LUMBEE TRIBE OF NORTH CAROLINA

LUMBEE TRIBE OF NORTH CAROLINA

CLLR-2023-0518-02 DATE: MAY 18, 2023

“INDIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS ACT”

WHEREAS, The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (“Lumbee Tribe”) is a recognized American Indian Tribe of the

State of North Carolina, subject to the Constitution of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina ("Tribal Constitution”) and

its inherent powers and self-government, and;

WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 1 of the Tribal Constitution delegates all legislative authority to the Tribal Council of

the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (“Tribal Council”), and;

WHEREAS, the Preamble to the Lumbee Constitution charges the Tribal Government to “...preserve for all time the

_ Lumbee way of life and community, promoting the educational, cultural, social, and economic well being of Lumbee

people...”

- WHEREAS, according to the United States Census, approximately five percent of the Lumbee People occupational

income is derived from the art industry, and;

WHEREAS, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, has released a

discussion draft bill entitled Amendments to Respect Traditional Indigenous Skills and Talent (ARTIST) Act of 2023

that support inclusion of Lumbee artists and craft METS, by defining Indian as found in Section 103 of the hiative

American Languages Act, and;

WHEREAS, there are efforts within the Indian Arts and Crafts Board to revise the definition of Indian within the

Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1935 to the detriment of Lumbee artist, by excluding its protections only federal

recognized tribes within the Bureau of Indian Affairs, within the Department of Interior, and;

WHEREAS, Section 103 of the Native American Languages Act, as amended by 25 U.S.C 2902, in subsection 2

defines the term “Indian” as having the meaning given to such term under section 6151(3) of the Elementary and

Secondary Education Act of 1965, and;

WHEREAS, Section 6151(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 as amended by 20 U.S.C

7491, defines Indian to mean an individual who is a member of an Indian tribe or band, as membership is defined

by the tribe or band, including any tribe or band terminated since 1940 and any tribe or band recognized by the

State in which the tribe or band resides; and;

WHEREAS, the comment period for the ARTIST Act has been extended until May 19, 2023 and this legislation

supports Lumbee Artists and Craft Workers.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Lumbee Tribal Council is vehemently opposed to any legislation that

would remove state recognized tribes or tribes terminated after 1940 from the federal Arts and Crafts Act of 1935,

and;

BE IT FURTHERMORE RESOLVED that the Lumbee Tribal Council does hereby support the current ARTIST Act

which preserves state recognized tribes or tribes terminated after 1940.

CERTIFICATION

THIS CLLR-2023-0518-02, ADOPTED AT A MEETING OF THE TWENTY-ONE (21) MEMBER TRIBAL COUNCIL

OF THE LUMBEE TRIBE OF NORTH CAROLINA WHERE _21 MEMBERS WERE PRESENT, CONSTITUTING

A QUORUM, THIS THE 18™ DAY OF MAY, 2023 BY AVOTE OF 21 YES, 0) NO, AND

_f ABSTENTION(S) ) &_ RECUSE(S)

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ATTEST£ SHARON HUNT DATE

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ROLL CALL VOTE RESULTS TO ADOPT

CLLR-2023-0518-02 “INDIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS ACT”

21__FOR,_0 AGAINST, 0 ABSTENTION(S)__0 RECUSE(S)

District 1: Billy Oxendine YES

District 2: Sharon Hunt YES

Gerald Goolsby YES

District 3: Harold Smith YES

Pam Hunt YES

District 4: Jody Bullard YES

District 5: Wendy Moore YES

Carrington Locklear YES

District 6: Kristie Hunt YES

Richard Jones YES

District 7: Nanci Locklear YES

Yvonne Dial YES

Rudy Locklear YES

District 8: Kathy Hunt YES

District9: Dewey J McNeill YES

District 10: Bobby Emanuel YES

District 11: Chocajuana Oxendine YES

District 12: Josephine Doss YES

Annie Taylor YES

District 13: Alex Baker YES

District 14: Homer Fields YES