A/HRC/21/47/Add.1 46. Chief Oliver Red Cloud: Taking of lands after the ratification of the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty; Indian Reorganization Act promoted colonialism and assimilation of Native Americans. 47. Lakota Rose LaPlante: South Dakota Department of Social Service is in noncompliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act. 48. International Native Indian Programs Incorporated (INIPI): Alleged misuse of funds on the Pine Ridge Reservation. 49. Cante Tenza Okolakiciye – Strong Heart Warrior Society, Free & Independent Lakota Nation and Elders: Call for the United States Government to investigate alleged graft and corruption within the Oglala Sioux Tribal Government as well as elder abuse by Oglala Sioux tribal members. 50. Unites Sioux Tribes Development Corporation: Difficulties with gaming compacts and tribal-state relations. 51. Mniwakhanwozu Oyate: Presentation is in his native language, with attachment of an article of Sinte Gleksa University hosting the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples. 52. Sheryl Lightfoot (Ojibwe): United States Government qualified support for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples appears to be an active process of self-exemption and a pre-emptive strike against implementation that preserves the status quo while also offering some relief from transnational and domestic political pressure. 53. Lawrence Swallow: Indian Reorganization Act constitutions do not reflect culture or identity of indigenous peoples; inadequate management of land claims; physical abuse of children. Oklahoma and South-Central region (including submissions at Tulsa consultation) 54. Lipan Apache Band of Texas: Community members of El Calaboz Ranchería are harassed by United States Government agents working along the United States – Mexico border; lack of free, prior and informed consent regarding seizure and destruction traditional ranchería lands. 55. Osage Indians: Wrongful transfer of headrights in the Osage Mineral Trust to nonIndians and corporations. 56. United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee: Overview of the Western/Arkansas Cherokee people; current status of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokees, the band's history, and how it has staved off termination attempts. 57. Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma: Difficulties of tribal members in obtaining a 1-872 card and using the card for entry into the United States; need to protect and respect Native American religious practices, customs, and observances; encroachment of urban areas on wildlife habitat that inhibits hunting and gathering; delays in placing newly acquired tribally owned lands into trust status. 58. Sac and Fox Nation: Refusal by the Department of the Interior to acknowledge the rights granted to the Nation through their Federal Corporate Charter undermines selfdetermination; proposed pump station for the Keystone XL Pipeline Project threatens water sources and gravesites; violation of Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act by the state of Pennsylvania. 59. Tusekia Harjo Band of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma: Outlines the negative effects of discrimination on the social conditions of American Indians; many Indians have 40