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--.(UGWAOIHDIUH'AT!H!kcovoo of Ih. h.lpOnGido, b,;ng;ng ,G'-of thl, Onvido Chi.'G'ot h"nd,gd bog,of,o'n1o Wo,hinv,on',,'o,v;nvo'my 00 Yoliwy fo,V'"ofo., IhG.inPhone: 869-2771a -B;;)j7.a-ze Joh mPresent:"otlo", ondth. ColonyC{.,Q10 oid'-R '-R .calledto order by Chairmm1 Purcelllibl.g- J-8L;1I'{n .Pmvless at 9: 00 A.M.Purcell Powless-Chainmn, 1. (;;ordon McLester-Secretary,KathyHughes-Treasurer, wis Powless, lony Benson, Lloyd Powless-(.;ou1cill':iffiJbers.Excused:Richard Ifill-Vicel1embers .Otllers :Jerry -etta J:.:Jetoxen, lViark Powless-Col.nlcilJohn Spangberg &ld BillTO 'lllliPIlliSS -Billasked Bill (;Oll11ick to draftabout Oneida Bingo.Gollrlick.Gollnicka reply0 "."01;0"- tk.U" i 1 V dStOlv, woo "'o pol.FRID.A Y,JuLY 13, 1984l' eting0 f';.nd,hip belw." tho ,i.0' '."n,ylvo,,;o,,0lGni,o, hod (on.i,,-enOly ,.f".dcomonl;ngOneida. WI 54155to the Greerl Bay J: ress GazettePRESSRELEASERecent articleshave Deal writtenin the Green Day Press Gazette Whicll haveseriously misrepresented the Oneida hirlgo enterprise,and which have suggestedthat the Oneida Tribe is underIi1irling local civic and church orgarlizations.Inthe interestof presenting factual infol."1!.:i.tion cSIldto assure the people ofthis area that his is irldeed not the case, the Oneida Tribe offers tllisresponse.In Sunday's Press Gazette (July 8), lvll.-. UerUllS Chaptm:m authored two (2)articleswhich Em)tionallyaddressed a comparison between Oneida Bingo andbu1go offered by local orgar.izationsand churches.Iris obvious call forregulationof Orleida bingo based upon his perceived unfairness did not take anumber of factors into consideration.Following,theIl, are some of the pointsVIomchhe omitted:1) Although the Coulties of BrmVrl and Outaganlie have establishedthe JointCoimJission to attempt to diminish or disestablishthe reservation,an AttorrLeYGeneral's opiIlion issued only last IIDnth clearly recognized the reservation'sContirluing legal exis tence .

Oneida Tribe of IndiansSpecial eting -JulyPage2of Wisconsin13, 1984PRESS RELEASE ( CONTINUED)2) The contlllued existence or the tribalgovernment, establishedunder lawarid carnmitteed to an intergovernmentalrelationshipwith the federalgovernment, clearly sets the Oneidas apart--forlegal reasons, not racialones.3) The Oneida Tribal Government has responsibilitiesfor the welfare of itsnHnbers AnQIlg the retained rights of the Oneida Tribe is the right toself-government.Like any other goven1Inelltal entity,it is incumbent upon thellieidas to reduce tn:lemplo nt,work for the public welfare, arid attempt tomeet the needs of the people.4) Because the Olleida Tribe does not hold large aIrDunts of land alid is notend led with marketable natural resources, developmental options are limited.Pral1ised support for the development of businesses for the Oneida IndustrialPark was apparently forgottenafter the Tribe assisted in the securing ofsupport for Green Bay I S development.5) Oneida Bingo contributesto llK)re than the hotel develo tto which Mr.O1aptm:;malluded.0I.1eida Bingo contributessignificantlyto TribalemploynSlt, it contributesto health and educational programs for both Indiansal1d non-Indians,it affords the Tribe the opporturlityto contributeto thewelfare of its people, and the economy aIld welfare of surrounding coomunities.6) \ 1en ontconsiders economic impact, the Tribe1s contributionto its bersand ll"ldirec,tly to those around us is substantial.The four hundred Indian andnon-Indian employees of the Oneida Tribe earn annual salaries totalingapproxiImtelyfive milliondollars.Very clearly,those dollars go to thebusinesses of Green Bay. Oneida l ingo brings carloads and bus loads ofout-of-townand out-ai-statepeople to the stores, gas stations,restaurants,arld other businesses of &'reen Bay and the surrounding area.Who receives thatbenefit?7) There are iewer thaIl twenty employees ill Green Bay with rore than fourhundred employees. \-Jith the opening oI the hotel the Oneida Tribe will haveover five llUIldred and fiftyworking people on its payroll.Is Mr. Chaptrnanprepared to sugges1: that this is hurting the cO[l1lll1Ility?8) The Oneida Tribe uses its resources7rces w"'isely. Having been withoutfinancialresoUrces for llI.1ch of the last one hundred and sixty years, thefrugal nature of our people and the needs wl1ich have long needed to beaddressed have finallyc together.The Tribe I s bingo proceeds contributeto our school,programs, etc.within,nursing hOOE, health center, elderly programs, recreationThe Oneida Tribe can at last address its people I s needs fromand rLot have to relysolelyon outsideassistance.

