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THE SAN CARLOS APACHE TRIBE 



San Carlos Avenue 



P.O. BoxO 



San Carlos. Arizona 85550 



(602) 475-2361 



Fax (602)475-2567 



Harrison Talgo, Sr. 

 Tribal Chairman 



Raymond Stanley 

 Tnbal Vice Chairman 



STATEMENT OF HARRISON TALGO SR, CHAIRMAN, SAN CARLOS APACHE 

 TRIBE, BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS, 

 COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES, REGARDING FISH AND WILDLIFE 

 ACTIVITIES 



FEBRUARY 18, 1993 



Mr. Chairman, my name is Harrison Talgo, Sr. I am Chairman of the 

 San Carlos Apache Tribe of Arizona. I appreciate this opportunity 

 to comment on problems encountered by the San Carlos Apache Tribe 

 in its efforts to manage its wildlife populations for protection 

 of endangered or threatened species and for subsistence hunting 

 by members of the Tribe and sports hunting by visitors to our 

 Reservation. This hearing will focus attention on one of the most 

 neglected subjects of Federal trust management of Indian lands 

 and their resources. 



The San Carlos Apache Tribe recommends that legislation be 

 enacted to (1) establish realistic funding levels for wildlife 

 management activities; (2) improve coordination of wildlife 

 management of nearby Federal and state lands with tribal 

 management plans; and (3) provide scholarships and training to 

 enable tribes to employ their own members in wildlife management 

 activities. I will direct my remarks today to the need for 

 equitable levels of funding. 



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