[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11659]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO DR. CLINTON M. PATTEA

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                          HON. KYRSTEN SINEMA

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 17, 2013

  Ms. SINEMA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the life and 
passing of Dr. Clinton M. Pattea, a lifelong advocate for Native 
American sovereignty, president of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, 
and former chairman of the Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs.
  As a state legislator, I worked with Dr. Pattea on issues important 
to our local communities, where his passion for education and providing 
educational resources to the underserved was renowned. Dr. Pattea 
tirelessly sought to fund scholarships for native peoples across the 
state and in my district at Arizona State University, where I am an 
Adjunct Professor in the School of Social Work.
  Elected to the Yavapai Tribal Council in 1960, Dr. Pattea thereafter 
led a decade-long campaign to stop construction of the Orme Dam, which 
would have flooded 17,000 acres of tribal lands. The victory is 
celebrated annually, as is Sovereignty Day, commemorating a peaceful 
standoff led by Dr. Pattea against federal agents seeking to seize 
Yavapai property. The non-violent protest led to the negotiation with 
Governor Fife Symington of a pact considered a national victory for 
Native self-determination.
  Dr. Pattea will be missed by all who knew him, and will be remembered 
by his family, his Nation, the state of Arizona, and Native people 
everywhere. I ask that my colleagues join me in posthumously 
recognizing Dr. Pattea for his dedicated service to his community, as 
well as in grieving with his family and the Fort McDowell Yavapai 
Nation at the passing of their leader.

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