Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994

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The Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 is a U.S. federal law that expanded and formalized the authority of federally recognized tribes to manage and administer their own programs and services that were previously run by federal agencies, particularly within the Department of the Interior.

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Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
administeredBy Bureau of Indian Affairs ⓘ
United States Department of the Interior ⓘ
aimsTo improve delivery of services to tribal members ⓘ
increase tribal autonomy ⓘ
strengthen tribal governments ⓘ
amends Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 ⓘ
appliesTo federally recognized tribes ⓘ
appliesToAgency Bureau of Indian Affairs programs ⓘ
Department of the Interior ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
beneficiaries tribal communities ⓘ
tribal governments ⓘ
buildsOn Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
covers education programs for tribes ⓘ
law enforcement and justice programs for tribes ⓘ
natural resources management programs for tribes ⓘ
social services programs for tribes ⓘ
enables tribal management of programs previously run by federal agencies ⓘ
tribal redesign of federal programs to meet local needs ⓘ
expands authority of tribes to manage federal programs ⓘ
focusesOn self-determination of Native American tribes ⓘ
tribal self-governance ⓘ
formalizes tribal self-governance within the Department of the Interior ⓘ
hasEffect increasing flexibility in use of federal funds by tribes ⓘ
shifting program control from federal agencies to tribes ⓘ
implementedThrough annual funding agreements ⓘ
self-governance compacts ⓘ
legalArea administrative law ⓘ
constitutional law aspects of tribal sovereignty ⓘ
legalBasisFor annual funding agreements with tribes ⓘ
tribal self-governance compacts ⓘ
policyType self-governance policy ⓘ
recognizes government-to-government relationship between tribes and the United States ⓘ
inherent sovereignty of tribes ⓘ
regulates administration of federal programs by tribes ⓘ
compacts and funding agreements between tribes and the federal government ⓘ
relatedTo Indian Self-Determination policy ⓘ
federal Indian law ⓘ
sector Native American law ⓘ
public administration ⓘ
subjectHasRole enhancing tribal control over federal programs ⓘ
promoting government-to-government relationships between tribes and the United States ⓘ
reducing federal administrative oversight of tribal programs ⓘ
subjectOf United States Indian policy ⓘ
typeOf tribal self-determination legislation ⓘ

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Public Law 93-638 → amendedBy → Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 ⓘ
P.L. 93-638 → amendedBy → Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 ⓘ