[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 27, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S2707]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                      TRIBUTE TO STANLEY G. JONES

 Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, I wish today to pay tribute to 
the well-respected tribal leader and proud veteran of the War in the 
Pacific with the U.S. Marine Corps, Stanley G. Jones, Sr., ``Scho-
Hallem.''
  Mr. Jones is retiring after more than 40 years of service to his 
people, the Tulalip Tribes, of my State of Washington. Mr. Jones served 
on the Tulalip Tribes Board of Directors for the past 44 years; longer 
than any other Tulalip tribe member.
  Mr. Jones helped guide tribes in the Northwest through their legal 
battle to regain lost treaty rights, culminating in the Boldt Decision 
of the 1970s. He was instrumental in reviving the traditional First 
Salmon Ceremony in 1976, the practice having been outlawed by the 
Federal Government in the early 1900s. He was the first Chair of the 
National Indian Gaming Task Force, and helped set tribal policy 
regarding the usage of proceeds from Tulalip tribal ventures.
  Mr. Jones was a strong advocate for economic development. He led the 
Tulalip Tribes' efforts to invest their lands, and worked to create 
jobs and opportunities for his tribe's people, and those in neighboring 
communities. He also endeavored to provide educational opportunities, 
health care, housing and senior services to tribal members.
  Mr. Jones will be sorely missed but his legacy is in the growing 
respect for treaty rights and tribal sovereignty that he leaves behind. 
Today his vision is being carried on by a new generation of tribal 
leaders.
  I take this opportunity to wish him a long and well-deserved 
retirement.

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