[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23577]
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                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 303--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

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

                              S. Res. 303

       Whereas the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Restoration Act 
     (25 U.S.C. 714 et seq.), which was signed by President Ronald 
     Reagan 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, the 
     Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Restoration 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, the Federal Government 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, provided the means 
     to establish a tribal reservation, and granted the 
     Confederated Tribes 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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