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Yooyoolah! COWLITZ INDIAN TRIBE VOLUME 13, ISSUE 1 SPRING 2011 Yooyoolah! COWLITZ INDIAN TRIBE VOLUME 13, ISSUE 1 SPRING 2011 The complex sequence of events • May 2009: Larry EchoHawk CHAIRMAN’S REPORT of the past two years led us from confirmed as Assistant Chairman Bill Iyall a moratorium in the BIA response Secretary. to fee to trust applications after the • June 2009: The Cowlitz Tribe decision in Carcieri v. Salazar to the submitted an 86 page memo to the Department of the Interior approval of our ROD below. Importance of Sovereignty presenting the legal arguments The Cowlitz Tribe was reaffirmed by Sequence of Events why the Carcieri decision should the federal government recognition not prevent them from • January 20, 2009: President process in 2002 as a sovereign approving our project. In it, we Obama inaugurated and the identified over 260 documents nation in what was a turning point in Proposed Record of Decision in the federal records, mainly the history of the Tribe. (ROD) sent to BIA Central Office from the 1920s and 30s, which Sovereignty is important to all by BIA Portland Regional show clear evidence that the of the nation’s tribes and provides Director, Stan Speaks with a federal government exercised recommendation for a positive for self-governance and self- jurisdiction over the Cowlitz as determination. required by Carcieri. determination protected by federal • February 24, 2009: U.S. law. The Cowlitz Tribe is now on the • July 2009: BIA Consultation on Supreme Court issues its Carcieri in Sacramento. verge of achieving full sovereignty Carcieri v. Salazar decision. The with the establishment of our initial decision was made without input • July 2009: The deadline for the city of La Center to respond to reservation as designated in the from the parties and the federal the Tribe’s offer to meet and Department of Interior Record of government concerning federal jurisdiction for the Narragansett negotiate a MOU passed. Decision (ROD) in December 2010. Tribe. • October 2009: Senate Indian This is a profound advancement • April 2009: Clark County Affairs Committee Chairman in our Tribe’s history that realizes rescinds the MOU and agrees to Dorgan, and three other the dreams of generations of our rely instead on the Tribe’s Senators, introduced a bill to past Cowlitz leaders including John Environmental and Gaming “fix” Carcieri. Barnett, Roy Wilson, Joe Cloquet, Ordinances for mitigation, after • November 2009: The first White Frank Iyall, and countless council the Growth Management House Conference with Hearing Board had issued a President Obama and tribal members that served for the better decision striking down the MOU. leaders. part of the preceding century, who • April 2009: The House Natural • November 2009: Testimony at a dreamt of the day when the Cowlitz Resources Committee held its hearing of the House Committee people would again have a home first hearing on the Carcieri of Natural Resources discussing land. Decision. Chairman Iyall sent a two Carcieri fix bills. letter to Chairman Rahall With our progress and the • December 2009: The Senate encouraging the Committee to Department of Interior’s ruling came Indian Affairs Committee passes act quickly on a Carcieri fix. an appeal of the Record of Decision that has been filed in federal court • April 2009: President Obama Continued on Page 2 appoints Larry EchoHawk to in Washington, D.C. This challenge serve as the Assistant Secretary Inside this issue: is proceeding with a review of the for Indian Affairs. very comprehensive record of Vice Chair Report 3 • April 2009: At the NIGA Tribal Council Chair Report 4 federal documents. conference in Phoenix, We expect a favorable court Chairman Iyall met with John Committee Reports 5 ruling by the fall. We will conduct a Echohawk, Native American Department Reports 12 Announcements 21 blessing of our reservation on June Rights Fund Executive Director, to secure their support for a Tribal Council & Committees 22 25, 2011 where there will be a great Carcieri fix. Department Directory 23 celebration for all. Page 2 YOOYOOLAH! Chairman’s Report-Continued beginning of the Coalition of a position opposing any Landless and Disadvantaged amendments to the Indian the “Carcieri Fix” bill out of Tribes. This provided a powerful Gaming Regulatory Act. committee. statement on behalf of • November 2010: Chairman Iyall • February 2010: At the National disadvantaged tribes and and Mohegan Chairman Boszum Congress of American Indians allowed the BIA to move sent a joint letter to the (NCAI) Winter Meeting the forward in earnest. Secretary and the Solicitor Executive Board first passed, • July 2010: Chairman Iyall and pressing for action on our but then reversed itself and Tribal Gaming Attorney Ed application and explaining the tabled, a resolution calling on Fleisher attended a NCAI devastating consequences that the Department of the Interior conference in Washington, D.C. delays are having on both to end its de facto moratorium to meet with administration and tribes. Chairman Iyall sent a on fee-to-trust applications. We