subpart 12—educational, cultural, apprenticeship, and exchange programs for alaska natives, native hawaiians, and their historical whaling and trading partners in massachusetts

§7265. Short title

This subpart may be cited as the "Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Education Through Cultural and Historical Organizations Act".

(Pub. L. 89–10, title V, §5521, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, §501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1845.)

Prior Provisions

A prior section 7265, Pub. L. 89–10, title V, §5305, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, §101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3704, related to use of grants for dropout prevention activities, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110. See section 6555 of this title.

§7265a. Findings and purposes

(a) Findings

Congress finds the following:

(1) Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians have been linked for over 200 years to the coastal towns of Salem, Massachusetts, and New Bedford, Massachusetts, through the China trade from Salem and whaling voyages from New Bedford.

(2) Nineteenth-century trading ships sailed from Salem, Massachusetts, around Cape Horn of South America, and up the Northwest coast of the United States to Alaska, where their crews traded with Alaska Native people for furs, and then went on to Hawaii to trade for sandalwood with Native Hawaiians before going on to China.

(3) During the 19th century, over 2,000 whaling voyages sailed out of New Bedford, Massachusetts to the Arctic region of Alaska, and joined Alaska Natives from Barrow, Alaska and other areas in the Arctic region in subsistence whaling activities.

(4) Many New Bedford whaling voyages continued on to Hawaii, where they joined Native Hawaiians from the neighboring islands.

(5) From those commercial and whaling voyages, a rich cultural exchange and strong trading relationships developed among the three peoples involved.

(6) In the past decades, awareness of the historical trading, cultural, and whaling links has faded among Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and the people of the continental United States.

(7) In 2000, the Alaska Native Heritage Center in Alaska, the Bishop Museum in Hawaii, and the Peabody-Essex Museum in Massachusetts initiated the New Trade Winds project to use 21st-century technology, including the Internet, to educate students and their parents about historic and contemporary cultural and trading ties that continue to link the diverse cultures of the peoples involved.

(8) The New Bedford Whaling Museum, in partnership with the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, has developed a cultural exchange and educational program with the Inupiat Heritage Center in Barrow, Alaska to bring together the children, parents, and elders from the Arctic region of Alaska with children and families of Massachusetts to learn about their historical ties and about each other's contemporary cultures.

(9) Within the fast-growing cultural sector, meaningful educational and career opportunities based on traditional relationships exist for Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and low-income youth in Massachusetts.

(10) Cultural institutions can provide practical, culturally relevant, education-related internship and apprentice programs, such as the Museum Action Corps at the Peabody-Essex Museum and similar programs at the New Bedford Oceanarium and other institutions, to prepare youths and their families for careers in the cultural sector.

(11) The resources of the institutions described in paragraphs (7) and (8) provide unique opportunities for illustrating and interpreting the contributions of Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, the whaling industry, and the China trade to the economic, social, and environmental history of the United States, for educating students and their parents, and for providing opportunities for internships and apprenticeships leading to careers with cultural institutions.

(b) Purposes

The purposes of this subpart are the following:

(1) To authorize and develop innovative culturally-based educational programs and cultural exchanges to assist Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and children and families of Massachusetts linked by history and tradition to Alaska and Hawaii to learn about shared culture and traditions.

(2) To authorize and develop internship and apprentice programs to assist Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and children and families of Massachusetts linked by history and tradition with Alaska and Hawaii to prepare for careers with cultural institutions.

(3) To supplement programs and authorities in the area of education to further the objectives of this subpart.

(4) To authorize and develop cultural and educational programs relating to any Federally recognized Indian tribe in Mississippi.

(Pub. L. 89–10, title V, §5522, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, §501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1845; amended Pub. L. 109–149, title III, §306(1), Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2870.)

Amendments

2005—Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 109–149 added par. (4).

§7265b. Program authorization

(a) Grants and contracts

In order to carry out programs that fulfill the purposes of this subpart, the Secretary is authorized to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, the following:

(1) The Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage, Alaska.

(2) The Inupiat Heritage Center in Barrow, Alaska.

(3) The Bishop Museum in Hawaii.

(4) The Peabody-Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts.

(5) The New Bedford Whaling Museum and the New Bedford Oceanarium in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

(6) The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians in Choctaw, Mississippi.

