on Indian Affairs met Jalir29. 1981 tihear testimony concerning S. 792, a bill to provide fo1 the establishment of a national institute topreserve, revitalize., and disseainate Indian art and culture. Bill Sr 792 was endcrsed by . senators fro Oregon and Hawaii and, with certain reservaticns, by representatives of eight Indian Tribes, Pueblos, and Associations. Indian representatives wanted T.Ddian control on the Institute'sBoard of Trustees to insure sensitiviay to Indian religious and cultural concerns for pgacy dirfttion, the exhibition of Indian arts and crafts, and coipliance with the American Indian Religicus Freedom Act. There -was support for the conclpt of developing regional institutions rather than a national institute.. The Department ofthe Interior's 'Bureau of Indian Affairs opposed the enactment of S. 792 . because the bill proposed ap teaove the Indian Arts and 4afts Board and the Institute of American Indian Arts from the Department. Statements from nine Pueblo leaders in New Mexico who opposed S. 2166 (a till to establish a National Institute of Naive American Culture and Arts Development) and various correspondence were entered into the record. (CM) *******************************I0**************#************************ Reproductions supOtied by kDRS are the best that can bemade * from the original document. *****************************f**************************************** DEVELOPMENT OF NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE AND ART PART 3 HEARING BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS. UNITED STATES SENATE NINETY-SEVENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION S. 792 TO PROMOTE- THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE AND ART JULY 29, 1981 WASHINGTOT, b.c. 4:14 OMM U.S GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 89.717 0 J WASHINGTON . 1981 01-4 DESTOPY AVAILABLE CC. 2 . 4 1. 1 SELECT COMMITTEE ON IN1IA14 AFFAIRS WILLIAM S. COHEN, Vallis., Chairman BARRY GOLQWATER., Arizona JOHN MELCHER, Mon tatu0 MARK ANDREWS, North Dakota . DANIEL K. INOUYE, Hawaii SLADE GORTON, Washington DENNIS DzCONCINI, Arizona N., TINOTIITC,WOODCOCK,Staff Director (H) A e . E. i 1 3 "1 r . CONTENTS 5:792 Page 3 . WITNESSES BtiRow, Earl J., Director,Office of Indian Education Progrativs, Prepared statement BIN A 39 Hark), Suzan Shown, on behalf of NavajoNation Hart, Robert G., general 47 e' manager, Indian Arts a aft Board - 36 Hatfield, Mark 0., U.S. Senator from theState of Prepared statement gon 16 18 Herrera, Isaac P.,,governor, Coe hiri. Pueblo 28 Lovato, De lfin J., chairman, All IndianPueblo Council, and vice president, , National Congress of American Indians Prepared statement 28 Matsunaga, l a 30 ark M., U.S. Senator from the State of Hawaii 19 Nailor, Gera:,governor, Picuns Pael,10 Parker, Alan, attorney, on behalf of the .28 'Yakima Indian Nation Standing Rock Stour and the Savilla,'Elmer M., acting executive director, 44 Association National Tribal Chairmen's Prepared statement .. 41 Trujillo, Joseph A., goernor,,San Juan A 43 Pueblo 28 Nicade, Jon C., president. Institute ofAmerican Indian Art, ?6 STATEMENTS SUBMITTED FOR'TRERECORD t Alu Like, Inc., submitted by Wi ona E. Rubin____, 22 Baca, William, Santa Clara Pu o _ , Bowannie, John, Cochiti Pueblo r31 Hawaiian Affairs, Office of, State r Hawaii, 31 son, culture committee Walter I. Ritte Jr., Chairper- Inouye, Dakiel K., U.S. Senator from 24 the State of Hawaii 21 MacDonald, Wanda L., member,Arizona Coinmission on the Arts and chairman of Navajo land"Festival of the Arts Martinez, Victor, Picuris Puebfr, 48 Martinez, Vincenti, San Juan Prieto 32 Quintana, Reyes, Santo Domingo Pueblo 32 Rubin, Winona E., Alu Like, Inc, 33 Sanchez, Joseph V,.S"an Felipe Pueblo 22' *lido, Joe A., Jemez Pueblo 34 Trujillo, Adam, Taos Pueblo 34 If Vigil, Herman, Tesuque Pueblo . 35 Yakima Indian Nation and the,Sta.nding ` 35 Alan Parker- Rock Sioux Tribe submitted by I h/ 43 APPENDIX .. CORRESPONDENCE ItE,CEIVED FORTHE RECORD , . Letter from David L. Rudolph, administrativeassistant/planner, Central Marne Indian Association, Inn. try Jo Jliuti_ vi Letter from Livingston L. Biddle, Jr., ctiffirman, 51 the Arts,. to Senator Cohen National Endowment for 52 Letter from Joseph D. Duffev, chairman, NationalEndowment for the Humanities, to Senator Cohen 53 Letter from Michael E. Hyde, Toppeiti-h,Wask,to Senator Me lcher____,54 Letter from David E. Nelson, executive director, MontanaM Senat(4. Cohen_ Arts Council, to tier from Lloyd Oid Covrof, secretary, Crow Tribe, 55 to Senatoi Cohen. .57 -Letter from Helen Mane Redbird, chairman,Native American Council of Regents, to Senator Cohen.. 