C03763F39864879F87258B790071F254 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For PRESENTATION BY SOUTHERN UTE INDIAN TRIBEINTERIM COMMITTEE AMERICAN INDIAN AFFAIRS INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEEDate Aug 14, 2024 Location Old Supreme Court Presentation by Southern Ute Indian Tribe - Committee Discussion Only Attachment Tag File Name Attachment F https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/A7BFEB647D76...$File/Attachment F.pdf?OpenElement Attachment F.pdf Attachment G https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/5797745C0EE5...$File/Attachment G.pdf?OpenElement Attachment G.pdf Attachment H https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/126A8E0C8974...$File/Attachment H.pdf?OpenElement Attachment H.pdf 02:48:19 PM The committee resumed. 02:48:26 PM Chairman Melvin J. Baker, David Smith, and James Washinawatok, all representing the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, and Tom Shipps, representing Maynes, Bradford, Shipps, and Sheftel, introduced themselves and began their presentation. Chairman Baker provided an overview of the presentation, which may be found in Attachment F. Mr. Shipps discussed the complexity of jurisdiction on reservations and how it creates confusion regarding new legislation. He discussed that the Southern Ute Indian Tribe would like a law establishing an express rule of construction applicable to future Colorado laws addressing how such laws relate to the tribe and the reservation. Mr. Shipps explained that this would establish that new laws only cover tribes or reservations when they expressly state that they do so. Mr. Smith discussed the challenges the Southern Ute Indian Tribe face when working with counties on tribal warrants and commitment orders. He explained that the Southern Ute Indian Tribe would request an amendment to statute that guarantees that all state courts give full faith and credit to an arrest warrant or commitment order issued by a tribal court. Mr. Washinawatok provided an overview of the Colorado Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and changes the Southern Ute Indian Tribe would like to see in ICWA, including changes to enrollment and placement preferences and tribal custom adoptions. Mr. Smith continued the presentation by discussing the Southern Ute Indian Tribe's concerns about to the Gaming Compact and sports betting. Additional documents were provided to the committee (Attachments G and H). 03:43:27 PM Committee members asked the panel questions.
