DOCUMENT RESUME ED 330 500 RC 018 037 TITLE Phoenix Indian School. Oversight Hearings on Phoenix Indian School Before the Commit

DOCUMENT RESUME ED 330 500 RC 018 037 TITLE Phoenix Indian School. Oversight Hearings on Phoenix Indian School Before the Commit

DOCUMENT RESUME ED 330 500 RC 018 037 TITLE Phoenix Indian School. Oversight Hearings on Phoenix Indian School before the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session (Phoenix, AZ, February 13, 1987; Washington, DC, July 30, 1987). INSTITUTION Congress of the U.S., Washington, D.C. House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. PUB DATE 89 NOTE 422p.; Excerpted material contains smal or faint type. Serial No. 100-68. AVAILABLE FROM Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. PUB TYPE Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials (090) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC17 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *American Indian Education; Boarding Fohools; Enrollment; Federal Indian Relationship; Hearings; High Schools; *Land Use; Primary Sources; *School Closing; Tribes IDENTIFIERS Arizona (Phoenix); Congress 100th; *Federal Lands; *Phoenix Indian High School AZ ABSTRACT Since 1891, Phoenix Indian High School has served as a boarding school for IndiarItudents. In February 1987, the Bureau cf Indian Affairs (BIA) recommended that the school be closed, and that students be transferred to Sherman Indian Schoo] in Riverside, California. Congressional hearings in February and July 1987 received testimony on this proposal and on several plans for disposition of the federal land involved, about ,100 acres of valuable real estate within the city of Phoenix. A B1A spokesman cited declining enrollment and Lurther declines expected after the opening of two new reservation secondary schools as justification for the closure, and provided data on studer:, program, and school characteristics at Phoenix and Sherman schools. Representatives of Arizona tribes and the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona (ITCA) testified that there are only five reservation high schools in Arizona, and that Phoenix Indian High School provides needed educational resources for Arizona's Indian students, particularly special needs students. In the event of closure, ITCA submitted a plan whereby property dispoFal would provide educational funds for Indian students. Collier Enterprises explained its proposal to trade 145,000 acres of its land in '..he Florida Everglades ecosystem for the Phoenix land. Phelps Dodge Development Corporation described its offer to trade 311,000 acres of Southwest wilderness and archeological sites for the Phoenix land. Conservation groups and environmental, wildlife, and archeological experts discussed the two proposed land exchanges. The city of Phoenix and the Veterans Administration presented their plans for development of the land. (SV) gc, PHOENIX INDIAN SCHOOL OVERSIGHT HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDREDTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON PHOE1NIX INDIAN SCHOOL HEARINGS HELD FEBRUARY 13, 1987: PHOENIX, AZ JULY 30, 1987: WASHINGTON, DC Serial No. 100-68 Printed for the use of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs U.111. DEPARTNENT Of EDUCATION Offrct atCducettonal Research endImprovement EDUCATIONAL RESOuRCESINFORMATION CENTER(ERIC) /Nsdocument haft been reproducedits ,eCil.vosol from the person ororgentzat,on or,gtnafing Mmor changeSNave boonmade to implose reproductop quetdy Potntsof view04 opmnonssustechnte,sclOcti. ment do not oeceSeards tepresentottIcal (DERI DOSItion or poliCy U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE :30-464 04. WASHINGTON : 1989 For Aide by the Superintendent of Document*, Congrossional Sales Wrier U.S. Government Printing Office. Wuhinirton, PC 20402 BEST COPY AVAILABLE -Is COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INEULAR AFFAIRS Hausa oF REPRESENTATIVES MORRIS K. UDALL, Arizona. Chairman GEORGE MILLER. California DON YOUNG, Alaska, PHILIP R. SHAN', Indiana Ranking Republican Member EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts MANUEL LUJAN, Ja., New Mexico AUSTIN J. MURPHY, Pennsylvania ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO, California NICK JOE RAHALL II, West Virginia RON MARLENEE, Montana BRUCE F. VENTO, Minnesota DICK CHENEY, Wyoming JERRY HUCKABY, Louisiana CHARLES PASHAYAN. Ja California DALE E. KILDEE, Michigan LARRY CRAIG, Idaho TONY COELHO, California DENNY SMITH, Oregon BEVERLY B. BYRON, Maryland JAMES V. HANSEN, Utah RON ot LUGO. Virgin Islands BILL EMERSON, Miasouri SAM GEJDENSON, Connecticut BARBARA F. VUCANOVICH, Nevada PETER H. KOSTMAYER. Pennsylvania BEN BLAZ, Guam RICHARD H. LEHMAN, California JOHN J. RHODES III, Arizona BILL RICHARDSON, New Mexico ELTON GALLEGLY, California FOF0 1,F, SUNIA, American Samoa RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana GEORGE (BUDDY) DARDEN, Georgia P1ER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana JAIME B. FUSTER, Puerto Rico MEL LEVINE, California JAMES MCCLURE CLARKE, North Carohna WAYNE OWENS, Utah