20 U.S.C. § 4401 : US Code - Section 4401: Findings

Search 20 U.S.C. § 4401 : US Code - Section 4401: Findings

The Congress finds that -
(1) Indian art and culture and Native Hawaiian art and culture
have contributed greatly to the artistic and cultural richness of
the Nation;
(2) Indian art and culture and Native Hawaiian art and culture
occupy a unique position in American history as being our only
native art form and cultural heritage;
(3) the enhancement and preservation of this Nation's native
art and culture has a fundamental positive influence on the
American people;
(4) although the encouragement and support of Indian and Native
Hawaiian arts and crafts are primarily a matter for private,
local, and Indian and Native Hawaiian initiative, it is also an
appropriate matter of concern to the Federal Government;
(5) it is appropriate and necessary for the Federal Government
to support research and scholarship in Indian art and culture and
Native Hawaiian art and culture and to complement programs for
the advancement of such art and culture by tribal, private, and
public agencies and organizations;
(6) current Federal initiatives in the area of Indian art and
culture and Native Hawaiian art and culture are fragmented and
inadequate; and
(7) in order to coordinate the Federal Government's effort to
preserve, support, revitalize, and disseminate Indian art and
culture and Native Hawaiian art and culture, it is desirable to
establish -
(A) a national Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native
Culture and Arts Development, and
(B) a program for Native Hawaiian culture and arts
development.