DOCUMENT: STOWW.TXT S M A L L T R I B E S O R G A N I Z A T I O N O F W E S T E R N W A S H I N G T O N P.O. Box 578 Sumner, Washington 98390 (206) 593-2894 November 1976 DRAFT PLAN OF OPERATION A. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To provide an organization for American Indian tribes and/or bands through which they can work cooperatively to promote the education, health, welfare and economic development of their members; to aid tribes and bands of American Indians which may desire assistance to alleviate persistent poverty, unemployment and underemployment; to coordinate, cooperate and seek to improve relations, communications and understanding among Indian tribes and bands; and to seek and obtain public or private funds for new and improved services. B. STATEMENT OF GOALS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Full U.S. government fiscal assistance to tribal governments to insure the full exercise of tribal self- government. 2. Tribal reacquisition of boundaries and reserved land base. 3. Tribal control over natural resources, including, but not limited to, water, minerals, timber, fish and wildlife within Indian Country. 4. Tribal control over economic development without interference by other governments to insure full tribal employment. 5. Tribal control over Indian education to insure maximum tribal member access to educational opportunities. 6. Tribal control over health and welfare to insure that every tribal member has access to services. 7. Strengthened U.S. fulfillment of trust protection with minimal national control over Indian lives and property. 8. Normalization of relations between state governments and tribal governments to the end that mutual co-existence will prevail. 9. Establishment of mutual cooperation compacts between tribal governments to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and technology. 10. Regain full tribal status and elevate the status of tribal governments to insure their full acknowledgement by the United States Government. 11. Establishment of inter-tribal economic compacts to facilitate trade arrangements between raw materials producing tribes and user tribes. 12. Encourage the use of negotiations techniques among tribal governments as a method of conflict resolution to replace the use of the U.S. Court system. C. STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Establish a balance between technical assistance and tribal program administration responsibilities within STOWW during the next 24 months. 2. Increase tribally based employment opportunities and employment training opportunities thereby reducing member tribe unemployment by 50% within three years. 3. Facilitate tribally controlled boundary and land studies to define all tribal boundaries within three years. 4. Facilitate tribal government development of law- enforcement and judicial codes, land use and water regulation codes, tax and revenue codes so that the use of such governmental tools has increased by 50% during the next 12 months. 5. Support tribal government efforts to seek full application of the Indian Health Care Improvement of 1976 through the development of comprehensive social and health plans with each tribal government. 6. Develop a plan for tribal economic interdependence and mutual help within one year. 7. Expand STOWW technical assistance capabilities in health, education social development, land and natural resource management and tribal government by 75% within twenty- four months. 8. Develop a systematic legal and political plan with each non-federally recognized tribe to facilitate their full tribal status. 9. Increase the direct flow of federal grant, contract and subsidy funds to all tribal governments by 33% in 18 months and 60% in three years. 10. Increase financial support to landless tribes by 200% in twenty-four months. 11. At the request of tribal governments develop long-range fisheries management and enhancement plans to increase those capabilities by 100% in two years. D. STATEMENT OF PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The programs of STOWW constitute permanent administrative units under which projects are initiated. The mission of each program is as follows: 1. HUMAN RESOURCES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To promote the common welfare of tribal members through enhancement of tribal government capabilities in the areas of education, health, social development, employment stability, housing, community development and improvement of service delivery. Projects: Alcoholism Counseling & Referral Narcotics Counseling & Prevention Emergency Food & Medical Services * Indian Educational Development * Employment Training * Comprehensive Indian Health Care * Community Services Planning Surplus Property Acquisition 2. NATURAL RESOURCES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To promote the conservation protection and orderly use of tribal natural resources including but not limited to land, water, minerals, timber, fish and wildlife through enhancement of tribal government capabilities and systematic provision of technical assistance. Projects: Fisheries Biology Fisheries Management Land Reacquisition Natural Resource Economic Planning * Water Resource Management * Land Use Planning 3. LEGAL ASSISTANCE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To promote and preserve Indian rights through the enhancement of tribal capabilities to exercise self- government and the initiation of legal actions on behalf of tribal governments. Projects: Negotiation Services Legal Education Ordinance and Code Drafting Acquisition of Trust Land Water Rights Protection Bringing Law Suits Advise on Federal Recognition (* Project not presently available) E. ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The administrative structure includes seven permanent administrative units. Each unit is guided in its operation by a plan of operation and a function statement. The arrangement of the seven units is as follows: TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS | | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | | OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | | ------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | PERSONNEL | OFFICE OF PROGRAM COMMUNICATIONS CONTROLLER | PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT | | | ------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | DEPARTMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESORUCES RESOURCES LEGAL AFFAIRS -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: -= THE FOURTH WORLD DOCUMENTATION PROJECT =- :: :: A service provided by :: :: The Center For World Indigenous Studies :: :: www.cwis.org :: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Originating at the Center for World Indigenous Studies, Olympia, Washington USA www.cwis.org © 1999 Center for World Indigenous Studies (All Rights Reserved. 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