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Subject: ==> Clinton/Gore On Native American Issues
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Date: Friday, 9 Oct 1992 20:40:00 CDT
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                   CLINTON/GORE
     ON ISSUES OF CONCERN TO NATIVE AMERICANS



Bill Clinton and Al Gore believe that mutual
respect for past trusts and treaties between the
federal government and more than 500 tribal
governments is an important prerequisite for
improving the lives of Native Americans, both on
and off tribal lands.

Republican administrations have given nothing but
lip service over the last twelve years to an
affirmation of the government-to-government
relationship between the federal and tribal
governments.  A Clinton/Gore Administration will
give tribal governments more say in the
distribution of federal funds geared toward
economic growth, universal access to quality,
affordable health care, and improved education.

Guarantee Rights

*    Support sovereignty and self-determination of
     Native American tribal governments.

*    Reaffirm the government-to-government
     relationship between Indian tribes and the
     United States by promoting true consultation
     and increased tribal authority in the
     administration of federal funds.

*    Authorize and direct the Department of the
     Interior to ensure that prior treaties and
     trust obligations are respected and fulfilled.

*    Protect tribal religious and spiritual
     freedoms: prohibit the desecration of Native
     American burial sites and protect access to
     sacred sites.

*    Reform and strengthen the Bureau of Indian
     Affairs and build a close working relationship
     between the Bureau, the White House and the
     Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.

*    Support the sovereign rights of Indian tribal
     governments to resolve local disputes with
     states in accordance with federal law.

*    Reaffirm citizenship of all Native Americans
     and improve voting access.

Pursue economic development

*    Pursue innovative strategies to develop
     self-sufficient reservation economies.

*    Create public-private partnerships to give
     low-income entrepreneurs a lift in starting
     Native American businesses, both on and off
     reservations.

*    Implement a New Enterprise Tax Cut and create
     community development banks to further assist
     small businesses.

*    Expand the Earned Income Tax Credit to make
     sure that no one with a family who works
     full-time has to raise their children in
     poverty.  The credit will also be expanded for
     part-time workers, giving them a greater
     incentive to work.

*    Repair roads, highways and bridges on and
     around reservations through public and private
     investment.

Expand health Care

*    Incorporate goals of the Indian Health Care
     Improvement Act into Administration plans to
     provide affordable, quality health care for
     all Americans.

*    Provide a core benefits package for all
     Americans, including ambulatory physician
     care, in-patient hospital care, prescription
     drugs, basic mental health services, and
     preventive care benefits -- including measures
     to combat and prevent Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
     and AIDS in Native American communities.

*    Keep hospital clinics open longer,
     particularly in rural areas that are currently
     under-served.

*    Provide incentives for students and mid-career
     health professionals to serve in primary care
     professions on reservations and in urban
     Native American health clinics.

*    Center premiums on a community-based rating
     that does not discriminate because of
     pre-existing  health conditions.

*    Improve long-term care by expanding Medicare
     and giving older Americans a choice of home or
     institutional care, including supporting
     tribal nursing homes to give Native American
     elders choice in kinds of care.

*    Support increased research to study and combat
     health issues of particular concern to Native
     Americans, including AIDS, drug and alcohol
     addictions, tuberculosis, and diabetes.

*    Intensify health education and provide health
     care for children through school-based health
     clinics.


Encourage education

*    Fully fund the Head Start program and support
     reservation day care facilities as part of a
     national child care network.

*    Set National Standards through a National
     Examination System that will prepare our
     children to compete in the global economy.

*    Support bilingual and bicultural programs that
     involve parents, tribal leaders, and other
     community figures.

*    Establish a National Trust Fund out of which
     every American can borrow money to go to
     college, so long as he or she pays it back
     either as a small percentage of income over
     time, or with two years of community service.

*    Train non college-bound students through a
     National Apprenticeship program to give these
     individuals the boost they need to compete in
     today's economy.

*    Increase adult literacy by working with states
     to make sure that every state has a clear,
     achievable plan to teach everyone with a job
     to read, and earn a General Equivalency
     Diploma.

Protect environment

*    Provide technical assistance to tribal
     governments to implement sound land, water and
     mineral use strategies that protect the
     environment while encouraging economic growth
     in Native American communities.

*    Increase energy efficiency in Native American
     communities and promote alternative energy
     sources as part of a national energy strategy.

Better housing

*    Implement policies that favor home ownership
     for all Native Americans.

*    Increase the Federal Housing Authority
     mortgage guarantees to 95 percent to assist
     first-time home buyers and boost the
     construction industry.

The Record

*    Arkansas recently adopted legislation
     prohibiting the desecration of Native American
     burials and the  commercial trade or display
     of human remains and sacred objects..

*    Governor Clinton named a lifetime voting
     member of the Indian Inter-Tribal Association
     of Arkansas to his liaison in Indian affairs.

*    Senator Gore supports efforts to prevent
     discrimination in employment, housing and
     educational opportunities.  He also supports
     the endeavors by the Native American Indian
     Council to ensure justice for native people.

*    Supports efforts to deter the desecration of
     burial grounds, including intervening in a
     dispute between the Alliance for Native
     American Indian Rights and the Federal Highway
     Administration concerning a bridge
     reconstruction effort which could have
     resulted in major damage to a Native American
     burial site.

*    Supports protection of invaluable artifacts
     such as those provided for by the Native
     American Arts and Crafts provision in the 1987
     Federal Trade Commission Authorization.


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