§5302 — Title 25 Indians | U.S. Code

Summary

The United States must give Indian tribes and Indian people as much say as possible over federal services, including education, so those services match community needs. The government must shift from running programs for tribes to helping tribes plan, run, and manage programs themselves. It must also help tribes build strong governments and local economies. A main national goal is to provide enough good education so Indian children can compete, succeed, and gain the independence they need for social and economic well‑being.

Title 25, §5302

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(a)The Congress hereby recognizes the obligation of the United States to respond to the strong expression of the Indian people for self-determination by assuring maximum Indian participation in the direction of educational as well as other Federal services to Indian communities so as to render such services more responsive to the needs and desires of those communities.

(b)The Congress declares its commitment to the maintenance of the Federal Government’s unique and continuing relationship with, and responsibility to, individual Indian tribes and to the Indian people as a whole through the establishment of a meaningful Indian self-determination policy which will permit an orderly transition from the Federal domination of programs for, and services to, Indians to effective and meaningful participation by the Indian people in the planning, conduct, and administration of those programs and services. In accordance with this policy, the United States is committed to supporting and assisting Indian tribes in the development of strong and stable tribal governments, capable of administering quality programs and developing the economies of their respective communities.

(c)The Congress declares that a major national goal of the United States is to provide the quantity and quality of educational services and opportunities which will permit Indian children to compete and excel in the life areas of their choice, and to achieve the measure of self-determination essential to their social and economic well-being.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 450a of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

1988—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–472 added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: “The Congress declares its commitment to the maintenance of the Federal Government’s unique and continuing relationship with and responsibility to the Indian people through the establishment of a meaningful Indian self-determination policy which will permit an orderly transition from Federal domination of programs for and services to Indians to effective and meaningful participation by the Indian people in the planning, conduct, and administration of those programs and services.”

§5302 Congressional declaration of policy

Summary

Title 25, §5302

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