Oklahoma City (AP) – Native American I saw it The government has been closed It was attacked more than a century ago on Friday seeking damages for healthcare, education, infrastructure and other services funded by Washington under the treaty.
The tribal countries with casinos, oil and gas leases and other independent revenue streams said they expect to maintain their operations for several months. Tribes that were more dependent on government money had already attacked the workers.
Many tribal leaders said they feared that the Trump administration would use the closure to fire federal workers responsible to ensure trust and treaty responsibility was respected. The United States agreed decades ago to protect the safety, health and education of tribal citizens in exchange for concessions on their land.
Shuttered museums and children’s services
The Pyramid Lake Pyramid, just outside Reno, Nevada, has stormed at least 25 employees since October 1, closing the public school system’s museum and cultural center for traditional children, the higher education department and services.
He said the closure would be temporary, but if the shutdown endures, more closures could occur.
“As government shutdown continues, other sectors may be limited in operation,” Chairman Stephen Wadsworth wrote in a letter to tribal members. “These furrows are necessary to ensure the continued operation of public safety, such as police, EMS, food banks and more.”
Will the layoff come?
People in India are the Trump administration Use shutdown Dismissing federal workers who support treaty rights.
“I’m very nervous about that,” said Liz Kerr, vice president of intergovernmental relations at the Rock Alliance in Cedar.
President Donald Trump And his current advisor Elon Musk this year Called to the General Services Bureau It will begin termination of leases held by the US Federal Office of 7,500-ODD, including 25 regional offices of the Indian Affairs Bureau.
During the Biden administration, Kerr was appointed the first tribal advisor to the Office of Management and Budget. Kerr said she was instructed by the new administration to resign, and her position remains unfilled. She said there is a lack of understanding about trust and treaty responsibilities at the agency and the White House.
“You can see some of these programs being considered either Day Or some sort of waste. Then they come back to dismantle those programs and people can’t come back and provide those services,” she said.
The tribe has passed through the BIA Regional Office to approve and approve road projects and law enforcement funding, as well as 15 BIA offices in 38 states, according to the agency. Federal employees protecting lives and property are exempt from closures, but department BIA law enforcement officers may work without pay because of the way funds are allocated.
Damaged trust
According to HHS Contingence Plan, the Department of Health India, a division of health and human services, will continue to provide health care to Native Americans and Alaska Native Americans and the Funding and Operations.
But the hundreds of medical centers and clinics in the country owned and controlled by tribal countries but federally funded are separate issues.
The tribal support agencies have already been closed, including the Housing Urban Development Authority, which operates the Indian Housing Block Grants, and the Federal Highway Authority, which operates the tribal transport programme.
The National Association of Tribal Historical Conservation Officers – a national organization of tribal workers dedicated to protecting native traditions and cultures – is urging the federal government to suspend projects such as oil and gas development that require consultation with the tribal state.
The government may be legally required to consult with tribes about projects, which cannot happen without the federal employees needed for the job, said Dr. Valerie Grossing, executive director of the association.
“The project should only resume if the agency is fully staffed and there are people to consult with the tribe,” she said.
