Summary State Committees and Commissions on Indian Affairs

Alabama Indian Affairs Commission
771 S. Lawrence St., Suite 106
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 242-2831
(334) 240-3408 (FAX)
Robert R. Russell Jr., Executive Director

(Ala. Code 1975 s41-9-708 to 717)

Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 110001
Juneau, AK 99811
(907) 465-3500
(907) 465-3532 (FAX)

Indian Nations and Tribes Legislative Day is a statutorily required annual meeting with legislators and tribal leaders. (Ariz. Rev. Stat. 41-1108)

Arizona Commission on Indian Affairs
1700 W. Washington, Ste. 156
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-4421
(602) 542-3712 (FAX)

The Commission submits an annual report to the Legislature and makes recommendations to governor & legislators on Indian issues. (Ariz. Rev. Stat. 41-541 to 543)

Assembly Select Committee on California Indian Nations
(Not currently active)

California Native American Heritage Commission

1550 Harbor Blvd., Suite 100

West Sacramento, CA 95691

(916) 373-3710 (phone)

(916)373-5471 (fax)

nahc@nahc.ca.gov (email)

James Ramos, Chair

Christina Snider, Executive Secretary and Governor's Tribal Advisor

Attorney General's Office
Office of Native American Affairs
P.O. Box 944255
Sacramento, CA 94244-2550
(916) 322-1818
Olin Jones, Director

Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs
Office of Lieutenant Governor
130 State Capitol
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-3027
Ernest House, Jr., Executive Secretary

(Colo. Rev. Stat. 24-44-101 to 108)

Department of Environmental Protection
Connecticut Indian Affairs Council
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 424-3066
Ed Sarabia, Indian Affairs Coordinator

Nanticoke Indian Assoc.
27073 John J. Williams Hwy.
Millsboro, DE 19966
(302) 945-3400

Natosha Norwood Carmine, Chief

State of Delaware
Div. of Historical and Cultural Affairs
21 The Green
Dover, DE, 19901
(302) 736-7400
(302) 739-5660 (FAX)

Florida Governor's Council on Indian Affairs, Inc.
1341 Cross Creek Circle
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 488-0730
(850) 488-5875 (FAX)
Joe A. Quetone, Executive Director

Council on American Indian Concerns
2600 Highway 155, SW
Suite D
Stockbridge, GA 30281
(770) 389-7265
Mr. Nealie McCormick, Chairman

(Ga. Code 44-12-280 to 285)

House Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Senate Committee on Water, Land and Hawaiian Affairs

Office of Hawaiian Affairs

560 N. Nimitz Highway, Suite 200

Honolulu, HI 96817

(808) 594-1835
(808) 594-1865 (FAX)
Kamanaopono Crabbe, Chief Executive Officer/Ka Pouhana

Idaho Council on Indian Affairs
Monitors and reviews legislation and state policies that impact state/tribal relations; advises governor, legislature and state departments.

Commission on Human Rights

317 W. Main Street
Boise, ID 83735
(208) 334-2873
(208) 334-2664 (FAX)
Benjamin J. Earwicker, Director

Native American Indian Affairs Commission

100 North Senate Avenue, Room N300

Indianapolis, IN 46204

Melissa J Williams, Director

Iowa Commission on Native American Affairs
321 E. 12th Street, 2nd floor
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 242-6334

Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations

Kansas Native American Affairs Office
Landon State Office Building
900 SW Jackson, Suite 101A
Topeka, Kansas 66612-20
785-296-1904 | 785-296-1795
Chris Howell, Executive Director

Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission
300 Washington Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-7005

Louisiana Governor's Office of Indian Affairs
150 N. Third Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
(225) 219-8715
Mark Ford, Director

The legislature has two Tribal representatives from the Penobscot Nation and the Passamaquoddy Tribe, who have seats on the floor of the House, sponsorship privilege and are each members of the State Government & Judiciary Committee. They have no voting privileges.
(per House Rule 525, Joint Rule 206 (3) )

Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission
P.O. Box 241
Stillwater, ME 04489
(207) 394-2045

Maryland Commission on Indian Affairs
301 W. Preston St., Suite 1500
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 767-7631
E. Keith Colston, Executive Director

(Md. Ann. Code Art. 41 s. 15-301)

Massachusetts Commission on Indian Affairs
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 300
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 573-1291
(617) 573-1515 (FAX)

(Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6A, s. 8A)

Michigan Dept. of Human Services
P.O. Box 30037
235 S. Grand Avenue
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-2035

Minnesota Indian Affairs Council
161 Saint Anthony Ave., Suite 919
St. Paul, MN 55103
(651) 296-0041
Annamarie Hill, Executive Director

(Minn. Stat. Ann. 3.922)

State-Tribal Relations Interim Committee

Montana Office of Indian Affairs
State Capitol Bldg., Room 202
Helena, MT 59620
(406) 444-3702
Jason Smith, Director

State-Tribal Economic Development Commission, created 1999 per HB 670

Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs
6^th Floor East, State Capitol
P.O. Box 94981
Lincoln, NE 68509-4981
(402) 471-3475
Judi gaiashkibos, Executive Director

(Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-2501 to 2508)

