Bill > SJR62

This resolution encourages the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), a private organization that advocates for American Indian and Alaska Native populations, to accept Alabama's state-recognized tribes as members. The resolution highlights that the NCAI has recently stopped allowing these tribes to be members, which the Alabama Legislature views as a denial of their rights, privileges, and benefits, including valuable networking and policy insights, and as a disrespect to their status as Indigenous peoples. The resolution emphasizes that Alabama has a long-standing practice of recognizing tribes and has established the Alabama Indian Affairs Commission to support these tribes, which provides scholarships and grants and acts as a liaison between the state and its recognized tribes. The resolution concludes by requesting that a copy of this resolution be sent to the NCAI for their consideration.

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