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PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For PRESENTATION BY SOUTHERN UTE INDIAN TRIBE
INTERIM COMMITTEE AMERICAN INDIAN AFFAIRS INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEE
Date Aug 14, 2024
Location Old Supreme Court
Presentation by Southern Ute Indian Tribe - Committee Discussion Only
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02:48:26 PM |
Chairman Melvin J.
Baker, David Smith, and James Washinawatok, all representing the Southern
Ute Indian Tribe, and Tom Shipps, representing Maynes, Bradford, Shipps,
and Sheftel, introduced themselves and began their presentation.
Chairman Baker
provided an overview of the presentation, which may be found in Attachment
F.
Mr. Shipps discussed
the complexity of jurisdiction on reservations and how it creates confusion
regarding new legislation. He discussed that the Southern Ute Indian Tribe
would like a law establishing an express rule of construction applicable
to future Colorado laws addressing how such laws relate to the tribe and
the reservation. Mr. Shipps explained that this would establish that new
laws only cover tribes or reservations when they expressly state that they
do so.
Mr. Smith discussed
the challenges the Southern Ute Indian Tribe face when working with counties
on tribal warrants and commitment orders. He explained that the Southern
Ute Indian Tribe would request an amendment to statute that guarantees
that all state courts give full faith and credit to an arrest warrant or
commitment order issued by a tribal court.
Mr. Washinawatok
provided an overview of the Colorado Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and
changes the Southern Ute Indian Tribe would like to see in ICWA, including
changes to enrollment and placement preferences and tribal custom adoptions.
Mr. Smith continued
the presentation by discussing the Southern Ute Indian Tribe's concerns
about to the Gaming Compact and sports betting.
Additional documents
were provided to the committee (Attachments G and H).
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03:43:27 PM |
Committee members asked the panel questions.
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