WHEREAS, the National Indian Health Board (NIHB), established in 1972, serves all federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Tribal governments by advocating for the improvement of health, behavioral health and public health services to AI/ANS and for the fulfillment of the Federal government’s trust responsibility to AI/AN Tribal governments;

WHEREAS, the NIHB is duly elected to serve the sovereign rights of all Federally recognized Tribal governments, to promote the highest levels of health for AI/AN people, and to advise the Federal government in the development of responsible health care policy; and

WHEREAS, the NIHB By-laws, Article XVI, Section 4, provide that the Board may “create committees and delegate authority to them;”

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the NIHB supports the establishment of a Behavioral Health Work Group (BHWG);
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the BHWG may consider and advise NIHB on behavioral health issues;