S. HRG. 116–338 S. 2165, S. 2716, S. 2912, S. 3019, S. 3044, S. 3099, AND S. 3100 HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED SIXTEENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION JUNE 24, 2020 Printed for the use of the Committee on Indian Affairs ( U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 42–357 PDF WASHINGTON : 2021 VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:33 May 20, 2021 Jkt 042357 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 S:\DOCS\42357.TXT JACK INDIA-60013 with DISTILLER COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS JOHN HOEVEN, North Dakota, Chairman TOM UDALL, New Mexico, Vice Chairman JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming MARIA CANTWELL, Washington LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska JON TESTER, Montana, JAMES LANKFORD, Oklahoma BRIAN SCHATZ, Hawaii STEVE DAINES, Montana CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO, Nevada MARTHA MCSALLY, Arizona TINA SMITH, Minnesota JERRY MORAN, Kansas T. MICHAEL ANDREWS, Majority Staff Director and Chief Counsel JENNIFER ROMERO, Minority Staff Director and Chief Counsel (II) VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:33 May 20, 2021 Jkt 042357 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 S:\DOCS\42357.TXT JACK INDIA-60013 with DISTILLER C O N T E N T S Page Hearing held on June 24, 2020 ............................................................................... 1 Statement of Senator Cantwell .............................................................................. 8 Statement of Senator Cortez Masto ....................................................................... 11 Statement of Senator Daines .................................................................................. 4 Statement of Senator Heinrich ............................................................................... 6 Statement of Senator Hoeven ................................................................................. 1 Statement of Senator McSally ................................................................................ 9 Statement of Senator Murkowski ........................................................................... 7 Statement of Senator Tester ................................................................................... 10 Statement of Senator Udall .................................................................................... 3 WITNESSES Lacounte, Darryl, Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior ........................................................................................................... 11 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 12 Petty, Hon. Timothy R., Ph.D., Assistant Secretary, Water and Science, United States Department of the Interior ......................................................... 14 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 15 APPENDIX Association on American Indian Affairs, prepared statement ............................. 43 Beeter, Evelyn, Mt. Sanford Tribal Consortium, prepared statement ................ 40 Bovee´, Deana M., Tribal Chairwoman, Susanville Indian Rancheria, prepared statement .............................................................................................................. 32 Chavarria, J. Michael, Chairman, All Pueblo Council of Governors, prepared statement .............................................................................................................. 37 Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, prepared statement ............................... 44 Echohawk, John E., Executive Director, Native American Rights Fund, pre- pared statement ................................................................................................... 36 Edmondson, Paul, President/CEO, National Trust for Historic Preservation, prepared statement .............................................................................................. 35 Feller, Susan, President & CEO, Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums, prepared statement .................................................................... 46 Friend, Hon. Billy, Chief, Wyandotte Nation, prepared statement ..................... 29 Harris, Hon. William, Chief, Catawba Indian Nation, prepared statement ....... 31 Kitka, Julie, President, Alaska Federation of Natives, prepared statement ...... 42 Korthuis, Vivian, CEO, Association of Village Council Presidents, prepared statement .............................................................................................................. 30 Letters and resolutions submitted for the record ................................................ 66–128 Martindale, Kim, President, Authentic Tribal Art Dealers Association (ATADA), prepared statement ............................................................................ 54 McKeown, C. Timothy, Ph.D, Repatriation Advisor, National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers, prepared statement .............................. 39 Mora, Sr., Hon. Robert A., Governor, Pueblo of Tesuque, prepared statement .. 47 Payment, Aaron, President, Midwest Alliance of Sovereign Tribes, prepared statement .............................................................................................................. 50 Response to written questions submitted to Hon. Timothy R. Petty, Ph.D. by: Hon. Steve Daines ............................................................................................ 131 Hon. Tom Udall ................................................................................................ 128 Sealaska Heritage Institute: Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian, prepared state- ment ...................................................................................................................... 33 (III) VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:33 May 20, 2021 Jkt 042357 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 S:\DOCS\42357.TXT JACK INDIA-60013 with DISTILLER IV Page Swenson, Ray, Chairman, Mission Irrigation District, Federal Flathead Irri- gation and Power, prepared statement .............................................................. 65 Timm, Lt. Col. Glenn, (USAF(ret), Polson, MT, prepared statement ................. 64 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, prepared statement .............................. 51 Vallo, Hon. Brian D., Governor, Pueblo of Acoma1, prepared statement ........... 59 Weahkee, RADM Michael D., Director, Indian Health Service, U.S. Depart- ment of Health and Human Services, prepared statement .............................. 48 VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:33 May 20, 2021 Jkt 042357 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 S:\DOCS\42357.TXT JACK INDIA-60013 with DISTILLER S. 2165, S. 2716, S. 2912, S. 3019, S. 3044, S. 3099, AND S. 3100 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020 U.S. SENATE, COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS, Washington, DC. The Committee met, pursuant to notice, at 2:30 p.m. in room 562, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. John Hoeven, Chairman of the Committee, presiding. OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. JOHN HOEVEN, U.S. SENATOR FROM NORTH DAKOTA The CHAIRMAN. Good afternoon. I will call this legislative hear- ing to order. Before we begin, I want to remind those members who are con- necting with us remotely to please mute your microphone. This will cut down on the static feedback in the hearing room. In addition to the Senators in the room right now, also attending remotely are Senators McSally, Tester, Cortez Masto, and Mur- kowski. Today the Committee will receive testimony on seven bills, S. 2165, the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2019; S. 2716, A Bill to Amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes; S. 2912, the Blackwater Trading Post Land Trans- fer Act; S. 3019, the Montana Water Rights Protection Act; S. 3044, the Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2019; S. 3099, the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Land Transfer Act of 2019; and S. 3100, the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Land Transfer Act of 2019. On July 18th, 2019, Senator Henrich introduced S. 2165, the Safeguard Tribal Acts of Patrimony Act. This legislation is centered on providing additional legal protection to Native American tribal artifacts and sacred objects, by creating an explicit prohibition on exporting cultural heritage obtained in violation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, Archeological Resources Protection Act, or the Antiquities Act. The bill also sets forth an exporter certification system to accom- pany this export prohibition. Such a prohibition makes it possible for tribes to utilize other countries’ domestic laws and law enforce- ment mechanisms to regain their cultural heritage. The STOP Act confirms the President’s authority to enter into agreements under a 1970 international treaty in order to request the return of tribal cultural heritage from other countries. The au- (1) VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:33 May 20, 2021 Jkt 042357 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6633 Sfmt 6633 S:\DOCS\42357.TXT JACK INDIA-60013 with DISTILLER 2 thorization of such agreements, paired with the export prohibition and export certification system, will ensure the United States has the tools necessary to utilize this treaty. The STOP Act also creates a Federal framework to support the voluntary return of Native American tangible cultural heritage. This includes establishing a referral program at the Department of Interior that will assist individuals in finding a tribe with a cul- tural affiliation to tangible cultural heritage for the purposes of proper return. Lastly, S. 2165 creates a Federal working group to ensure coordination between