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RED LAKE BAND 



of CHIPPEWA INDIANS 



Red Lake, MN 56671 



DIVISION: 



Phone 218-679-3341 • Fax 218-679-3378 



TRIBAL COUNCIL 

 Organized April 18. 1918 



(Reviled ConiLilulion A Dy-Lawi. 

 January G, 1959) 



OFFICERS: 



GERALD F. BHUN. Choimnn 

 DOBDY V-IIITEFEATMER, Sccrclary 

 JAME3 STnONG. TVcaiu/cr 



DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES: 

 ROMAN P STATELY. JR. 

 FAUlAN COOK 

 LORNA L FAIRDANKS 

 PRESTON CRAVTS 

 LAWRENCE BEDEAU 

 ALLEN ENGLISH. JR. 

 TOM J STILLDAY. JR. 

 CLIFFORD C HARDY 



AD\aS0RY COUNCIL: 



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TESTIMONY OF THE HONORABLE GERALD F. BRUN, CHAIRMAN 



RED LAKE BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDL\NS 



TRIBAL COUNCIL 



Before the House Committee on Natural Resources 

 and its Subcommittee on Native American Affairs 



February 18, 1993 



Introduction 



Mr. Chairman, and distinguished members of this Subcommittee, I am pleased to 

 present testimony on behalf of the Red Lake Nation and its Reservation at this oversight 

 hearing on fish and wildlife conservation in Indian Country. 



Red Lake has a serious problem. Our natural resources, our fish and wildlife, are 

 threatened on several fronts. Our wild game is being slaughtered by criminal trespassers. 

 Our fish are being contaminated. Our water is being polluted, our air befouled. 



Our Reservation and all of the life within it is very important to us. We are striving 

 to protect these resources but funds are inadequate and only sporadically available. 



A comprehensive tribal fish and wildlife conservation and enforcement bill is needed. 

 In general, we strongly support the bill proposed by the Native American Fish and Wildlife 

 Society. 



We also ask that you consider several additional items in developing legislation: 



Red Lake Enterprises: Red Lake Sawmill, Red Lake Fishing Industry, 

 Red Lake Bingo, Red Lake Builders, Chippewa Trading Post-Red Lake & Ponennah 



