Statement on the Siletz Reservation Bill given at the Portland U.S. District Court · Les AuCoin Collection

Identifier: PUA_MS147_412
Title: Statement on the Siletz Reservation Bill given at the Portland U.S. District Court
Description: A statement by U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin on the Siletz Reservation Bill, delivered at the Portland, Oregon U.S. District Court on May 2, 1980. In his statement, U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin advocated for the Siletz Indians, who became the first Oregon tribe and the second nationally to have their their federal tribal status re-established in 1977. Congressman AuCoin also described his plans to introduce a bill in Congress to create a reservation for the Siletz Indians, which eventually became House Resolution 7267 of the 96th Congress (1979-1980). This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
Creator: AuCoin, Les
Date: Year(s): 1980
Date: Display: May 2, 1980
Subject: United States. Congress. House.; Legislators--United States; Bills, Legislative; Speeches, addresses, etc.; Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon
Place: Siletz Reservation, Oregon; United States
Source: Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives
Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Type: Text