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2003-HHS Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration Feasibility Study

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1992-Overview of costs and Benefits Self – Governance Demonstration Project From a Tribal and BIA Perspective After the First Year of Operation

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Trying A New Way Report

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2016- CRS Report: An Overview of Indian Health Service

Summary: “The IHS provides an array of medical services, including inpatient, ambulatory, emergency, dental, public …

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1997- MANAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL LEASES BY THE COLORADO RIVER INDIAN TRIBES UNDER SELF-DETERMINATION CONTRACT

“We concluded that the Tribes effectively managed agricultural leasing on the reservation. Specifically, they: (1) …

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2000- GAO Report- FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT: Claims History and Issues Affecting Coverage for Tribal Self-Determination Contracts

“Under the first 15 years of the Self-Determination Act, tribal contractors generally assumed liability for …

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1999- BIA Report on Tribal Priority Allocations

“As part of Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) funding, Tribal Priority Allocations (TPA) are the …

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2000- GAO Report: FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT- Issues Affecting Coverage for Tribal Self-Determination Contracts

“Federal regulations implementing FTCA prescribe the process that federal agencies must follow in resolving claims …

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2008: Framework for Developing Tribal Capacity Needed in the Indian General Assistance Program

“The purpose of IGAP grants is to help tribes develop environmental programs, and over 70 …

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2009- Draft Tribal Self-Governance Annual Report to Congress

“This 2009 annual report on Tribal Self-Governance is submitted by the Secretary of the Interior …

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2019- CRS: 2018 Farm Bill Primer: Support for Indian Tribes

“The enacted farm bill provides authority, pursuant to P.L. 93-638 (ISDEAA), for a federally recognized …

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2012- DOI Annual Self-Governance Report to Congress

“This 2012 annual report on Tribal Self-Governance is submitted by the Secretary of the Interior …

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1977- American Indian Policy Review Commission Vol. 1

“Tho report is responsive to the provisions of P. L. 93-580 which established this Commission …

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2015- Tribal Self-Governance Annual Report to Congress

This 2015 annual report on Tribal Self-Governance is submitted by the Secretary of the Interior …

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2014 – Tribal Self-Governance Annual Report to Congress

This 2014 annual report on Tribal Self-Governance is submitted by the Secretary of the Interior …

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2013- DOI Annual Self-Governance Report to Congress

“This 2012 annual report on Tribal Self-Governance is submitted by the Secretary of the Interior …

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2011-DOI Annual Self-Governance Report to Congress

“This 2011 annual report on Tribal Self-Governance is submitted by the Secretary of the Interior …

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2007- EPA IG Report: Tribal Successes Protecting the Environment and Natural Resources

“This unique report was prepared to promote Tribal programmatic capability and capacity. This report provides …

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GAO Report: INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE Considerations Related to Providing Advance Appropriation Authority

Highlights: The Indian Health Service (IHS), like most federal agencies, must use appropriations in the …

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DOI IG Report: Indian Affairs Offices’ Poor Recordkeeping and Coordination Threaten Impact of Tiwahe Initiative

Summary: The DOI Inspector General evaluated the policies and practices of the Office of Indian …

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GAO Report: Indian Programs: Interior Should Address Factors Hindering Tribal Administration of Federal Programs

Highlights: GAO found that various factors can affect tribes’ use of self-determination contracts and self-governance …

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2018- BIA Report: Report to the Congress on Law Enforcement Needs of Terminated and Restored Tribes

BIA report prepared in response to Public Law …

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2018- USCCR Report- Broken Promises: Continuing Federal Funding Shortfall for Native Americans

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2019- IG Report: IHS NEEDS TO IMPROVE OVERSIGHT OF ITS HOSPITALS’ OPIOID PRESCRIBING AND DISPENSING PRACTICES AND CONSIDER CENTRALIZING ITS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUNCTIONS

“The IHS hospitals we reviewed did not always follow the Indian Health Manual when prescribing …

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2019- IG Report: Organizational Challenges to Improving Quality of Care in Indian Health Service Hospitals

OIG identified underlying issues that are hindering the Indian Health Service (IHS) from improving its …

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2019- Indian Health Service Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Report to Congress on Contract Funding of Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Awards

“This report, consisting of the following narrative and the attached tables with fiscal year (FY) …

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2018 – OIG Evaluation – Indian Affairs Offices’ Poor Recordkeeping and Coordination Threaten Impact of Tiwahe Inititative

This evaluation focuses on the Office of Indian Services and the Office of Self Governance, …

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CRS Report: Definitions of “Inherently Governmental Function” in Federal Procurement Law and Guidance

CRS Report on Inherently Federal Functions definitions in procurement law

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CRS Report – 1985 – Analysis of American Indian Affairs: Background, Nature, History, Current Issues, Future Trends

Analyzes the relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, focusing on the nature and …

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2011- DOI Annual Self-Governance Report to Congress

This 2011 annual report on Tribal Self-Governance is submitted by the Secretary of the Interior …

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