58 Letter from R. B. Legaspi, clerk, County ofHawaii, Hilo, Hawaii, with with enclosed resolution ..e . , 62 ADDITIONAL STATEMENT RECEIVED TOR THE RECORD Old Coyote, Lloyd, secretary, Crow Tribe Historical mission .and Culture Corn- .. 59 Y.. r DEVELOPMENT OF NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE I / '-AND ART-PART 3. JULY 29, 1981 U.S. SENATE,' Szr,zur COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS- W a4thingten, D .C. The select committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10 room 5110,Duksen Senate °Ice Building, Senator John-Ilelcher (acting chairman) presiding. 'r Staffpresent -: Max Richtman, minority ,staff director; John Chaves, staff attorney : John Mulkey, professional staff member ; Tina Kanemoto, professional staff member; and Christine Drayton, staff assistant. Senator MELCHER. The select committee will come to order. Our first scheduled witnesses.are Senators Hatfieland, Matsun5a.. Inasmuch as neither are here right now. we will 'call the not witness. When the Senators appear, we will ask the witne_to bear with us and permit them to give their testimony. Our first witness is Delfin Lovato, chairman of the All Indian Pueblo Council. We are delighted to have you with us and to have your testimony. First, I should fell you that this bill, S. 792, is for thepreservatix and development of native American arts and culture. Ddring the 96th Congress, I introduced S. 2166, a bill which has the same purpose. The Select Committee on Indian Affairs held two hearings on that bill, one in Sante Fe, N. Mex., on April 14, 1980, and ORR in:Wash- ington, D.C. on July29, 1980. The hearings brought to light a number of issues which required clari4cation before the committee couldvact on the legislation. However, due to tile committee's busyagenda,' final 1. action on S. 2160 uyas postponed. S. 792, which I introduced, on March 24, 198/, along with Senators Burdick, Hatfield, Inouye, Goldwater, Matsunaga, Baucus, Domenici, and DeConcipi, incorporates many of the suggestions made by Indian ) as weal 'as non-Iiidiiin witnesses during the committee's hearings in 1980. They include: No. 1, postponing action on the location of the insti- tute until a decision is reached by a majority of theboard; No. 2, a elearer eiefipition of/ "Indian" and "Indian tribe"; No. a greater emphaiis on coordination rather than centralization of the Federal effort to promote Indian art and culture; No. 4, majority Indian rep- resentation on the board; and No. 5, reliance on tribal art and cultural (1) ) 5 2 programs of S. 7'92 is to provide for the establishnientof a na- tional institute through which Indianart and f/pItlat will be pre-, served, revitalized, aid disseminated. S. 792 would comaine the functions ofthe Institute of American Ipdian Arts in Sante Fe. N.,Mex., with theIndian Arts and Crafts Board to create a new National Institute ofNative American Culture and Arts Development. In addition to combining the two existingprograms. the hill pro - ides for expanding the instituteto offer new features. including a Center for Culture and Art Studies,a Centet for Native American Scholars, a Center for Cultural Exchange. anda Alusermi of Indian Arts. Another purpose of Si 79-2 isto tentine from the Bureau of Indian Affairs the responsibility for the operationof the institute. It currently administers the progilons at the instituteand has. by all accounts. done a poor job. That is nota reflection on the Bureau of 'Indian Affairs' ability,in otherprograms. It is a reflection on the lack of in- centives and understandinsby the Bureau of Indian Affairsconcern ina'what Tnehan art andct.ure is about and writ:Hui/1g what we are trying to accomplish with the bill, ------ Therompittee s hearings last yearon this issue revealed that current Federal initiatives in the area of Indianart and culture are fragmented and inadequate. Fui1hermore. a recent decision by SecretaryWatt to move the Insti- tute of American Indian Art to the College rif Sante'Veon a contract basis has been eraracterizedas a short-term,answer. I believe that the erosion of Indian artistic and cultural expressionrequires a long-term solution and that S. 792 is, in effect, the formulationof such a solution. The estahilshment of an institute for theenhancement and preserva- tion of this Nation's nativeart and culture is not a new concept, but I believeit is one whose time hascome. The Senate Special SubovninitteeOil Indian Education in its 1969 report. "Indian Education : A National TragedyA NationalChal- lenge.." recommended the creation of suchan institute and emphasized that "the information suchan institute could disseminateaas well as the research which it could c6fiduct,would greatly increase public knowl-.