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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPresident Obama Letter �a I� 1P ORT NGELES WASH i N G T O PSI U. S. A.City Council 1J1�if,�ff'sf�' Aril 8, 2019 Dear President Obama, We, Frances Charles, Tribal. Chairwoman for the Lower Elwha Tribe and. Sissi Bruch, Mayor of Port Angeles, invite you to join us for a celebration of Indigenous People's Day. i�fr1, Jri f' f r Ten years ago, on.December 19, 2009, you signed the "Apology to Native Peoples of the United States." Now,here in Port Angeles, WA we will be celebrating Indigenous People's Day in. October and wanted to invite you to read this apology. There are 8 federally recognized Tribes in the Olympic Peninsula and 29 Tribes in the State of Washington. All will be invited to help us in this celebration. We are planning to have this apology read on October I"to kick off a month P g p gy devoted to highlighting Native Americans, their history, culture and their traditions that today can teach us to address issues such as climate change. We would be honored to have you read these words and be present here as we 'r continue to heal the wounds of the past and acknowledge our Tribal Nations ' struggle with our government's"violence, maltreatment and neglect." We hope that by this reading we can "bring healing to this land" and a continued "commitment to build on the positive relationships of the past and present to move toward a brighter future where all the people of this land live reconciled as brothers and sisters, and harmoniously steward and protect this land together." These quoted words of the apology are important and can go a long way to continue the healing for our Tribal Nations. It is our wish to have you read these words as you were the first President to acknowledge this and we hold you deeply in our hearts. , r Sincerely, , 1 Frances G. Charles Tribal Chairwoman for the Lower Elwha Klallam.Tribe f / Sissi P. Bruch Mayor of Port Angeles Phone: 360-417-4500 d Fax: 360-417-4509 l Y: 360-417-4645 Website: www.cityofpa.us/ Email: council@cityofpa.us 321. East Fifth Street/Fort Angeles, WA 96362-0217 r.