Statement on the Siletz Reservation Bill given at the Portland U.S. District Court

Title

Statement on the Siletz Reservation Bill given at the Portland U.S. District Court

Description

A statement by U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin on the Siletz Reservation Bill, delivered at the Portland, Oregon U.S. District Court on May 2, 1980. In his statement, U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin advocated for the Siletz Indians, who became the first Oregon tribe and the second nationally to have their their federal tribal status re-established in 1977. Congressman AuCoin also described his plans to introduce a bill in Congress to create a reservation for the Siletz Indians, which eventually became House Resolution 7267 of the 96th Congress (1979-1980). This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).

Creator

AuCoin, Les

Date: Display

May 2, 1980

Identifier

PUA_MS147_412

Copyright

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/

Source

Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives

Type

Text