{"id":30132,"date":"2022-12-12T13:12:47","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T18:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=30132"},"modified":"2022-12-12T13:20:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T18:20:00","slug":"senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-takes-up-sacred-lands-measure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/12\/12\/senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-takes-up-sacred-lands-measure\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Committee on Indian Affairs takes up sacred lands measure"},"content":{"rendered":" \"Senate<\/a>
A legislative hearing on S.4439, the Katimi\u00een and Ameeky\u00e1araam Sacred Lands Act, took place on July 20, 2022. Photo: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs takes up sacred lands measure<\/div>\r\n
Monday, December 12, 2022<\/div>\r\n
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<\/p>\r\nThe Senate Committee on Indian Affairs<\/a> is holding a business meeting as the 117th Congress enters its final stretch.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nOnly one item is the agenda for the meeting on Wednesday afternoon<\/a>. It’s S.4439<\/a>, the Katimi\u00een and Ameeky\u00e1araam Sacred Lands Act.\r\n

<\/P>\r\nThe bill transfers about 1,031 acres in northern California into trust for the Karuk Tribe<\/a>. \r\nThe land is currently held by the Department of Agriculture.\r\n

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Katimi\u00een and Ameeky\u00e1araam Sacred Lands Act<\/div>\r\n
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A map titled the Katimiin Area
Boundary Proposal shows the federal land that would be transferred to the Karuk Tribe under the Katimi\u00een and Ameeky\u00e1araam Sacred Lands Act. Image Source: Office of Rep. Jared Huffman<\/a> (D-California)<\/figcaption><\/div><\/div>\r\n
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<\/P>\r\nKnown as the \u201cCenter of the World,\u201d the area has been used for fishing and praying by the Karuk people since time immemorial. A committee hearing<\/a> took place on July 20.\r\n

<\/P>\r\n“By placing this land into trust, this bill will forever protect and preserve our ability to exercise our religious beliefs in the same manner as our ancestors have done since the beginning of time,” Chairman Russell A. Attebery said in written testimony<\/a>. He appeared virtually at the hearing.\r\n

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