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$500,000 could adequately supplement those projects in need and insure the 

 success of this important restoration efifort. 



In closing, I would like to remind the commitee of the critical role that 

 fish and wildlife resources play in the daily lives of Indian people. For too 

 long, Indian people have been denied the opportunity to develop and manage 

 their own resources. The projects we have presented in this testimony are 

 based on our traditional world view, which has become a driving rationale 

 for natural resource management espoused by environmental experts across 

 the world. We firmly believe that legislative action, which recognizes Tribes 

 as full participants in fish, wildlife and recreational management, will enable 

 us to assume our rightful place in land stewardship. 



