HR 5664 · 97th Congress · Native Americans
A bill to provide that, for a 10-year period, certain Federal land in the Black Hills National Forest shall be withdrawn from public use in order that the Lakota-Dakota (Sioux) Nation may use such land as a cultural and religious resource area, and for other purposes.
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.(1982-03-02)
Plain Language Summary
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Withdraws certain Federal lands in the Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota from public use for a period of ten years. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to issue a ten-year permit to the Yellow Thunder Camp community established by the Lakota-Dakota (Sioux) Nation to use such lands as a cultural and religious resource area. Prohibits any lease, permit, or contract with respect to such lands without Yellow Thunder Camp's consent. Requires that the Secretary assure that any land and resource management plan for lands in the Black Hills National Forest: (1) prohibits activities harmful to religious or cultural sites of the Lakota-Dakota Nation; (2) prohibits excavation of archeological resources on such lands without the Lakota-Dakota Nation's consent; and (3) guarantees to the Lakota-Dakota Nation and allied members of other Indian nations the free exercise of their religion on such lands. Requires the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to consult and negotiate with the leaders of the Lakota-Dakota Nation to resolve conflicts with respect to their religious freedom, activities harmful to their religious and cultural sites, and the excavation of archeological resour…
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20 Democrats