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U.s. Senate Committee On Indian AffairsThe United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is responsible for dealing with matters related to the American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native peoples. A Committee on Indian Affairs existed from 1820 to 1947, but in the latter year it was folded into the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. A new Indian Affairs Committee was created in 1977, initially as a Select Committee, as a result of the detachment of indigenous affairs from the new Committee on Energy and National Resources, which had succeeded the old Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. The committee was initially intended to be temporary, but was made permanent in 1984. Members The committee is chaired by Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona. The ranking Democrat is Senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota. The members of the Committee are: Chairmen Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, 1820-1947 from 1947 to 1977, Indian Affairs were the responsibility of the Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, which was superseded by the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in 1977. Chairmen of the Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs, 1977-1993 Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, 1993-present See Also Indian Affairs
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