,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cjd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#bj1 #bjac,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,wyden7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,recognizing   
the #cjth anniversary of the date of the
 restoration by the ,federal ,government
 of ,federal recognition to the         
,confederated ,tribes of the ,grand     
,ronde ,community of ,oregon1 ,november 
#bb1 #aihc4  ,whereas the ,grand ,ronde 
,restoration ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #gac et
 seq471 which was signed by the         
,president on ,november #bb1 #aihc1     
restored ,federal recognition to the    
,confederated ,tribes of the ,grand     
,ronde ,community of ,oregon2 ,whereas  
the ,confederated ,tribes of the ,grand 
,ronde ,community of ,oregon            
historically inhabited land that        
extended from the summit of the ,cascade
 ,range1 west along the shores of the   
,columbia ,river to the summit of the   

,coast ,range1 and south to the         
,california border2 ,whereas in addition
 to restoring ,federal recognition1 that
 ,act and other ,federal ,indian        
statutes have provided the means for the
 ,confederated ,tribes to achieve the   
goals of cultural restoration1 economic 
self-sufficiency1 and the attainment of 
a standard of living equivalent to that 
enjoyed by other citizens of the ,united
 ,states2 ,whereas by enacting the      
,grand ,ronde ,restoration ,act 7#be    
,u4,s4,c4 #gac et seq471 the ,federal   
,government-- 7#a7 declared that the    
,confederated ,tribes of the ,grand     
,ronde ,community of ,oregon were       
eligible for all ,federal services and  
benefits provided to federally          
recognized tribes2  7#b7 called for the 
establishment of a tribal reservation2  
and  7#c7 granted the ,confederated     
,tribes of the ,grand ,ronde ,community 
of ,oregon self-government for the      
betterment of tribal members1 including 
the ability to set tribal rolls2        

,whereas the ,confederated ,tribes of   
the ,grand ,ronde ,community of ,oregon 
have embraced ,federal recognition and  
self-sufficiency statutes and are       
actively working to better the lives of 
tribal members2 and ,whereas economic   
self-sufficiency1 which was the goal of 
restoring ,federal recognition for the  
,confederated ,tribes of the ,grand     
,ronde ,community of ,oregon1 is being  
realized through many projects3 ,now1   
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate      
recognizes the #cjth anniversary of     
,november #bb1 #aihc1 the date on which 
the ,federal ,government restored       
,federal recognition to the             
,confederated ,tribes of the ,grand     
,ronde ,community of ,oregon4