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3 <br /> John Ferguson: Good faith? Now they are asking for a facilitator. What will the <br /> facilitator do? We have no Tribe in the Town of Mashpee at the <br /> present time. The Bureau of Indian Affairs has not made their <br /> decision on this and that's who should be making the decision. <br /> I have nothing against the Selectmen in the Town. They have done <br /> a great job for this Town, but I think a lot of their time has been <br /> taken up with this particular discussion, and I think they need to <br /> take a lot more of their time on the Town of Mashpee and let the <br /> Bureau of Indian Affairs because the Tribal Council has said that <br /> the Bureau of Indian Affairs is going to make a decision on this. <br /> Let the Bureau of Indian Affairs make that decision. <br /> Applause. <br /> That relieves the Board of Selectmen from having to sit down with <br /> the Tribal Council and facilitate a piece of paper that if they were <br /> to get tribal recognition, it would be worthless. Because if they <br /> were to get tribal recognition, their particular constitution would <br /> come before the Constitution of the United States of America and <br /> anything they did with their lands, we would have no control over. <br /> So let the Bureau of Indian Affairs make the decision. You as <br /> Selectmen don't have to be put on the hot seat. And that's the way <br /> I feel. <br /> Applause. <br /> Selectman Leveille: Mr. Marshall, may I ask you a question, maybe two questions. If <br /> you'd like to come up to the microphone. I don't mean to put you <br /> on the hot seat,but this is... <br /> I guess, my question is Mr. Ferguson stated that the Tribal Council <br /> has indicated that they believe recognition from the BIA is <br /> eminent, and I believe I have heard those comments too. Do you <br /> think that is accurate? <br />