Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Resolution on Support for Portland Area Indian Health Board's Resolutions 1-89-1 through 1-89-8
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    A F F I L I A T E D   T R I B E S   O F   N O R T H W E S T   
                           I N D I A N S

                      1989 Winter Conference
                        Tacoma, Washington

                         Resolution #89-03

                             PREAMBLE

     We, the members of the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians 
of the United States, invoking the divine blessings of the Creator 
upon our efforts and purposes, in order to preserve for ourselves 
and our descendants rights secured under Indian treaties and 
agreements with the United States, and all other rights and 
benefits to which we are entitled under the laws and Constitution 
of the United States and several States, to enlighten the public 
toward a better understanding of the Indian people, to preserve 
Indian cultural values, and otherwise promote the welfare of the 
Indian people, do hereby establish and submit the following 
resolution: 

     WHEREAS, the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) 
are representatives of and advocates for national, regional, and 
specific tribal concerns;  and 

     WHEREAS, the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians is a 
regional organization comprised of American Indians in the states 
of Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Nevada, northern 
California, and Alaska;  and 

     WHEREAS, the health, safety, welfare, education, economic and 
employment opportunity, and preservation of cultural and natural 
resources are primary goals and objectives of Affiliated Tribes of 
Northwest Indians;  and 

     WHEREAS, the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board has 
submitted resolutions numbered 1-89-1 through 1-89-8 passed by its 
Board and is seeking endorsement and support regarding the various 
health related issues, and 

     WHEREAS, Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians does support 
the goals and objectives of the Northwest Portland Area Indian 
Health Board, 

     NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Affiliated Tribes does 
hereby concur, endorse, and support the Northwest Portland Area 
Indian Health Board's resolutions numbered 1-89-1 through 1-89-8. 

                           CERTIFICATION 
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     The following resolution was adopted at the 1989 Winter 
Conference of the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, at the 
Executive Inn Hotel in Tacoma, Washington on February 1-3, 1989 
with a quorum present. 


_____________________________       _____________________________ 
   Joe DeLaCruz, President          Georgia C. George, Recording 
                                              Secretary 


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