From Linda M. Brown - Mendota Community: (11/04/99)
>From Linda M. Brown, Mendota Community:
Dear friends, Leo and I returned from a trip to Washington D.C. last week. I will try to fill you in on what seems to be happening right now. After attending the National Congress of American Indians a few weeks ago, the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma sponsored a resolution to call for an investigation into civil rights violations involving this issue and also for a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to be prepared for this project.
While we were in Washington D.C. we had an opportunity to meet with the Justice Department, asking for an investigation into these abuses. We also met with some staff members for the Senators that sit on the United States Committee on Indian Affairs , at that time we asked for a hearing to held on this issue, we feel that the correct processes have yet to be done, because this project involves federal funds. I encourage you to contact the offices of these Senators and ask them to hold a hearing on this issue and the way that it has been handled by the State of Minnesota. The Senators we contacted are;
Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone contact person Perry Lange
SH-136 Hart Office Building
Washington D.C. 20510
Office 202-224-8448
Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Chairman
838 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington D.C. 20510
Office 202-224-2251 Fax 202-224-5429
Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Vice Chairman contact person, Kim Orr
838 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington D.C. 20510
Office 202-224-2251
Senator Harry Reid contact person Carlos Blumberg
528 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington D.C. 220510
Office 202-224-3542 Fax 202-224-7327
We also met with one of Senator McCain's staff person asking that his office help support this hearing request.
Senator John McCain contact person, Jill Peters
241 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington D.C. 20510-0303
Office 202-224-2235, Fax 202-228-2862
We continue to work on other governmental agencies contact persons that may be able to help us and I will update you as much as I can. As always we feel blessed by your support and prayers. Please continue to do what you can to help us.
Pidamiya,
Love Linda
Governer Jesse Ventura Phone: (651) 297-9500 State Capitol Building 75 Constitution Ave. St. Paul, MN 55155 mailto:Jesse.Ventura@state.mn.us Commissioner Elwyn Tinklenberg Phone: (651) 296-3000 Fax: (651) 296-3587 MNDOT 395 John Ireland Blvd St. Paul, MN 55155 Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton Phone: (612) 673-2100 350 S. 5th St. Minneapolis, MN 55415 U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone Phone: (202) 224-5641, fax (202) 224-8438 136 Hart Senate Office Bldg. Washington D.C. 20510 mailto:senator@wellstone.senate.gov Mr. Alan Steger Division Administrator FHWA Phone: (651) 291-6100 Sheryl Martin Galtier Plaza, Suite 500 175 E. 5th St. St Paul, MN 55101 Bruce Eberly Historic Preservatin Officer FHWA Phone: (202) 366-2060 C/O HEP -40, room 3240 Washington D.C. 20590 Ann Boland, National Register of Historic Preservation Dept of the Interior Phone (202) 343-9500 Box 37127 Washington D.C. 20013-7127 Bruce Babbit Secretary of the Interior Dept. of the Interior 1849 C Street NW Washington D.C. 20240 202208-7351 mailto:Bruce_Babbitt@IOS.DOI.GOV President William Clinton Phone: (202) 4565-1414 The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, DC 20500 MAILTO:President@whitehouse.gov Vice President Al Gore Phone: (202) 4565-1414 The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington DC, 20500 MAILTO:VicePresident@whitehouse.gov Janet Reno U.S. Attorney General Phone: (202) 737-5214 Justice Dept. 600 E. St. NW Washington,DC 20090
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