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Fond Du Lac 



Business Committee 



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Reservation 



RESOLUTION t /00<//9Z 



The Fond du 

 of the Fond 

 enacts the 



WHEREAS, 



Chairman 

 Robert n. Peacock 



Sccrclary/Trcasurcr 

 Pclcr J. Defoe 



DisL I Councilman 

 Clifion Rabidcaux 



Dist. II Councilman 

 Herman Wise 



DisL III Councilman 

 George Dupuis 



Executive Director 

 I. Jean Mulder 



WHEREAS , 



WHEREAS, 



WHEREAS , 



WHEREAS , 



Lac Reservation Business Committee, on behalf 

 du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, hereby 

 following Resolution: 



the Fond du Lac Reservation is a Sovereignty, 

 created by the Treaty of September 30, 1854 

 10 Stat. 1109, as the perpetual home of the 

 Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, 

 which possesses the inherent jurisdiction and 

 authority to exercise regulatory control 

 within the boundaries of the Fond du Lac 

 Reservation, and 



it is the sovereign obligation of the Fond du 

 Lac Reservation Business Committee, as the 

 Governing Body of the Fond du Lac Band, under 

 the Indian Reorganization Act, 25 U.S.C. 

 section 461 et seq. , and in accordance with 

 the Indian Self Determination Act, 25 U.S.C. 

 section 450 et seq. , to assume 

 responsibilities of Self-Goverranent, and 



the Fond du Lac Band wishes to exercise its 

 jurisdiction over the management of fish, 

 wildlife, and recreation resources within the 

 reservation boundaries by developing new 

 and/or expanding upon existing professional 

 management capabilities; and 



the Fond du Lac Band has learned of the 

 existence of federal fish and wildlife 

 enhancement funding opportunities through the 

 Federal Aid in Sport Fish & Wildlife 

 Restoration Programs (Dingell-Johnson/Pittman 

 Robertson/Wallop-Breaux) , and further 

 understands that these programs currently are 

 not available for Tribal management of fish 

 ^nd^wildlife r.e^o.urces which, is inequitable..... 

 and discrlntlriatdry-j-'and ■■ ' 't' ;",'' V '•>•-■■.•■. "''.".* 



these programs are financed through taxes on 

 fishing and. hunting equipment and boat fuel 

 which is' paid by both Band members and non- 

 Band members utilizing tribal fish and 

 wildlife resources;, cind 



WHEREAS, the Fond du Lac Band holds beneficial title 

 to the resources on 100,000 acres of land 

 providing opportunities for religious, 

 subsistence, recreational, and commercial 

 activities for Tribal members and visitors; 

 and 



