HM 75 — NM TRIBAL COMMUNITY NEEDS

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 75REQUESTING 53RDTHAT LEGISLATURESTATE -AGENCIES STATEIN COLLABORATION WITH TRIBAL ADVISORY GROUPS DEVELOP FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE CONSIDERATIONS IN THE AREAS OF NEWEDUCATION, MEXICOHEALTH, -SOCIAL SECONDWELFARE, SESSION,BEHAVIORAL 2018HEALTH INTRODUCEDAND BYOTHER GeorgeneESSENTIAL LouisSERVICES andTO D.BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF NEW MEXICO'S TRIBAL COMMUNITIES.

Wonda9 JohnsonWHEREAS, New Mexico is home to twenty-three sovereign Indian nations, tribes and Derrickpueblos J.that represent nearly twelve percent of the population and land base;

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eand tWHEREAS, 17this wfederal lIndian ntrust dresponsibility 18has WHEREAS,since Newits Mexicoinception isresulted homein tothe twenty-threedevelopment sovereignof = = 19 a lframework Indianbased nations,on tribesgovernment-to-government andprinciples puebloswith thatappropriations representflowing nearlyfrom twelvefederal iagencies ato etribal rgovernments 20to percentfulfill offederal thetrust populationobligations; and land base;

and aWHEREAS, tbeginning min mthe 211980s WHEREAS,under therethe isReagan aadministration long-establishedand doctrinethe introduction of federal"new dfederalism", rthe efederal 22government trustgranted responsibilityblock asgrants ato legalstates obligationto underenable whichHM the75 cstate egovernments sto kspend 23money Unitedat Statestheir hasown chargeddiscretion, itselfand withPage moral1 obligationsin of the eprocess, athe nfederal bgovernment 24transferred highestresources responsibilitypreviously andprovided trustto towardthe Indian tribes anddirectly uto [states; nations;

and .209895.2 WHEREAS, this federal Indian trust responsibility has since its inception resulted in the development of a framework based on government-to-government principles with appropriations flowing from federal agencies to tribal governments to fulfill federal trust obligations;

and WHEREAS, beginning in the 1980s under the Reagan administration and the introduction of "new federalism", the federal government granted block grants to states to enable state governments to spend money at their own discretion, and in the process, the federal government transferred resources previously provided to the tribes directly to states;

and WHEREAS, New Mexico has become a national model in the e e 17 development of a statutory framework defining state-tribal e e n d 18 relations built on government-to-government principles = = l ] 19 consistent with the federal framework and for the interactions a l r i 20 between federal, state and tribal agencies in the delivery of t e a t services to jointly implement the trust obligations;

and m m 21 e d r e 22 WHEREAS, in 2009, the New Mexico legislature passed a c e r c 23 landmark bill, the State-Tribal Collaboration Act, which was e a n b 24 signed into law and which promoted and strengthened the u [ relationships and furthered the commitments between the twenty-twenty-three .209895.2 - 2 - three sovereign nations and the state, and which provided greater consistency across all cabinet-level state agencies to work with tribes and ensure that state-tribal relations remained a priority and that the implementation of programs and the flow of resources were done on an equitable basis;

and WHEREAS, the New Mexico legislature has for many years created the interim Indian affairs committee to provide a HM 75 Page 2 forum for interaction of stakeholders across the spectrum of issues, challenges and best practices;

and e e 17 WHEREAS, the interim legislative committee focused on e e n d 18 Indian affairs should be informed as to the added complexities = = l ] 19 created by the use of flow-through funds and the potential a l r i 20 impact proposal by the current presidential administration, for t e a t reductions in appropriations for education, health, social m m 21 e d r e 22 welfare, behavioral health and other essential services;

and c e r c 23 WHEREAS, within Native American communities, suicide e a n b 24 issues continue to escalate, social welfare issues affecting u [ children, youth and families are increasing and these issues .209895.2 - 3 - strain tribal and state judicial systems;

and WHEREAS, with minimal treatment facilities available, behavioral health and mental health challenges are becoming epidemic, and there is growing concern that the current managed care organizations lack outreach and institutional capacity, resulting in the under-utilization of available HM 75 Page 3 resources;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the New Mexico clearinghouse for Native American suicide prevention, the center for Native American health, the New Mexico Indian Title e e 17 VI coalition at the Indian area agency on aging, the southwest e e n d 18 Indian law clinic, the American Indian language policy research = = l ] 19 and teacher training center, the institute for indigenous a l r i 20 knowledge and development, the tribal libraries program, the t e a t Indian education advisory council, the New Mexico tribal Indian m m 21 e d r e 22 child welfare social workers consortium at the Corrine Wolfe c e r c 23 children's law center, Tewa women united and the tribal-state e a n b 24 judicial consortium be requested to work together to develop u [ findings and recommendations for policy and legislative .209895.2 - 4 - considerations in the areas of education, health, social welfare, behavioral health and other essential services to better meet the needs of New Mexico's tribal communities to be brought before the interim legislative committee focused on Indian affairs;

and HM 75 Page 4 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be transmitted to the New Mexico clearinghouse for Native American suicide prevention, the center for Native American health, the New Mexico Indian Title VI coalition at the Indian area agency on aging, the southwest Indian law clinic, the American Indian language policy research and teacher training center, the institute for indigenous knowledge and development, the tribal libraries program, the Indian education advisory council, the New Mexico tribal Indian child welfare social workers consortium at the Corrine Wolfe children's law center, Tewa women united and the tribal-state judicial consortium.

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