(7) Other Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian cultural and educational organizations.

(8) Cultural and educational organizations with experience in developing or operating programs that illustrate and interpret the contributions of Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, the whaling industry, and the China trade to the economic, social, and environmental history of the United States.

(9) Consortia of the organizations and entities described in this subsection.

(b) Uses of funds

Activities provided through programs carried out under this subpart may include one or more of the following:

(1) Development and implementation of educational programs to increase understanding of cultural diversity and multicultural communication among Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and the people of the continental United States, based on historic patterns of trading and commerce.

(2) Development and implementation of programs using modern technology, including the Internet, to educate students, their parents, and teachers about historic and contemporary cultural and trading ties that continue to link the diverse cultures of Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and the people of Massachusetts.

(3) Cultural exchanges of elders, students, parents, and teachers among Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and the people of Massachusetts to increase awareness of diverse cultures among each group.

(4) Sharing of collections among cultural institutions designed to increase awareness of diverse cultures and links among them.

(5) Development and implementation of internship and apprentice programs in cultural institutions to train Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and low-income students in Massachusetts for careers with cultural institutions.

(6) Other activities, consistent with the purposes of this subpart, to meet the educational needs of Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and students and their parents in Massachusetts.

(7) Cultural and educational programs relating to any Federally recognized Indian tribe in Mississippi.

(Pub. L. 89–10, title V, §5523, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, §501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1846; amended Pub. L. 109–149, title III, §306(2), Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2870.)

Amendments

2005—Subsec. (a)(6) to (9). Pub. L. 109–149, §306(2)(A), added par. (6) and redesignated former pars. (6) to (8) as (7) to (9), respectively.

Subsec. (b)(7). Pub. L. 109–149, §306(2)(B), added par. (7).

§7265c. Administrative provisions

(a) Application required

No grant may be made under this subpart, and no contract may be entered into under this subpart, unless the entity seeking the grant or contract submits an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may determine to be necessary to carry out the provisions of this subpart.

(b) Local educational agency coordination

Each applicant for a grant or contract under this subpart shall inform each local educational agency serving students who will participate in the program to be carried out under the grant or contract about the application.

(Pub. L. 89–10, title V, §5524, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, §501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1847.)

§7265d. Availability of funds

If sufficient funds are made available under section 7241 of this title to carry out this subpart for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall make available, to support activities described in section 7265b(b) of this title, the following amounts:

(1) Not less than $2,000,000 each to—

(A) the New Bedford Whaling Museum, in partnership with the New Bedford Oceanarium, in Massachusetts;

(B) the Inupiat Heritage Center in Alaska; and

(C) the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians in Choctaw, Mississippi.

(2) For the New Trade Winds project, not less than $1,000,000 each to—

(A) the Alaska Native Heritage Center in Alaska;

(B) the Bishop Museum in Hawaii; and

(C) the Peabody-Essex Museum in Massachusetts.

(3) For internship and apprenticeship programs (including the Museum Action Corps of the Peabody-Essex Museum), not less than $1,000,000 each to—

(A) the Alaska Native Heritage Center in Alaska;

(B) the Bishop Museum in Hawaii; and

(C) the Peabody-Essex Museum in Massachusetts.

(Pub. L. 89–10, title V, §5525, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, §501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1847; amended Pub. L. 109–149, title III, §306(3), Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2870.)

Amendments

2005—Par. (1)(A). Pub. L. 109–149, §306(3)(A), which directed striking out "and" after semicolon in subpar. (a), was executed by striking out "and" in subpar. (A) to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Par. (1)(B), (C). Pub. L. 109–149, §306(3)(B), (C), substituted "; and" for period in subpar. (B), and added subpar. (C).

§7265e. Definitions

In this subpart:

(1) Alaska Native

The term "Alaska Native" has the meaning given that term in section 7546 of this title.

(2) Native Hawaiian

The term "Native Hawaiian" has the meaning given that term in section 7517 of this title.

(Pub. L. 89–10, title V, §5526, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, §501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1848.)

Prior Provisions

A prior section 7266, Pub. L. 89–10, title V, §5306, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, §101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3706, which related to distribution of assistance and limitation on costs, was omitted in the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110.