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| SPONSOR: | Jennings | DATE TYPED: | 2/18/99 | HB | |||
| SHORT TITLE: | Cultural Preservation Programs | SB | 597 | ||||
| ANALYST: | L. Kehoe | ||||||
| Recurring
or Non-Rec |
Fund
Affected | ||||
| FY99 | FY2000 | FY99 | FY2000 | ||
| $ 75.0 | Recurring | General Fund | |||
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
New Mexico Office of Indian Affairs
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 597 appropriates $75,000 from the general fund to the New Mexico Office of Indian Affairs for the purpose of conducting a cultural preservation program, outreach and technical assistance in developing the capacity and infrastructure for tribal governments among Native American communities in the state.
Significant Issues
Senate Bill 597 proposes to implement a planning process and strategy to preserve and protect the traditional Native American cultures among communities in the state. The efforts would be initiated and implemented with the collaboration of the Office of Indian Affairs and an organization called the Keepers of the Treasures (KOT). The KOT membership has grown over the last seven years to a membership of approximately 1,000 tribal people whose directive comes from its members with its major activity, among others, to distribute information that helps to protect cultural knowledge, life ways and language of Native people.
The appropriation would be utilized to host three conferences with all Pueblos, Navajos and Apaches in the state. The first conference would be for dialogue of cultural resource concerns and to prepare an agenda for future conferences. The second conference would focus on identifying strategies for protecting the cultural resources; and the third strategy would be concerned with implementing strategies. The budget allows for one full-time staff person, travel, printing, website design and development and other administrative costs for the conferences and distribution of educational materials derived from the forums. The conferences would provide the springboard for future efforts and activities toward preservation of cultural traditions.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
According to the Office of Indian Affairs, there would be no additional related costs to their personnel and office.
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