Bureau of Indian Affairs Southern Plains Regional Office

Bureau of Indian AffairsSouthern Plains Regional Office

National Budget Meeting – FY 2015

SOUTHERN PLAINS REGIONAL OFFICE JURISDICTION

Total Agencies\Field Offices: 5 Total Tribes: 24 Total Reservations: 20 Total Acres: 479,015.38 Total People Serviced: 114,861 Total Programs Funded: 41 Total Employees: 225

Regional Demographics

TRIBES: KIOWA COMANCHE APACHE FT. SILL APACHE CADDO DELAWARE WICHITA & AFFILIATED

ANADARKO AGENCY

TRIBES: CHEYENNE & ARAPAHO

CONCHO AGENCY

TRIBES: KAW OTOE-MISSOURIA PAWNEE PONCA TONKAWA

PAWNEE AGENCY

TRIBES: IOWA TRIBE OF KS & NE KICKAPOO TRIBE IN KS PRAIRIE BAND POTAWATOMI SAC & FOX OF MO

HORTON AGENCY

TRIBES: ABSENTEE-SHAWNEE CITIZEN POTAWATOMI IOWA TRIBE OF OK KICKAPOO TRIBE OF OK SAC & FOX NATION OF OK

SHAWNEE FIELD OFFICE

TRIBES: ALABAMA-COUSHATTA TRIBE OF TX KICKAPOO TRADITIONAL TRIBE OF TX

REGIONAL OFFICE

Johnson O’Malley (JOM)

Other Aid Tribal Government

Social Services

Tribal Courts

Minerals and Mining

Budget Priorities

To provide Indian Students with adequate school supplies, equipment and other educational needs

To provide tutorial assistance to Indian Students to enhance their skills and understanding of the core education elements

To provide incentive programs that challenge Indian Students to earn and maintain above average grade scores

To provide opportunities for Indian Students to participate in Native Leadership Conferences and other leadership activities

Johnson O’Malley

Advancing Quality Communities for Indian Tribes & Tribal Nations

Promoting strong and stable tribal governments

Promoting Indian Self-Determination & Self-Governance:

Enhancing the abilities of Tribal Nations in the exercise of their authority as sovereign nations

Tribal Government

To improve the quality of life for individual Indians and Indian families living on or near Indian reservations

To protect children, the elderly and the disabled from abuse and neglect

To assist the needy in acquiring the most basic needs in life: food, clothing, shelter

To protect against the separation of and to assist with the reunification of Indian families

Social Services

To maintain law and order on tribal lands To protect life and property To empower tribal law enforcement

agencies and tribal governments to uphold tribal sovereignty and customs

Increased funding needed for the hiring of additional Police Officers and competent staff and Judges

PUBLIC SAFETY & JUSTICE

To provide essential support to Tribes and Indian Allottees in the development of renewable and conventional energy resources

To address the demand for increased Bureau involvement & services in all aspects of the Oil & Gas industries

To ensure all regulatory requirements are enforced

To provide improved customer services to tribes and Individual Indian Allottees

Minerals and Mining

JOHNSON O’MALLEY: +$320,125 TRIBAL GOVERNMENT: +$354,602 SOCIAL SERVICES: +$273,625 PUBLIC SAFETY & JUSTICE: +$300,158 MINERALS & MINING: +100,000

2015 Funding Request

Thank you!