A summation of the successful Sunset Review process and a legislative package addressing issues raised during the Review highlight the Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs' 1986 annual report. The summation identifies changes in Commission organization and programs and clarifies Commission powers and duties. The legislative package includes a…

State-tribal relationships, response to the Sunset Review Audit process, and legislative proposals to strengthen Commission programs are the major issues addressed in the Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs 1985 report. Proposed solutions to state-tribal relationship issues include development of a statewide Indian policy statement consonant with…

An oversight hearing on the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 was conducted to assess how well the program is running, what improvements can be made in the administration of the program, and whether any modification of the original legislation is necessary. Thirty-one members of the administration and Indian leaders from across the country…

The Subcommittee focused its 1-2 February 1977 hearings on the educational activity of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), as the beginning of an effort to obtain an accurate picture of the current state of educational programs dealing with Indians and the development of ways to improve both the programs and their delivery. On 1 February a panel…