A/HRC/21/47/Add.1 indigenous populations and the need to systematically redress the damage of such programmes. 74. Indigenous Environment Network: Overview of difficulties involved in living in the modern world and yet staying rooted to tradition, particularly in light of continuing racism toward Indians and development of the Keystone XL Pipeline Project, which threatens archaeological and historical sites. 75. Tribal Towns of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation (Hickory Grounds): Making efforts to protect, preserve and maintain sacred historical sites in the aboriginal homelands of the Muscogee people. 76. Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma member: Provided information regarding treaties with the United States beginning in 1858 and 1865, which ceded thousands of acres of land. Pacific Northwest region (including submission at Portland consultation) 77. Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission: Importance of the Columbia River and its fish population to Northwest Coastal Indians is reinforced by a map showing the various native peoples associated with the river. 78. Snoqualmie Tribal Elder: Violations of Snoqualmie tribal member’s civil and human rights due to banishment from the tribe and lack of due process. 79. Métis Consulting, LLC: Métis descendants excluded from consultation and planning process regarding Fort Vancouver Barracks Transfer; continued occupation by the United States Army and U.S. National Park Service of Métis traditional lands that were confiscated in 1846. 80. National Indian Child Welfare Association: Current national trends in American Indian and Alaska Native child welfare policy and practice; disproportionate rate of American Indian and Alaska Native children in United States state foster care systems. 81. Seattle Human Rights Commission: Poor social and economic conditions of Seattle urban Indian populations include high rates of accidental deaths, diabetes, liver disease, alcohol-related deaths, infant mortality, poverty, homelessness and lower education achievement. 82. City of Seattle Native American Employees Association (CANOES): Violence against native women is a serious concern in the Pacific Northwest as women have very few resources aimed at preventing such violence or assisting victims of violence. 83. Honor the Earth /1000 Nations: Lack of compliance with essential elements of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous peoples undermines sacred sites protection and religious freedoms; militarization of Indian Country. 84. Cowlitz Tribe: Efforts to consolidate their land base and engage in economic development opportunities following their “restoration” to federal recognition, having previously been terminated during the 1950s. 85. Makah Tribe Chairman: Barriers to indigenous management of natural resources, especially marine resources; need to integrate tribal governments into higher levels of natural resource management at federal level, especially energy, land and ocean management. Southwest region (including submissions at Tucson consultation) 86. San Carlos Apache Tribe representative: Opposition to a land exchange process that would facilitate mining in the Oak Flat area in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest, a region 42