'Smoke and mirrors' is what Obama does best
Obama creates council of non-Indian bureaucrats and calls it 'White House Council on Native American Affairs' and places non-Indian as head
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
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| Sec of Interior Sally Jewell |
President Obama created a council of non-Indian bureaucrats and
deceptively named it the “White House Council on Native American
Affairs” on Wednesday, fooling many into believing that it was actually a
council of Native Americans.
In an act of typical US paternalism and inappropriate irony, the US
Secretary of Interior was placed as the chair of the new council to
honor Native American treaties, resources and rights. The non-Indian,
British born Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell worked previously for
Mobil oil in Oklahoma and the banking industry.
Earlier this year, US Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar resigned after a
leaked memo exposed the fact that Salazar and Arizona Congressmen Jon
Kyl planned to push a Navajo water rights settlement through the Lame
Duck Congress. Navajos had already voted “No” to the so-called
settlement, which was actually designed to provide more water to
Arizona's unsustainable cities, and the coal-fired power plant Navajo
Generating Station, one of the most polluting in the US.
Meanwhile on Wednesday, the National Congress of American Indians,
NCAI, issued a statement of support for Obama's new Native American
Affairs Council -- without challenging the selection of a non-Indian
chair or the composition of the non-Indian council.
Article copyright Brenda Norrell
EXECUTIVE ORDER
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ESTABLISHING THE WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL
ON NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS
June 26, 2013 (Photo 2011)
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By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States of America, and in order to promote and
sustain prosperous and resilient Native American tribal governments, it
is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1.
Policy. The United States recognizes a
government-to-government relationship, as well as a unique legal and
political relationship, with federally recognized tribes. This
relationship is set forth in the Constitution of the United States,
treaties, statutes, Executive Orders, administrative rules and
regulations, and judicial decisions. Honoring these relationships and
respecting the sovereignty of tribal nations is critical to advancing
tribal self-determination and prosperity.
As we work together to forge a brighter future for all Americans, we
cannot ignore a history of mistreatment and destructive policies that
have hurt tribal communities. The United States seeks to continue
restoring and healing relations with Native Americans and to strengthen
its partnership with tribal governments, for our more recent history
demonstrates that tribal self-determination -- the ability of tribal
governments to determine how to build and sustain their own communities
-- is necessary for successful and prospering communities. We further
recognize that restoring tribal lands through appropriate means helps
foster tribal self-determination.
This order establishes a national policy to ensure that the Federal
Government engages in a true and lasting government-to-government
relationship with federally recognized tribes in a more coordinated and
effective manner, including by better carrying out its trust
responsibilities. This policy is established as a means of promoting and
sustaining prosperous and resilient tribal communities. Greater
engagement and meaningful consultation with tribes is of paramount
importance in developing any policies affecting tribal nations.
To honor treaties and recognize tribes' inherent sovereignty and
right to self-government under U.S. law, it is the policy of the United
States to promote the development of prosperous and resilient tribal
communities, including by:
(a) promoting sustainable economic development, particularly energy,
transportation, housing, other infrastructure, entrepreneurial, and
workforce development to drive future economic growth and security;
(b) supporting greater access to, and control over, nutrition and
healthcare, including special efforts to confront historic health
disparities and chronic diseases;
(c) supporting efforts to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of tribal justice systems and protect tribal communities;
(d) expanding and improving lifelong educational opportunities for
American Indians and Alaska Natives, while respecting demands for
greater tribal control over tribal education, consistent with Executive
Order 13592 of December 2, 2011 (Improving American Indian and Alaska
Native Educational Opportunities and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and
Universities); and
(e) protecting tribal lands, environments, and natural resources, and promoting respect for tribal cultures.
Sec. 2.
Establishment. There is established the
White House Council on Native American Affairs (Council). The Council
shall improve coordination of Federal programs and the use of resources
available to tribal communities.
Sec.
3.
