The American Indian Center of Indiana,

Inc. normally does not engage in any political issues, but I am asking all of you to check out H.R. 3610.   The purpose of this bill is to streamline government spending and it's targeting the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) funding.  A portion of these WIA dollars have always been set aside for the Indian and Native American Program (INAP), which provides funding specifically for Native American programs like ours, as well as many other Centers across the country that serve the Native populations in their areas. 

 

The bill would allow the funds that have been set aside for programs such as ours to be rolled into the state WIA funding and would be at the Governors discretion on how much would be spent and who would be responsible for running the program.  With the given history and views of our Indiana Government, it would be unlikely that we would survive such a move.

 

This proposed bill could potentially eliminate not only our Center, but a majority of Native American Workforce funding across the county, including dollars that have historically been paid to reservations to run their WIA programs.  I am asking that you click on the link below to contact your local Congressman to vote no on this bill.  This link is good for anywhere in the United States, so get it out to your relatives and friends who live around the country.  It gives you an opportunity to tell them your concerns.

 

Please take two minutes and CLICK HERE to tell your congressman to VOTE NO on H.R. 3610.  As soon as you enter your zip code it brings up your local legislators.

 

It could be the difference of having an Indian Center in Indiana or not.

 

Sincerely,

 

Doug Poe
Executive Director