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Hello everyone Just let me start out by saying I'm new to the forum but I would like to weigh in on your topic of where your having your fundraiser this year. I have been involved in a fundraiser for a conservation group for the past 5 years and we deal in primarily fisheries and marine issues here in Washington. I have seen 1 chapter hold it's fundraiser at a tribal casino and it was their last not to say that would happen to the Wild Sheep foundation. I have lived in WA. State my whole life with the history off the tribal political takeover in Olympia. That started by them holding fish ins on the upper Green river where they would drift their gill nets between 2 boats down river and the WDFW enforcement officers would arrest them. The court battles started for the fish and ended up for half the fish and the taking of big game either sex out of season with little to no limits on harvest since then I have seen wild Steelhead runs destroyed in most rivers to where we are restrained to catch and release only barbless hooks,can't remove the fish from the water all a game violation by the way. While down stream the nets are still killing. The tribes enter the Governors office Thur a side door while you and I have to knock on the front door and hope some one answers. I have to sit and reflect on a society that professes non racism equal rights for all every man is the same for myself when is enough,enough. I will be at this years Sheep banquet but it will be my last if it is at the tribal casino next year. The tribes will take every last thing from us if we allow it don't think they won't with the help of all those wonderful politicians we elected again we elected not the Indians. Thanks for your time and we'll see you at the banquet at least for 1 more year.
