[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 156 (Saturday, November 8, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S12192]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             PEOPLE'S LODGE

 Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I rise today to address a project 
that unfortunately was not incorporated in the list of projects to be 
funded by the Economic Development Administration outlined in the 
Senate report to accompany the Fiscal Year 1998 appropriations bill for 
Commerce, State, Justice and the Judiciary.
  This project is the People's Lodge--a multi-cultural center designed 
to serve the urban Indian and Alaska Native populations in Seattle, 
Washington, and all of the Indian tribes in the Pacific Northwest and 
Alaska. The People's Lodge represents the next phase of development of 
the Daybreak Star Center and will include a permanent Hall of Ancestors 
exhibition, a multiple-use Potlatch House, and an exhibition gallery, 
the John Kauffman, Jr. Theater, a resource center, and the Sacred 
Circle of the American Indian Art.
  The federal funding for this project--approximately $13 million--
would be matched by funds from private sources. The private fund-
raising efforts are already well-underway.
  In the coming days, Senator Stevens and Senator Murray and I will be 
pursuing this matter directly with the Secretary of the Department of 
Commerce.
  Mr. President, it is my hope that the Economic Development 
Administration will agree with us as to the merits of this most 
worthwhile project.

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