Membership. (a) The Secretary of the
Interior shall serve as the Chair of the Council, which shall also
include the heads of the following executive departments, agencies, and
offices:
(i) the Department of State;
(ii) the Department of the Treasury;
(iii) the Department of Defense;
(iv) the Department of Justice;
(v) the Department of Agriculture;
(vi) the Department of Commerce;
(vii) the Department of Labor;
(viii) the Department of Health and Human Services;
(ix) the Department of Housing and Urban Development;
(x) the Department of Transportation;
(xi) the Department of Energy;
(xii) the Department of Education;
(xiii) the Department of Veterans Affairs;
(xiv) the Department of Homeland Security;
(xv) the Social Security Administration;
(xvi) the Office of Personnel Management;
(xvii) the Office of the United States Trade Representative;
(xviii) the Office of Management and Budget;
(xix) the Environmental Protection Agency;
(xx) the Small Business Administration;
(xxi) the Council of Economic Advisers;
(xxii) the Office of National Drug Control Policy;
(xxiii) the Domestic Policy Council;
(xxiv) the National Economic Council;
(xxv) the Office of Science and Technology Policy;
(xxvi) the Council on Environmental Quality;
(xxvii) the White House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs;
(xxviii) the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation;
(xxix) the Denali Commission;
(xxx) the White House Office of Cabinet Affairs; and
(xxxi) such other executive departments, agencies, and offices as the Chair may, from time to time, designate.
(b) A member of the Council may designate a senior-level official,
who is a full-time officer or employee of the Federal Government, to
perform his or her functions.
(c) The Department of the Interior shall provide funding and
administrative support for the Council to the extent permitted by law
and within existing appropriations.
(d) The Council shall coordinate its policy development through the Domestic Policy Council.
(e) The Council shall coordinate its outreach to federally recognized
tribes through the White House Office of Public Engagement and
Intergovernmental Affairs.
(f) The Council shall meet three times a year, with any additional
meetings convened as deemed necessary by the Chair. The Chair may invite
other interested agencies and offices to attend meetings as
appropriate.
Sec.
4.
Mission and Function of the Council. The
Council shall work across executive departments, agencies, and offices
to coordinate development of policy recommendations to support tribal
self-governance and improve the quality of life for Native Americans,
and shall coordinate the United States Government's engagement with
tribal governments and their communities. The Council shall:
(a) make recommendations to the President, through the Director of
the Domestic Policy Council, concerning policy priorities, including
improving the effectiveness of Federal investments in Native American
communities, where appropriate, to increase the impact of Federal
resources and create greater opportunities to help improve the quality
of life for Native Americans;
(b) coordinate, through the Director of the Office of Public
Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs, Federal engagement with tribal
governments and Native American stakeholders regarding issues important
to Native Americans, including with tribal consortia, small businesses,
education and training institutions including tribal colleges and
universities, health-care providers, trade associations, research and
grant institutions, law enforcement, State and local governments, and
community and non-profit organizations;
(c) coordinate a more effective and efficient process for executive
departments, agencies, and offices to honor the United States commitment
to tribal consultation as set forth in Executive Order 13175 of
November 6, 2000 (Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal
Governments), and my memorandum of November 5, 2009 (Tribal
Consultation); and
(d) assist the White House Office of Public Engagement and
Intergovernmental Affairs in organizing the White House Tribal Nations
Conference each year by bringing together leaders invited from all
federally recognized Indian tribes and senior officials from the Federal
Government to provide for direct government-to-government discussion of
the Federal Government's Indian country policy priorities.
Sec.
5.
General Provisions. (a) The heads of
executive departments, agencies, and offices shall assist and provide
information to the Council, consistent with applicable law, as may be
necessary to carry out the functions of the Council.
(b) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or
legislative proposals.
(c) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(d) For purposes of this order, "federally recognized tribe" means an
Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or
community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an
Indian tribe pursuant to the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act
of 1994, 25 U.S.C. 479a.
(e) For purposes of this order, "American Indian and Alaska Native"
means a member of an Indian tribe, as membership is defined by the
tribe.
(f) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
BARACK OBAMA
THE WHITE HOUSE,
June 26, 2013.
Today
very little of our land is under our control. In Haudenosaunee
territory economic enterprises have been formed to look at old, new and
emerging technology. Hydroponics is the growing of food with water
without use of soil, developed by the Aztecs 2,500 years ago. One acre
of land can grow 400 acres of food, using green houses and the power of
the sun, without pests, insects or genetic modification. 
Monsanto
Corporation represents the unnatural. We will put them out of business
when everyone remembers how to use their memories. We will all become
natural again. 
