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OCR Page 1 of 74Department of the Interior
Tribal Demonstration Projects
for Montana
South Dakota and North Dakota
1. Y2K Computers
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has received authorization from OMB to provide $12,327,000
in funds to American Indian and Alaska Native governments for Y2K remediation. These
funds will be used to purchase and remediate tribal computers used to implement
self-governance and self determination contracts. BIA will schedule a meeting in South
Dakota in August 1999 to provide technical assistance and computer equipment to tribes in
Montana, South Dakota and North Dakota who need Y2K compliance assistance for their
self-determination programs. We have identified 262 non-compliant tribal computers in
Montana, South Dakota and North Dakota. The goal of the workshop will be provide
technical assistance to remedy Y2K problems and to provide replacement computers.
Replacement computers will be PENTIUM IIIs with Windows 98, Office 97, remote terminal
emulation and anti virus software. The total value of the technical assistance and equipment
for the Plains tribes is approximately $534,000. For the Oglala tribe at Pine Ridge, the BIA
will be able to accelerate delivery of a portion of their PENTIUM IIIs by July 6, 1999.
2. Visitor Center
The White River Visitor Center operated by the Oglala Nation on the South Unit of Badlands
National Park needs replacing. It is currently housed in a trailer. A new Visitor and Cultural
Center and the paving of its connecting roads would link the Center to major tourism
corridors like Mount Rushmore and Wind Cave National Park. The Park Service supports
FY 2000 design and FY 2001 construction funding to build a new Visitors Center. The cost
of the facility would be approximately $12.5 million and would be completed in FY 2002.
BIA Route 2, the road leading to the proposed Visitors Center is a gravel road in dire need of
paving. Regraveling is programmed for FY 2002. Actual paving the 28 miles could cost
around $3 million. The BIA will work with the Department of Defense, Department of
Transportation and the state of South Dakota to obtain this funding.