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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Tsosie

DATE TYPED 03/09/05 HB

SHORT TITLE Indigenous Peoples Planning conference

SB SJM 83

ANALYST Weber

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Indian Affairs Department

Department of Corrections

Public education Department

Commission on Higher Education

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Joint Memorial 83 (SJM 83) requests federal, state, local and tribal planning agencies to

cooperate and support the initiatives of the American Planning Association Indigenous Planning

Division. The bill also encourages all planners that work with or for tribal communities to con-

vene a statewide summit on indigenous planning.

Significant Issues

The Indian Affairs Department contributes the following.

SJM 83 provides statistics on New Mexico’s American Indian and Alaska Native population to

highlight the need for indigenous planning for the benefit of tribal communities. Further, it en-

courages federal, state, local and tribal planning agencies to cooperate and support the initiatives

of the American Planning Association (APA) Indigenous Planning Division.

Senate Joint Memorial 83 -- Page 2

The Indigenous Planning Division is a professional organization that advocates for a community

development approach that is based upon an indigenous planning paradigm. Indigenous plan-

ning is predicated on land-tenure principles and using the distinctive worldviews of indigenous

peoples to inform community development. Some of the long term goals of the Indigenous

Planning Division include: developing a professional support network of planners, tribal planners

and indigenous planning practitioners; develop a resource manual on approaches to community

development; develop a curriculum and certificate program on indigenous planning; and provide

internships for students interested in indigenous planning.

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