Testimony regarding the Siletz Reservation Act (H.R. 7267) before the Committee on the Interior
Title
Testimony regarding the Siletz Reservation Act (H.R. 7267) before the Committee on the Interior
Description
Testimony of U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin regarding the Siletz Reservation Act (H.R. 7267 of the 96th Congress) before the Committee on the Interior, given on May 29, 1980. In his testimony, Congressman AuCoin advocated for H.R. 7267, which aimed to re-create a reservation for the Siletz Indians, who had become the first Oregon tribe and the second nationally to have their their federal tribal status re-established in 1977. The bill, which was officially titled "A bill to establish a reservation for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon," eventually became public law. 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 29, 1980
Identifier
PUA_MS147_419
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