[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 62 (Tuesday, May 7, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E722]
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                   TRIBUTE TO JOSEPH McKINLEY HAZARD

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                             HON. JACK REED

                            of rhode island

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 7, 1996

  Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge an individual with 
a longstanding commitment to native American heritage in the State of 
Rhode Island. Joseph McKinley Hazard of the Silver Cloud Senior 
Citizens, Inc., of the Narragansett Indian Tribe exemplifies strength 
and dedication to tribal and cultural tradition.
  Born in 1901 to Charles Frederick and Hannah Mariah Hazard, Joseph is 
the oldest known active member of the Narragansett Indians who meet at 
the Narragansett Indian longhouse in Charlestown, RI. In 1920, he 
married Nancy Ellen Hubbard in Norwich, CT, and then settled back in 
Charlestown, raising four children: Joseph, Jr., Raymond Atwood, Nancy, 
and Dorrance. After his wife, Nancy Ellen, passed away in 1965, Joseph 
remarried, to Ruth Brown Michaels in 1970. Joseph is now the only 
surviving member of his family.
  Throughout his long and fruitful life, Joseph has been a member of 
the Narragansett Tribal Council. He also sits on the board of the 
Narragansett Indian Church and was a dedicated Boy Scout leader.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Joseph M. 
Hazard for his constant and dutiful commitment to the preservation of 
the Narragansett Indian Tribe's way of life. It is my sincere belief 
that outstanding individual embodies the spirit of history and 
tradition of native Americans in the Ocean State and throughout our 
Nation.

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