The House Select Committee met to receive testimony from representatives of Northwest tribes about conditions affecting Native American children and their families. Eloise King of Colville Confederated Tribes (Washington) summarizes a wide range of human needs and recommends that Congress make funding available directly to tribes. John Navarro and Donna Olson discuss employment needs and opportunities including the Tribal Employment Rights Officers (TERO) ordinance. Lynne Walks-on-Top views economic and social problems facing the Spokane Tribe. Jeannette Whitfield of the Coeur D'Alene Tribe discusses the impact of the Indian Child Welfare Act. Marie and Diane Starr describe the Muckleshoot Youth Home (Washington) and other human service programs. Cheryl Henderson Peters and Lucy Shaffer-Peterson describe the Skokomish Sexual Abuse Prevention and Treatment Program. Marilyn Bentz of the American Indian Study Center focuses on urban Indians and the federal-Indian relationship. William Burke describes the Umatilla Tribe's child welfare services in Oregon. Sylvester Sahme and Bernice Mitchell outline the health services and needs of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs (Oregon). Janice Lopeman of the Squaxin Island Tribe (Washington) explains the use of community boards to mediate cases involving children and families. Woody Verzola describes the Indian Street Youth Program for dropouts. This report includes prepared statements, letters, and supplementary materials. (JHZ)