congressional leaders and lobby strong letter to our meet with several other members of congress to support congressional delegations disadvantaged tribes at the a Carcieri fix. Letters of support stressing the urgent need for a NCAI Winter Conference to were gathered from tribal clean Carcieri fix and opposition establish a Fee-To-Trust- leaders across the country. The to the Feinstein language. coalition and to work to reverse department made its decision to this NCAI decision. • December 2010: Chairman Iyall take land into trust for the sent a letter to Senate leaders • March 2010: Chairman Iyall Tohono O’odham tribe as the urging a Carcieri fix in the meets with Assistant Secretary first gaming acquisition of the budget bill. Larry EchoHawk, Deputy Obama administration. The Assistant Secretary Lavedure, Carcieri fix language was added • December 2010: Chairman Iyall and Deputy Solicitor Pilar to the House Interior attended the second White Thomas in Washington, D.C. to Appropriations bill. House Tribal Nations Conference in Washington D.C., attended a present the arguments stating • August 2010: The Coalition of why the department should DOI consultation work session, Landless and Disadvantaged and met with DOI chief of staff move ahead with the Cowlitz Tribes sent the second of three application. Laura Davis and DOI solicitor letters to Secretary Salazar Hillary Tompkins. • June 2010 Mohegan asking for a private meeting Chairwoman Lynn Malerba and with our group. • December 2010: Congress came very close to getting a Carcieri Chairman Iyall meet in • August 2010: The 9th Circuit Washington, D.C. with Asst. Fix included in the budget bill. It Court of Appeals in Seattle ruled was included in the House Secretary Larry EchoHawk and against City of Vancouver in Asst. Solicitor Pilar Thomas. We version. Thanks to the work of their challenge to the Cowlitz the Coalition and NCAI we had a ask the BIA to proceed with a Gaming Ordinance approved by decision and not wait for letter signed by 127 Indian the National Indian Gaming tribes supporting our position. Carcieri legislation. Secretary Commission. Salazar finally announced the • December 23, 2010: The department’s position on • September 2010: Chairman decision was finally announced! processing fee to trust Iyall sends a letter to Solicitor We have a Record of Decision applications, saying that he Hillary Tompkins and Assistant approving the Cowlitz Tribe’s would move forward “in a lawful Secretary EchoHawk restating Initial Reservation! On January and timely manner” on the our Carcieri arguments and 4, 2011, the ROD is published. backlog of fee to trust expressing concern to them of • January 2011: Clark County, applications, including those unreasonable delay on our Vancouver, CARS, Al involving gaming. Asst. Sec. application. Alexanderson, Greg and Susan EchoHawk met with Chairman • October 2010: Chairman Iyall Gilbert, and the card rooms filed Iyall at the NCAI conference in again met with Department of suit opposing the Cowlitz Initial South Dakota and confirmed the the Interior officials in Reservation in federal district Secretary’s message. The NCAI Washington, D.C. to encourage court in Washington D.C. General Assembly passed a them to move forward on our Resolution, which we sponsored, issues, and ask for • February 2011: Grand Ronde calling on the Secretary of the administration support for a Tribe files suit in federal court in Washington D.C. Interior to follow through on his Carcieri fix. commitment to acquire trust • October 2010: The National Initial Reservation land for tribes. We had broad Indian Gaming Association at Very soon, after 150 years of support from tribes around the their mid-year meeting adopted nation. This marked the real persistence, our initial reservation is Page 3 VOLUME 13, ISSUE 1 to be established in north Clark opportunities, improve health and been a part of this process which County near Chelatchie Prairie as safety, and support the tribe's took over a year of negotiations and was originally proposed by Indian elders and youth while increasing meetings with the Indian Health Agent William Tappan, giving us their prospects and building a strong Service. Congratulations to the equal footing with the other foundation for our future. Tribal Council, our Health Board and established tribes in Washington The Cowlitz Tribe will be a our Health officials for getting this and Oregon. strong, prosperous native done for our Tribe. The passage of the Indian community for generations to come. Tribal events Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) of Thanks to our recent progress and On February 13, 2011 we celebrated 1988 has allowed for increased the perseverance of generations of the eleventh anniversary of our growth and progress on many our tribal leaders, we will have an Federal Acknowledgment in the gym levels, and has subsequently opened unlimited ability to improve the lives at St. Mary’s. BIA Regional Director many doors for the native people of future generations, to ensure our Stan Speaks again, attended the across the country.
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