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Indian tribes to participate in and receive funding from many federal programs. 

 Another real problem is the competition for scare federal dollars and a lower priority 

 given to fish and wildlife versus human needs which are so great. 

 LACK OF TRIBAL PARTICIPATION IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS 



The Navajo Department of Fish and Wildlife is constrained in efforts to enhance 

 it's fish and wildlife programs by the inability of the Navajo Nation to participate in 

 federal legislation such as the Federal Aid in Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act, 

 otherwise known as the Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson Act (PR/DJ) and from 

 the Endangered Species Act. These two acts are readily available to fund off 

 reservation activities, but do not allow for tribal participation. 



Pittman-Robertson and Dinaell-Johnson Act (PR/DJ) 



The PR/DJ Act assess excise taxes on fishing and hunting supplies and motor 

 boat fuel. The PR/DJ generates over $400 million annually and provides funding to 

 all 50 states and United States territories for a wide variety of recreational fisheries 

 and wildlife enhancement projects. However, this measure does not allow for Indian 

 tribes, including the Navajo Nation, to participate in this federal aid program. Tribes 

 should be able to participate in PR/DJ since tribal members contribute significantly to 

 these programs when they purchase taxed hunting and fishing supplies. Furthermore, 

 the national demand for hunting and fishing expeditions on tribal lands by tribal and 

 non-tribal members is immense. The Navajo Nation, through it's Department of Fish 

 and Wildlife has met such requests by issuing approximately 2,100 big game permits 

 in 1991-1992. Sixty-six percent were issued to tribal members and 34 percent to 



