Y 4. In 2/11:5.hrg. 100-017 S. HRG. 100-879 IMPROVEMENT OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN HEARING BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDREDTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 2250 TO ENSURE THAT FEDERAL LANDS ARE MANAGED IN A MANNER THAT DOES NOT IMPAIR THE EXERCISE OF TRADITIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN RELIGION For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office CONTENTS Cranston, Hon. Alan, U.S. Senator from California....... Harjo, Suzan, Executive Director, National Congress of American Indians, Ing, Mahealani, Executive Director, Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation, Matheson, Scott M., Parsons, Behle and Latimer, Salt Lake City, UT 36 29 Cranston, Hon. Alan, U.S. Senator from California.. 47 Dick, Mathew, Chairman, Cultural Committee of Colville Business Council Cooper, Jess, to Senator Daniel J. Evans dated June 16, 1988.... Newmann, Loretta, to Senator Daniel K. Inouye dated June 9, 1988 Walsh, John Abalone to Select Committee on Indian Affairs dated May (III) To ensure that Federal lands are managed in a manner that does not impair the exercise of traditional American Indian religion. II IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 31, 1988 Mr. CRANSTON (for himself, Mr. INOUYE, and Mr. DECONCINI) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To ensure that Federal lands are managed in a manner that does not impair the exercise of traditional American Indian religion. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That Public Law 95-341 is amended by adding at the end 4 thereof the following new section: 5 "SEC. 3. (a) Except in cases involving compelling gov6 ernmental interests of the highest order, Federal lands that 7 have been historically indispensable to a traditional America 8 Indian religion shall not be managed in a manner that would |