4. In 2/11:5. hrg. 100°677 IMPROVEMENT OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN HEARING BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDREDTH CONGRESS 89-810 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 S. HRG. 100-879 CIS RECORD ONLY: SUNIFORD UNIVERSITY JUN 1989 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1988 LIBRARY OF GOVT D For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office SELECT COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS DANIEL K. INOUYE, Hawaii, Chairman JOHN MELCHER, Montana ALAN R. PARKER, Staff Director (II) 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, Inouye, Hon. Daniel K., U.S. Senator from Hawaii, chairman, Select Com- Lefthand, Pat, tribal council member, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Lenz, Monsignor Paul A., Executive Director, Bureau of Catholic Indian Matheson, Scott M., Parsons, Behle and Latimer, Salt Lake City, UT. Miles, Marilyn B., California Indian Legal Services, Eureka, CA.. Moore, Steven C., staff attorney, Native American Rights Fund, Boulder, Robison, Roland, Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Depart- Walker, Dr. Deward E., Jr., Professor of Anthropology, University of Colo- DeConcini, Hon. Dennis, U.S. Senator from Arizona... Dick, Mathew, Chairman, Cultural Committee of Colville Business Council 100TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION II S. 2250 To ensure that Federal lands are managed in a manner that does not impair the exercise of traditional American Indian religion. 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 |