Oneida Tribe or Indians of WisconsinSpecially eting-July13,1984Page 3PRESS RELEASE ( CO1'jTIN'UED)9) While the Oneida Tribe was without funds and tribaltmemployna1t was threeto four times that of Green Bay there seemed to be few "problems" between tileOneida and the surrotmding neighbors.Suddenly, there are problemsevery"Wllere. Brown arld Outagalilie Counties, accordiIlg to Mr. Ken BukCMski, findour Bingo to be a jurisdictionalproblenl (although this contradictsthe U.S.DistrictCourt and the State Attorney General).Mr. G ptrnan suggests thatBingo is undennirring local charitableorganizationsand the Catholic Church.Citizens Organized for the Rights of Everyone (CORE) is defacto attempting toabrogate our treaties,as is Equal RiglltS for hveryone.In closing,it is hoped that he people of Green Bay willconsider 1at hasbeel1 shared.The Oneida Tribes has CollSistentlyacted responsibly and withthe concern for all of the people of the area.Unfortunately,tl1at concernhas not always been returned.The above notes tl1at not only has the Tribe riotinjured the surrounding ca1nlUI1ities, it has significantlycontributedto themin many ways.By attacking Oneida, these unirlfOrnled groups are actuallyattacking themselves.The calls for "fairness ," "equal rights ," "equal regulation,"etc., soundreasonable and appropriate,but one nD.lst look deeper.What are the underlyingreasons for these sudden concerns? What will be the outCOlIIe of the coursestllat they propose? Will the counties have won ",;hen they unemploy hundreds ofpeople? Will the busll1esses be better off for having stopped a hoteldevelopment that v ll bring more people to tIds area? Will area serviceproviders be better off for having more people to serve? Will people's rightsbe protected by der!ying treaty rigl1ts guarallteed under the u.s. Constitution?We look to the logic and cOI!L"K nsense of the people of Green Bay cmd thesurroundiDg area.We trust that when on looks impartiallyat what has beensaid and done, the clear view is that these tmfounded attacks should cease.Then we can go about: the business of being good neighbors once again.Kathy roved to Imve the lettersent to the four localLoisliewspapers.seconded. l'1otion carried.l"lO IFlCATIONOF lEE CONSERVATIONB Jerry asked to defer thisweeks agenda.item tmtil220-U'1"[t;K TO 11IE lli OR TestiImnyand Stat tAND SOLU'l'lON -Jerrynext week.Al'iID S AFFAIl Sof the Oneida TribeThis item willGa11ITrE -Jerryof Indianslullbe put on nextHillof Wisconsin.This is additionaltestimJny on the above billon which hearu1gs were held onJUne 19, 1984. While a review of the testimony given on June 19th revealsthat you were provided a great raIlge of facts and opinions regarding H.R.4566, the Oneida Tribe would like to add its own statenents.

Oneida !'rilleSpeciallvIeetingPage4lEI"IN'-of Indians of Wisconsin-July13, 1984TO 1HE Il'll'ERIOR AND INSULAR &"1t"'All C(1I.MITI'EE (, OONrlNUED),In the past, the Oneida Tribe has followed the filldingsand conclusions of theNational Indian Gaming Task Force.lhe other vitIlesses have covered ill detailffi311Yor our concerns.\.Je, therefore,will st1I:l'Ilkirize these statelTents andconclude with our nDst urgerlt concerns. 'irst,it is important for you, as a Committee, to note tllat the Oneida Tribehas one of the IOOst t:n:lique of Inllian gaming operations ill the United States.11any other tribes have sought our knowledge in this area and have visitedouroperation.'llie Oneida Tribe has a record of success of nDre than ten (10)years and our revenue generation has steadily grown during that period.l1le benefitsto the tribe have come ill several ways. The ll})st obvious ofthese has been the illcreased emplo topporttinitiesfor tribal manbers. Thecorrespondi11g berleiit to the state and local governments is in reducedapplicationfor welfare alld other benefits to unemployed persons.Inaddition,the O1leida l'ribe has been able to use the revenues generated by itsbingo to replace funds lost by federal budget cuts.rhe Oneida Tribe has also begun to diversii y its economic developllEIltcommitments by use oi bingo revenues, as well.Bingo revenues have permittedthe Oneida Tribe to reacquire larld on the Oneida Indian Reservation forresidential,agricultural,commercial and recreationalpurposes.All thesehave, directlyor ir!directly,benefittedthe er!tire local cacrnunity, Oneidaand non-Indian,on and off the Oneida Reservation.The most serious objection of the Oneida Tribe to H.R. 4566 is in its attemptto regulate tribalgovernments.The justificationof the billappears to bethe concerns of the United States Depar ntof Justice that organized crimemg.ybe able to infiltratelegitimateIndian gaming operations and that tribeswere without the capacity to control their own gaming. Neither of theseCOnCerl1Sis addressed ill H.R. 4566.The Oneida Tribe supports the findings and conclusions of the National hldianGaming Task Force without reservation.It has not been establishedthatlegislationis absolutely necessary.Existing federal law has been found byat least two federal courts as a basis for the protectionof tribalgamingoperations.If legislationdoes go forward, the Oneida Tribe would supportthe anendrnents proposed by the tional Indian Gaming Tasl .Force.Secretarialcffiitract approval should be applied to situationslli Whidh tribe contractswith outside managef11entfirms and consultant groups.Finally,approval by theSec1."etary of tribalgaming codes and ordinances should be dependent on tlrerequirements of each tribe'sCoIlStitution.For the above reasons.the Oneida Tribell1J.1Stoppose the introductionof H.R.4566 as llltroduced.Lloyd nvved to approve sendiI1g this letterto the Interiorand InsularCommittee. Lois abstained,Kathy seconded. l'btion carried.affairs