To the attention of:
Barack Obama, US President;
US Senators from Idaho: James E. Risch, Mike Crapo;
US Representatives from Idaho: Michael K. Simpson, Walt Minnick;
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WE ARE A SMALL TRIBE OF MIXED BLOOD CHEROKEES AND WE DO NOT RECIVE ANY KIND OF FUNDING WHAT SO EVER AND WE ARE TRYING TO FIND SOME KIND OF FUNDING SO WE CAN BUY SOME LAND AND START BUILDING OUR TRIBAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND RUN OUR TRIBAL GOVERNMENT, WE HAVE BEEN DOING SO OUT OF OUR OWN TRIBAL MEMBERS SMALL GIFT'S AND WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO DO SO ON OUR OWN AND PAY THEM BACK (THEY WILL NOT TAKE IT BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO OFFER) WE ARE ABOUT HELPING OUR TRIBAL MEMBERS TO FIND INFO ABOUT THIER HISTORY AND TO HELP THEM LEARN AS MUCH AS WE CAN TEACH THEM ABOUT CHEROKEE LIFE, OUR GOALS ARE TO BUILD STORES AND SUCH TYPE OF BUSINESSES TO BRING INCOME INTO THE TRIBE SO WE WILL NOT NEED OUT SIDE FUNDING, BUT AT THIS POINT WE ARE SEEKING FUNDING OR SOME KIND OF A GRANT, WE FEEL THAT WE ARE NEEDED HERE IN IDAHO AS WE HAVE MEET A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH CHEROKEE BACKGROUNDS THAT ARE LOOKING FOR A PLACE THAT THEY CAN GO TO AND LEARN. SO ANY KIND OF INFO OR FUNDING THAT WE CAN FIND WILL BE OF GREAT HELP.
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