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■ <br /> requested for acquisition concerns any of the 11 ash ee Wildlife Refuge. Jeri Smith asked Mr. <br /> Green whether the Tribe could change its mind and go after portions of the wildlife refuge. Mr. <br /> Green stated that one of the properties, Parcel 8, happens to exist within the realm of the . <br /> Refuge, but that it was never a part of the Refuge. So that will be asked for, and is one of the <br /> parcels the Tribe would include in the Trust. Other than that, there are no parcels within the <br /> Refuge that the Tribe is looking at right noir. <br /> .Jeri Smith stated that the charge of the South Cape Beach State Park Advisory Committee is to <br /> protect that piece of lard it was entrusted to supervise, and the Committee wanted to go on <br /> record, via letter to the State reps, how we stood about this without offending anyone. The letter <br /> was worded carefully so as not to offend anyone. <br /> IIIb. Green stated that the State is going to have to talk to the Tribe at some point. The State <br /> has no powers to control the Tribe if it wanted to go forward, if the Tribe wanted to take a piece <br /> of property. Unlike votes of the town, the state, the country, the Tribal vote is by concensus. It <br /> takes one vote to stop that process from going forward. Mr. Green stated again that he signed <br /> the DOU document to protect these lands forever, to provide a place where Wannpenoags and <br /> other people could practice traditional histories, In a place where his grandchildren and his <br /> grandchildren's grandchildren will be able.to go to see something of what our people had. <br /> Robert Lancaster asked Mr. Green what action the Tribe would take if the Tribe perceives that <br /> this land is not being properly managed and is going downhill: would the Tribe thea think about <br /> stepping in and taking over? Mr. Green replied that if he saw it was deteriorating, and the Tribe <br /> had access to federal fends, he would recommend the Tribe step in and take action. <br /> Mr. Green started that .John Cahal ne and Don Meyers are the Selectmen team who are i <br /> negotiating the 9 parcels with the Tribe. He recommended that the Committee bring a Tribal <br /> representative into a Committee meeting in order to better understand the intentions of the <br /> Tribe. Mr. Green will check who represents the Tribe and will get back to Teri Smith by phone ' <br /> with a name and contact number. <br /> NEXT MEETING <br /> The nett meeting date is TBD re: availability of the Tribal Council representative. The meeting <br /> was adjourned at 7-.10 PM. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> t <br /> Ina G. S obohrn <br /> kecordi Secretary <br />