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
Subject
United States. Congress. House.
Legislators--United States
Bills, Legislative
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon
Place
Siletz Reservation, Oregon
United States
Copyright
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Source
Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives
Type
Text