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OBJECTIVE/PURPOSE
ACCOUNTABILITY
TEAM/UPDATES
• Expansion of Tribally-owned land and, therefore, self-governance
• Education of Tribal Members, community and staff on the basics of
sovereignty and Cowlitz history and culture
• Create culturally-responsive justice for our people • Tribal Council
• Tribal Court
• Natural Resources Department:
Hunting and Fishing
• Ensures the preservation, protection of traditional values, culture and
language and promotes cultural identity
• Integration of culture across the Tribal organization • Cultural Resource Board
• Cultural Resources Department
• General Membership
• Consistent enforcement of the use of aboriginal lands to increase,
preserve and protect resources for future generations • Tribal Council
• Tribal Court
• Departments as appropriate
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