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Senate Confirms Artman as ASIA

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by Brad Jolly, Partner

March 9, 2007

The Senate officially confirmed Carl Artman as the new Assistant Secretary Indian Affairs by a vote of 87-1. Only Senator David Vitter (R-LA), who is a strong critic of the BIA and off-reservation gaming, voted against Artman's confirmation, although 12 senators were not in attendance to vote.

Since Artman is a member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, he has recused himself from all issues involving the Iriquois Confederacy, including the Oneida Nation of New York's current 17,000-acre land-into-trust application pending at the Bureau.

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