* Support sovereignty and self-determination of Native American tribal governments.

* Reaffirm the government-to-government relationship between Indian tribes and the United States by promoting true consultation and increased tribal authority in the administration of federal funds.

* Authorize and direct the Department of the Interior to ensure that prior treaties and trust obligations are respected and fulfilled.

* Protect tribal religious and spiritual freedoms: prohibit the desecration of Native American burial sites and protect access to sacred sites.

* Reform and strengthen the Bureau of Indian Affairs and build a close working relationship between the Bureau, the White House and the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.

* Support the sovereign rights of Indian tribal governments to resolve local disputes with states in accordance with federal law.

* Reaffirm citizenship of all Native Americans and improve voting access.

* Pursue innovative strategies to develop self-sufficient reservation economies.

* Create public-private partnerships to give low-income entrepreneurs a lift in starting Native American businesses, both on and off reservations.

* Implement a New Enterprise Tax Cut and create community development banks to further assist small businesses.

* Expand the Earned Income Tax Credit to make sure that no one with a family who works full-time has to raise their children in poverty. The credit will also be expanded for part-time workers, giving them a greater incentive to work.

* Repair roads, highways and bridges on and around reservations through public and private investment.

* Incorporate goals of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act into Administration plans to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans.

* Provide a core benefits package for all Americans, including ambulatory physician care, in-patient hospital care, prescription drugs, basic mental health services, and preventive care benefits -- including measures to combat and prevent Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and AIDS in Native American communities.

* Keep hospital clinics open longer, particularly in rural areas that are currently under-served.

* Provide incentives for students and mid-career health professionals to serve in primary care professions on reservations and in urban Native American health clinics.

* Center premiums on a community-based rating that does not discriminate because of pre-existing health conditions.

* Improve long-term care by expanding Medicare and giving older Americans a choice of home or institutional care, including supporting tribal nursing homes to give Native American elders choice in kinds of care.

* Support increased research to study and combat health issues of particular concern to Native Americans, including AIDS, drug and alcohol addictions, tuberculosis, and diabetes.

* Intensify health education and provide health care for children through school-based health clinics.

* Fully fund the Head Start program and support reservation day care facilities as part of a national child care network.

* Set National Standards through a National Examination System that will prepare our children to compete in the global economy.

* Support bilingual and bicultural programs that involve parents, tribal leaders, and other community figures.

* Establish a National Trust Fund out of which every American can borrow money to go to college, so long as he or she pays it back either as a small percentage of income over time, or with two years of community service.

* Train non college-bound students through a National Apprenticeship program to give these individuals the boost they need to compete in today's economy.

* Increase adult literacy by working with states to make sure that every state has a clear, achievable plan to teach everyone with a job to read, and earn a General Equivalency Diploma.

* Provide technical assistance to tribal governments to implement sound land, water and mineral use strategies that protect the environment while encouraging economic growth in Native American communities.

* Increase energy efficiency in Native American communities and promote alternative energy sources as part of a national energy strategy.

* Implement policies that favor home ownership for all Native Americans.

* Increase the Federal Housing Authority mortgage guarantees to 95 percent to assist first-time home buyers and boost the construction industry.

* Arkansas recently adopted legislation prohibiting the desecration of Native American burials and the commercial trade or display of human remains and sacred objects..

* Governor Clinton named a lifetime voting member of the Indian Inter-Tribal Association of Arkansas to his liaison in Indian affairs.

* Senator Gore supports efforts to prevent discrimination in employment, housing and educational opportunities. He also supports the endeavors by the Native American Indian Council to ensure justice for native people.

* Supports efforts to deter the desecration of burial grounds, including intervening in a dispute between the Alliance for Native American Indian Rights and the Federal Highway Administration concerning a bridge reconstruction effort which could have resulted in major damage to a Native American burial site.