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Lower Elwha Klallam leaders, lawmakers push bill to transfer park lands into tribal trust
Summary
Witnesses and members testified in support of HR 2388 to transfer about 1,100 acres of National Park Service land into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe to support cultural stewardship and ecosystem restoration after dam removals.
Representative Carolyn B. Maloney? (note: transcript identifies as "Ms. Randall" — see speakers) and other members introduced HR 2388, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act, which would place approximately 1,100 acres of National Park Service land into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe.
"The Elwha River is our lifeblood," Chairwoman Francis Charles said in testimony. She described the cultural, ceremonial and ecological importance of lands inundated by the Elwha Dam and the…
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