[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 441 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 441

 Expressing the sense of the Senate that October 17, 1984, the date of 
the restoration by the Federal Government of Federal recognition to the 
Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, should 
                            be memorialized.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 29, 2004

     Mr. Smith (for himself and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the Senate that October 17, 1984, the date of 
the restoration by the Federal Government of Federal recognition to the 
Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, should 
                            be memorialized.

Whereas the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Restoration Act (25 U.S.C. 714 et 
        seq.), which was signed by the President on October 17, 1984, restored 
        Federal recognition to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, 
        and Siuslaw Indians;
Whereas the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians 
        historically inhabited land now in the State of Oregon, from Fivemile 
        Point in the south to Tenmile Creek in the north, west to the Pacific 
        Ocean, then east to the crest of the Coast Range, encompassing the 
        watersheds of the Coos River, the Umpqua River to Weatherly Creek, the 
        Siuslaw River, the coastal tributaries between Tenmile Creek and 
        Fivemile Point, and portions of the Coquille watershed;
Whereas in addition to restoring Federal recognition, that Act and other Federal 
        Indian statutes have provided the means for the Confederated Tribes to 
        achieve the goals of cultural restoration, economic self-sufficiency, 
        and the attainment of a standard of living equivalent to that enjoyed by 
        other citizens of the United States;
Whereas by enacting the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Restoration Act (25 
        U.S.C. 714 et seq.), the Federal Government--

    (1) declared that the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and 
Siuslaw Indians were eligible for all Federal services and benefits 
provided to federally recognized tribes;

    (2) provided the means to establish a tribal reservation; and

    (3) granted the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw 
Indians self-government for the betterment of tribal members, including the 
ability to set tribal rolls;

Whereas the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians have 
        embraced Federal recognition and self-sufficiency statutes and are 
        actively working to better the lives of tribal members; and
Whereas economic self-sufficiency, which was the goal of restoring Federal 
        recognition for the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and 
        Siuslaw Indians, is being realized through many projects: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that October 17, 1984, 
should be memorialized as the date on which the Federal Government 
restored Federal recognition to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower 
Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians.
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