JOHN LEWIS, Georgia BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL, Colorado PETER A. Dry An°. Oregon STANLEY SCOVILLE, Staff Director and counsel ROY Joists, Associate Staff Diwtor and Counsel LER MCELYMN, General Counsel FRANKLIN DUCHENEAUX, CUURSel on Indian Affairs DEOORAN ANN BROKEN ROPE, Stuff Assi:ttant ANGELA MCCOY, Secretar7 RICHARD A. Acnsizw, Chief Minority Counsel CONTENTS Page Hearings held: February 13, 1987 1 July 30, 1987 177 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1987 Statements: Adams, Howard, councilman, representing district No. 5, Phoenix, Arizo- na 76 Bourne, Ray, director, Carl T. Hayden Medical Center, Veterans Adminis- tration 125 Campbell, Hon. Ben Nighthorse, a U.S. Representative from the State of Colorado 5 Cawley, Roy, president, real estate division, Collier Enterprises, Naples, Florida 147 DeCmcini, Hon. Dennis, a U.S. Senator from the State of Arizona 2 Goddard, Terry, mayor, Phoenix, Arizona 40 Kyl, Hon. Jon, a U.S. Representative from the State of Arizona 146 McCain, Hon. John S. III, a U.S. Senator from the State of Arizona 3 Mecham, Evan, Governor of the State of Arizona 5 Norwood, Roice, Local No. 367, Phoenix, National Federation of Federal Employees [NFFE] 139 Panel consisting of: Don Antone, governor, Gila River Tribe of Arizona 79 Josiah Moors, chairman, Tohono O'Odham Nation on behalf of the Inter-tribal council of Arizona's subcommittee on the Phoenix Indian School 80 Smith, Rob, associate Southwest representative for the Sierra Club, repre- senting Palo Verde Sierra Club of Arizona, The Wilderness Society and the Maricopa Audubon Society 169 Winslow, Paul, chairman, Phoenix citizen's advisory committee on Phoe- nix Indian School property 132 THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1987 Statements: Carlson, Gary, deputy director, New Mexico Land Commission on behalf of William R. Humphries, New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands 393 Cawley, Roy E. Jr., representing the Barron Collier Companies & Collier Enterprises 2'78 Goddard, Terry, mayor, Phoenix, Arizona 189 Panel consisting of: William Horn, Assistant Secretary for Fish & Wildlife & Parks, U.S Department of the Interior 220 Robert E. Lindsey, Jr., Director for Operations. Department of Medi- cine & Surgery, Veterans' Administration 244 Panel consisting of: Chris Monson, president, Phelps Dodge Development Corp. 306 Steven Carothers, environmental consultant 309 Panel consisting of: Don Antone, president, Intertribal council of Arizona 326 Jim Platero, director, economic planning department, Navajo Tribe 335 Panel consisting of: Curtis Schaafsma, New Mexico State archeologist 344 StatementsContinued Panel consisting ofContinued Page Cynthia Lenhart, wildlife specialist, National Audubon Society & coordinator, Everglades Coalition 351 Russell D. Butcher, Southwest & California repreeentative, National Parks & Conservation Association 357 Charles Lee, senior vice president, Florid., Audubon Society 364 William C. &frail, program director, national wildlife refuge systems The Wilderness Society 372 Joni Bosh, Grand Canyon chapter, Sierra Club 380 APPENDIX FamAy, FUltUARY 13, 1987 Additional material submitted for the hearing record from: Gila River Indian Ccimmunity: Prepared statement of Donald R.Antone, Sr , governor 403 Pascua Yaqui Tribal council: Prepared statement aDavid G. Ramirez, chair- man 406 ; ) PHOENIX INDIAN SCHOOL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1987 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMFITEE ON INTERIOR AND INSUIAR AFFAIRS, Phoenit, AZ The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 9 a.m., in the Marico- pa County Board of Supervisors Auditorium, 205 West Jefferson, Phoenix, Arizona, Hon. Morris K. Udall (chairman of the commit- tee) /3residing. The CHAIRMAN. The Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs is conducting this hearing, and the hearing will be in order. It is Friday the thirteenth, and let me first thank the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors for the hospitality in makii7 this fa- cility available for our hearing today. I also want to thank mayor Goddard and the other w tesses for being available on such short notice, and thank myouse and Senate colleagues for taking their valuable time to paicipate in this hearing. As Chairman of the Interior Committee, and as a Member of the Arizona delegation, I have scheduled this hearing to try and find out where do we stand on the Phoenix Indian School issue, and perhaps to clear the air a little bit. I hope these hearings will serve three purposes: No. 1, we want to inquire into the justification for the proposed closure of the Indian educational facility. Our committee has the responsibility to ensure that this Nation's commitments to the Indian people are being met, including the commitment to provide a qualiq education to Indian children. The closure of this school should m t that test, or it should not be closed at all. No. 2, we want to determine how the educational needs of the Indian tribes and communities

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