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September 23,2015
Naomi Jacobson
Chairwoman
Quileute Tribal Council
La Push, WA 98350
Dear Naomi,
The City would like to thank the Quileute Tribal Council for the warm welcome we received during our
recent visit to your meeting on Thursday, September 3'd 2015. We want your Council to know how
valuable it was for our staff to meet in person. It was a great opportunity to learn about the value the
Quileute Tribe places on the awareness of their long standing cultural heritage.
Most important, we sincerely appreciate the feedback received from our discussion of an indigenous
people's celebration. We feel it would be beneficial to highlight the contributions of our local native
cultures that have significantly influenced our community, and the role this history should play in the
education of future generations. In addition, a dedicated time period for recognition would help identify
the importance of our community's diversity and would also encourage greater acknowledgement of the
original inhabitants of our area.
We will be diligently working towards efforts to gather local tribal and government representatives to
meet and discuss an indigenous people's recognition. The City will explore the possibility of hosting
these future meetings at the Long House on the Peninsula College Campus.
In closing, we thank you again for the kindness shown to our staff and look forward to taking the steps
necessary to honor the members of our community in a very special and most deserving way by
dedicating a time to celebrate our native population.
Sincerely,
Brad Collins
C cilmember, City of Port Angeles
Dan McKeen
City Manager, City of Port Angeles
1 athan West
Director of Community and Economic Development, City of Port Angeles
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