{"id":22461,"date":"2022-03-28T00:01:02","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T04:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=22461"},"modified":"2022-03-28T00:02:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T04:02:25","slug":"tribal-consultation-bill-finally-set-for-movement-on-capitol-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/03\/28\/tribal-consultation-bill-finally-set-for-movement-on-capitol-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribal consultation bill finally set for movement on Capitol Hill"},"content":{"rendered":" \"Stephen<\/a>
Governor Stephen Roe Lewis of the Gila River Indian Community, center, is seen with Rep. Ra\u00fal Grijalva (D-Arizona), right, during an event on the reservation in Arizona on February 22, 2022. Photo: Rep. Grijalva<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n
Tribal consultation bill finally set for movement on Capitol Hill<\/div>\r\n
Monday, March 28, 2022<\/div>\r\n
By Acee Agoyo<\/div>\r\n
Indianz.Com<\/div>\r\n

<\/P>\r\nWASHINGTON, D.C. — Tribal leaders and tribal organizations are rallying in support of a bill that mandates — for the first time — consultation with Indian nations on actions that affect their interests.\r\n

<\/P>\r\nIn 2000, then-president Bill Clinton issued an executive order that requires federal agencies to consult with tribal governments<\/a>. \r\nDespite the requirement, which was reaffirmed by President Joe Biden <\/a> shortly after he took office in January 2021, Indian Country has frequently complained of lapses in consultation, as well as an inability to hold the United States accountable for its trust and treaty responsibilities.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nH.R.3587<\/a>, the Requirements, Expectations, and Standard Procedures for Effective Consultation with Tribes Act, seeks to solidify the consultation requirement. The bill, also known as the RESPECT Act, would ensure that changes in presidential administrations don’t affect the U.S. government’s legal obligations to tribes and their citizens.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n“Tribal consultation is not a \u2018Dear Tribal Leader\u2019 letter or a voicemail, it is the bedrock of the federal Indian trust responsibility,” said\r\nGay Kingman, the the long-serving executive director of the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen\u2019s Association<\/a>, one of the many organizations supporting H.R.3587.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n“The RESPECT Act embodies that and will bring the United States government closer than it has ever been to adhering to the values it has long espoused but so often ignored,” said Kingman, a citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.\r\n

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