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On "0ctober;31j;.;l?81, ' a meeting was, atranged by the Commission On Indian
Services with Governor Vic Atiyeh'and representatives from the termin
ated tribes of the Northwest . Tribal leaders from The Confederated
Tribes of Grand 'Ronde, Klamath, ' Cow Creek and Coos attended. Also
attending were representatives'-frorn the Indian Ed; Title IV Program in
Eugene, the Urban Indian' Council 'Portland) , Commission on Indian
Services, and the Native; American Program-Oregon Legal Services of
Portland. c -
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Thermeeting was held in the Governor's ceremonial room in the State
Capitol building and was an informal no agenda session. The session
began at 10:00 A.M. and - ad journey ;at 3 1 00 P.M. Mrs. At iyeh 'served
lunch at the Governor's home for '"the 'people -attending.
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The purpose of the meeting of thejsnon-reservation tribes was to present
problems of importance to the Governor, '
Education;: and the effectiveness ; xjIaTitle . IV-A Programs both academically
and culturally '. was discussed. ; Th6 percentage 'of drop-outs "among Indian ;
students was a; concern of Governor At iyeh and the tribes" represented.
The '.drop-out rate is extremely high In the 'first and second year of"
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Employment -was another great concerniboth of the tribes and the Governor.
-Employment-; ana - arop-ouc rates ',are, wery near oemg xne same. 5 Hign : acnooi
d rop-out s i are unemp loye d at the jtilihe of 'qui t ting ; s choo 1 and remain : ;
unemployed i '"i'.y'' - . -, j - v
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Other ; issues discussed were: Burial; grounds and protection: and patrol.
to discourage artifact hunters; -game: animals in the Klamath area (legal
action is being taken in this case);.' . .
There could be no immediate solutions to the prob'lems presented, but
this was not the intent 'of the meeting'' These problems were 'presented
to the Governor and he j.s aware, of : them. When probable solutions can r
be identified, the bribes and state government-will be familiar with
them and.-in a better position to assist in actually resolving them."
Restoration is. the reason th'es'e "ttibal leaders and representatives iof 'M..
Indian organizations' attended ithismeeting- r The ttibes 1 involved are in :i
the process of seeking restoration. , This process is a lengthy and dif-
f icult task. By becoming ; a federally recognized tribe, we; will: be able ?i
to deal with problems that termination has caused amoung ' tribes of the
Northwest . Becoming a federally; recognized tribe is . only . a component to .
piir long range plans of! becoming' aiself-sufficient, productive tribe,
but a very important component needed to implement our future plans.
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