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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4842

To provide for Federal recognition of the King Salmon Traditional Village

and the Shoonaq’ Tribe of Kodiak.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 12, 2000

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Resources

A BILL

To provide for Federal recognition of the King Salmon

Traditional Village and the Shoonaq’ Tribe of Kodiak.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘King Salmon Tradi5 tional Village and the Shoonaq’ Tribe of Kodiak Recogni6 tion Act’’.

7 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

8 Congress finds the following:

9 (1) The King Salmon Traditional Village and

10 the Shoonaq’ Tribe of Kodiak are descendants of the
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1 Alaska Native people who occupied King Salmon

2 and Kodiak at the time of the Treaty of Cession be3 tween the United States and Russia in 1867.

4 (2) The King Salmon Traditional Village con5 sists of approximately 60 members who continue to

6 reside within their ancestral homeland, which is an

7 area that includes the lands and waters in the Vil8 lage of King Salmon adjacent to the Naknek River

9 in the State of Alaska.

10 (3) The Shoonaq’ Tribe of Kodiak consists of

11 approximately 1,100 members with proven ancestral

12 bridges of at least 2 generations to the original

13 Koniagmiut people of Kodiak located on Kodiak Is14 land in Alaska. It is organized pursuant to the

15 ‘‘Constitution of the Shoonaq’ Tribe of Kodiak as

16 amended on November 12, 1994’’.

17 (4) Both the King Salmon Traditional Village

18 and the Shoonaq’ Tribe of Kodiak have sought to re19 organize pursuant to the Alaska Amendment to the

20 Indian Reorganization Act and thus be placed on the

21 list of federally recognized tribes compiled pursuant

22 to the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of

23 1994 (Public Law 103–454).

24 (5) Congress has the power to acknowledge Na25 tive American tribes pursuant to the Indian Com-
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1 merce Clause, United States Constitution, Article I,

2 Section 8, Clause 3.

3 SEC. 3. FEDERAL RECOGNITION.

4 Federal recognition of the King Salmon Traditional

5 Village and the Shoonaq’ Tribe of Kodiak is hereby ac6 knowledged. The Secretary of the Interior is directed to

7 include both the King Salmon Traditional Village and the

8 Shoonaq’ Tribe of Kodiak on the list of federally recog9 nized tribes published pursuant to the Federally Recog10 nized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–

11 454).

12 SEC. 4. FEDERAL BENEFITS AND SERVICES.

13 The King Salmon Traditional Village and the

14 Shoonaq’ Tribe of Kodiak shall be entitled to the same

15 rights, privileges, and obligations of all other Alaska Na16 tive tribes on the list compiled by the Secretary of the In17 terior pursuant to the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe

18 List Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–454).

19 SEC. 5. BASE MEMBERSHIP ROLE AND GOVERNING DOCU20 MENT.

21 Not later than 18 months after the date of the enact22 ment of this Act, the King Salmon Traditional Village and

23 the Shoonaq’ Tribe of Kodiak shall each submit to the

24 Secretary of the Interior membership rolls consisting of

25 all individuals who are members of the tribes. The tribes
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1 shall ensure that such rolls are kept current and may oper2 ate pursuant to their current constitutions.

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