Letter to a congressional colleague advocating for H.R. 7267 to establish a reservation for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Title
Letter to a congressional colleague advocating for H.R. 7267 to establish a reservation for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Description
A letter to a congressional colleague by U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin advocating for his bill, House Resolution 7267, "A bill to establish a reservation for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon." The Siletz Indians became the first Oregon tribe and the second nationally to have their their federal tribal status re-established in 1977. H.R. 7267 and its Senate equivalent, S. 2055, eventually passed both houses of Congress and became public law in 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
August 14, 1980
Identifier
PUA_MS147_432
Subject
Copyright
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Source
Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives
Type
Text