Siletz Tribal Council

Resolution

Siltez resolution WHEREAS, the Siletz Tribal Council is empowered to exercise the legislative and executive authority of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon pursuant to Article IV, Section I of the Siletz Constitution approved June 13, 1979 by the Acting Deputy Commissioner of Indian Affairs; and

WHEREAS, the Elakha (Sea Otter) was once an important part of the ocean environment and of the lives of the Siletz people; and

WHEREAS, the history of the Elakha population in Oregon has many parallels with the history of the Siletz people; and

WHEREAS, the Elakha were exterminated when the last known Elakha in Oregon was killed in Newport in 1906; and

WHEREAS, the SiIetz Tribe was restored in 1977; and

WHEREAS, there is the potential for Elakha to also be restored; now

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Siletz Tribal Council hereby supports efforts for the development of a plan for the re-introduction of the Elakha and the eventual restoration of the Elakha to the waters of the Oregon coast; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Siletz Tribal Council hereby chooses to become a member of the newly formed Elakha Alliance and hereby appoints the Natural Resources Committee Tribal Council Representative, the Cultural Resources Director, and the Natural Resources Manager to represent the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians in the Elakha Alliance.

Certification

This Resolution was adopted at a Regular Tribal Council Meeting held on January 16. 2001 which a quorum of the Tribal Council was present, and the Resolution was adopted by a vote of 6 FOR, 0 AGAINST, and 0 ABSTAINING, the Chairman or Vice Chairman being authorized to sign the Resolution.

Siletz Tribal Council

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