SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This
statement is from Chairperson Aaron Payment of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe
of Chippewa Indians. He is commenting on today's U.S. House Resources
Committee approval of HR 4115, to settle a 120-year-old illegal land taking
from Sault Tribe ancestors. HR 4115 passed the committee today on a 22-5
vote.
"We are grateful to the U.S. House Resources Committee and to the
bipartisan group of Michigan governors and members of Congress who have
worked toward this historic vote approving a just and reasonable settlement
to our valid land claim. This marks the first step in correcting a
120-year-old illegal land taking from ancestors of the Sault Tribe. With 64
percent of our members living outside our traditional home lands, it's long
been the Sault Tribe's objective to find additional sources of revenue to
fund tribal programs, services and outreach to members where they reside.
This is also a victory for Wayne County and every citizen there who is in
need of a good job. We now urge the full Congress to give final passage to
this land claim settlement to end a sad chapter in Michigan history and to
launch a new chapter that will include 3,000 good jobs and more than $300
million in new investment in southeast Michigan."
SOURCE Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
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Related links:
http://www.saulttribe.com
CONTACT:
Cory Wilson of Sault Tribe, +1-906-635-6050
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