Nevada Indian Commission
5366 Snyder Avenue
Carson City, NV 89701
(775) 687-8333
Sherry Rupert, Executive Director

(Nev. Rev. Stat. 233A.010 to .100)

New Hampshire State Commission on Native American Affairs

New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources

19 Pillsbury Street

Concord, New Hampshire 03301

(NH RSA 12-A:14a)

New Jersey Commission on American Indian Affairs
125 W. State Street
Trenton, NJ 08608

(609) 633-9627
Lewis J. Pierce, Jr., Chair

(N.J. Stat. s. 52:15A-53)

Joint Indian Affairs Committee
(Meets periodically during the year when Legislature is not in session)

Senate Indian and Cultural Affairs Committee
(Meets regularly during legislative sessions)

Joint Legislative Committee on Compacts
(Created 1999 per SB 737, meets when required.)

New Mexico Indian Affairs Department
Wendell Chino Building, 2nd Floor
1220 South St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 476-1600

Lynn Trujillo, Cabinet Secretary for Department of Indian Affairs

New York State Office of Children & Family Services
Native American Services
295 Main Street, Room 545
Buffalo, NY 14203
(716) 847-3123

House Federal Relations and Indian Affairs Committee

North Carolina Commission on Indian Affairs
116 W. Jones St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 807-4440
Gregory Richardson, Exec. Director

(N.C. Gen. Stat. 143B-404 to 411)

State Advisory Council on Indian Education
(N.C. Gen. Stat. 115C-210)

North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission
600 East Boulevard Avenue
First Floor-Room 117
Bismarck, ND 58505
(701) 328-2428
Scott Davis, Executive Director

(N.D. Cent. Code 54-36-01 to 07)

Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission - dissolved in 2011
(Okla. Stat. Ann. 74-1201 to 1205)

Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations (Okla. Stat. Ann. 74-1222)

Native American Cultural and Educational Authority (section 74-1226.2) "to promote the history and culture of American Indians for the benefit of the state of Oklahoma and its Indian and non-Indian citizens."
Gena Howard, Acting Executive Director
http://www.nacea.com/

Oklahoma Secretary of State
2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Ste. 101
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4897
(405) 521-3912

The Governor created a cabinet position in January 2019. The first Secretary of Native American Affairs was appointed in early 2019. The position is currently vacant.

Legislative Commission on Indian Services
13 members appointed to two-year staggered terms. All nine federally recognized tribes are represented. Commission compiles information about services for Indians; develops and sponsors programs to outreach to Indians as well as other public and private agencies; supports agencies in expanding Indian services and assesses existing programs.

Legislative Commission on Indian Services
900 Court St., NE, Room 167
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 986-1067
(503) 986-1071 (FAX)
Karen Quigley, Executive Director

(Or. Rev. Stat. 172.010 to .140)

The Commission for Minority Affairs

293 Greystone Boulevard, Third Floor

Columbia SC 29201

803-832-8162

803-260-1768 (cell)

Jerry Francis, Native American Affairs Program Manager

Five members from the House and five members from the Senate, appointed biannually. Committee may present draft legislation and policy recommendations to the Legislative Research Council Executive Board.

South Dakota Department of Tribal Relations
302 East Dakota
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-5654
(www.sdtribalrelations.com)
Leroy "J.R." LaPlante, Secretary

(S.D. Stat. s. 1-4-1)

Tennessee Commission of Indian Affairs
ended operations as of June 30, 2010, the expiration of the legal authority for its existence (Tenn. Code Ann. 4-34-101 to 108)

Office of Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548
Austin, TX 78711-2548
(512) 463-2100
(512) 476-2653 (FAX)

Native American Legislative Liaison Committee

11 members - seven from House and four from Senate. Committee serves as liaison between Utah tribes and the Legislature.

Utah Division of Indian Affairs
300 S. Rio Grande Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
801-245-7208
801-521-4727 (FAX)
Shirlee Silversmith, Director

(Utah Code Ann. 1953 s9-9-109)

Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs
109 State St.
Montpelier, VT 05609

Virginia Council on Indians
P.O. Box 1475
Richmond, VA 23218
(804) 225-2084
13 members - eight from Virginia tribes officially recognized by the Commonwealth, two members at-large from Indian population in Virginia, one from House of Delegates, one from Senate, and one from Commonwealth at-large.

(Va. Code Ann. 9-138.1 to 138.4)

Community Development, Housing and Tribal Affairs Committee

Governor's Office of Indian Affairs
210 11th Avenue, SW, #415
P.O. Box 40909
Olympia, WA 98504-0909
(360) 902-8827
Craig Bill, Director

Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations

Studies issues related to American Indians and the American Indian tribes and bands and develops specific recommendations and legislative proposals relating to these issues. Includes six-12 legislative and six-11 tribal members.

(Wisc. State. 13.83(3))

Wisconsin State-Tribal Relations
Initiative
101 East Wilson Street, 9th Floor
Madison, WI 53708
(608) 267-1824
Brian Vigue, Administrator

Wyoming

Select Committee on Tribal Relations

Wyoming Indian Affairs Council

(Wyo. Stat. 9-2-1901 to 1905)