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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Garcia

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

01/29/08 HB

SHORT TITLE American Indian Arts Archival Library System

SB 386

ANALYST Weber

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY08

FY09

$50.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Indian Affairs Department (IAD)

Higher Education Department (HED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 386 appropriates $50 thousand from the general fund to the Indian Affairs

Department to help develop and implement an archival library system at the Institute of

American Indian arts.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $50 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any

unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY09 shall revert to the general

fund.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The Higher Education Department contributes the following background information.

IAIA is a baccalaureate institution serving Native American students from across the nation.

According to Barbara King, Foundation and Corporate Relations Officer, the developing

Archival Center on the IAIA campus has holdings that focus on the historical to current

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foundations of the contemporary Indian art movement, Indian education, and artists and others

who participated in the movement. Development of the Archival Center is a strategic initiative

of the Center for Arts and Cultural Studies, which is the academic arm and supports the mission

of IAIA.

Funding is needed to continue the organization and preservation of the historic archival

collections which tell the IAIA story from its roots in the concepts of Indian education to its

current status as an accredited baccalaureate institution with an associated museum of

contemporary American Indian art. The collections provide unique insight into the culture and

inspiration of contemporary Indigenous and Native American peoples.

The IAIA collection (approximately 500 linear feet of manuscripts and print images, 75,000

slides and negatives, and 3,000 videotapes) serves scholars from across the nation and members

of the country’s 562 Native American tribes. The collection is also a resource for students

enrolled at the IAIA and a teaching tool for students enrolled in the Museum Studies program

which offers an introductory course in archival management.

The Archival Center has developed a collection policy, commissioned a preservation plan, and

processed approximately thirty percent of its collections. It has also successfully participated in

competitive grant programs and applications to the New Mexico Legislature for funding.

The Indian Affairs Department contributes more historical information.

The Institute of American Indian Arts (“IAIA") “was established in 1962 through an Executive

Order of United States President John F. Kennedy."

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IAIA is a nationally accredited college

granting bachelor’s and associate’s degrees. IAIA’s academic programs “embrace the fine arts

as well as creative writing, Indigenous liberal studies, and museum studies."

2

In the fall 2007

semester, IAIA had “221 students that represented tribes from across the United States,"

3

and is

proud of its status as, “the nation’s only fine arts college devoted solely to the artistic and

cultural traditions of all American Indians."

4

Since its establishment in 1962, IAIA has over 45-years of institutional, student and faculty

records to archive. SB 386 would provide the continued financial support to electronically

archive these records. The archive would preserve a significant collection of materials the

school has collected, including; photos, artwork and documents related to Native American arts

and crafts. This archive would continue to provide much needed reference and support for the

future students, staff and public who study and learn at IAIA.

MW/bb

1

See, Presidents Report 2006, Institute of American Indian Arts (pg. 3) (visited Jan. 24, 2008)

http://www.iaia.edu/documents/70819_IAIA_lr.pdf

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2

Id.

3

Telephone Interview with John Gritts, Director of Admissions Institute of American Indian Arts (Jan. 24, 2008).

4

See, IAIA Mission Statement, Institute of American Indian Arts (visited Jan. 24, 2008)

http://www.iaia.edu/college/info.php

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