The only report printed has been a piece by Maria Williams from The
Seattle Times (Sunday June 30, Washington. Weekend Edition, "A New
Declaration of Independence. Some Native American Tribes begin push
for Self-Determination). The article contains a map with the following
title "Tribes embrace self-rule to shape a new future. After a century
of federal domination, 7 tribes are asserting their rights of self-
determination. The government [US] has sanctioned a 3 year experiment in
self-rule. Tribes negotiating to join the project: 1) Washington, Port
Gamble Klallam and Lower Elwha; 2) Nevada, Shoshone Paiute, Duckwater
Shoshone, Ely Shoshone, 3) Montana, Kootenai Tribe; 4) South Dakota:
Cheyenne River Sioux, Rosebud Sioux; 5) Minnesota, Red Lake Chippewa,
Leech Lake Chippewa; 6) Wisconsin, Menominee Tribe; 7) New Mexico,
Mescalero Apache; 8)Alaska, Tlingit and Haida (source: Red Paper issued
by Jamestown Klallam, Lumni Indian Tribes and Quinault Indian Nation).
The article quotes Quinault tribal President Joe DeLaCruz saying:
"They are calling us pioneer tribes...the future is up to us...If self
governance works, it will be our opportunity to get rid of the people
who thrive on the miseries of Indians." ... The National Congress of
American Indians, headquartered in Wash, D.C., has adopted a wait-and-see
position on the project."We question whether the tribes will receive
sufficient resources," says A. Gay Kingman, the group's executive
director. "Will they get enough money? Truly, that is our concern.
We already know there are tribal leaders capable of governing."