https://cephas.lianabanyan.com/tags/tribal-sovereignty/Recent content in Tribal-Sovereignty on Cephas - Liana Banyan Knowledge CenterHugo -- 0.152.2en-us© 2026 Liana Banyan Corporation. All rights reserved.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cephas.lianabanyan.com/im-just-a-bill/native-american-self-determination/Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cephas.lianabanyan.com/im-just-a-bill/native-american-self-determination/<h1 id="-im-just-a-bill--native-american-self-determination-act-amendments">👀 I&rsquo;m Just a Bill — Native American Self-Determination Act Amendments</h1> <h2 id="a-liana-banyan-im-just-a-bill-bounty-poster">A Liana Banyan &ldquo;I&rsquo;m Just a Bill&rdquo; Bounty Poster</h2> <h2 id="what-is-this-bill">What is this bill?</h2> <p>Amendments to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA) in the 119th Congress, expanding Tribal authority to administer federal programs and addressing the documented Tribal-sovereignty gaps in federal funding administration.</p> <h2 id="what-does-it-actually-do">What does it actually do?</h2> <ul> <li><strong>638 contracts expansion</strong> — broadens federal programs eligible for direct Tribal administration</li> <li><strong>Indirect cost coverage</strong> — full federal-coverage of indirect costs for 638-contracted programs</li> <li><strong>Fee-to-trust process</strong> — streamlines land-into-trust applications</li> <li><strong>Tribal climate adaptation</strong> — funding stream for Tribal climate-adaptation projects</li> <li><strong>Public Law 280 states</strong> — addresses jurisdictional ambiguity in PL280 states</li> </ul> <h2 id="who-votes-when">Who votes when?</h2> <ul> <li>House Natural Resources + Senate Indian Affairs active consideration</li> </ul> <h2 id="how-does-this-affect-cooperative-class-families">How does this affect cooperative-class families?</h2> <p>Composes with <strong>Save-the-World Paper 5</strong> (Universal Earth Stewardship — Tribal sovereignty as cooperative-class partnership), <strong>Save-the-World Paper 7</strong> (Health Care — Indian Health Service modernization composing), and <strong>Save-the-World Paper 9</strong> (Universal Education — Tribal college and university funding).</p>