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Board of Selectmen <br /> Minutes—Verbatim <br /> October 10, 2000 <br /> Selectman Leveille: be tremendous, and if there is a land claim that involves Sandwich <br /> and Falmouth and Barnstable, they should know about this and be <br /> included as well. So we might want to make sure we invite them <br /> to this forum. <br /> Selectman Green: ...To answer his question, his question is what we the Wampanoag <br /> people want of the Town of Mashpee? One thing, is the ability to <br /> remain on their aboriginal homelands. That is the number one <br /> thing the Tribe is looking to achieve. At the rate of development <br /> and the price of a house here in Mashpee, its incredible that <br /> anybody is going to be able to live here pretty soon. Any Tribal <br /> member, because of what the costs are going be, to be able to live <br /> in Mashpee. Without federal recognition, it will make it difficult. <br /> It will make it very difficult for the Tribe to remain on its original <br /> homeland. That is one of the things that they want.. <br /> Selectman Leveille: I'm going to take one more speaker and that is it before we talk <br /> amongst ourselves again. <br /> Eleanor Thaxton: I'm Eleanor Thaxton, and I do belong to the Tribe. And, we have <br /> to remember also,that the Selectmen did support them. We have a <br /> letter.of support from the Town of Mashpee in the petition. We've <br /> got to remember that,they did give us a letter of support. I want <br /> that to be known. <br /> Selectman Leveille: Okay...We talked about, what we want to do. We talked about <br /> sending a letter to the Tribal Council first asking for full disclosure <br /> and a documented petition and of the maps. What do you want to <br /> do that? <br /> Selectman Marsters: I will make a motion that we do that. <br /> Selectman Taylor: I'll second that motion. <br /> All in favor: 4-0. Opposed, none. Abstained: Selectman Green. <br /> Motion made by Selectman Marsters to send a letter to the <br /> Tribal Council asking for full disclosure and a complete <br /> documented copy of the petition and of the neaps presented to <br /> the BIA in their request for federal recognition. <br /> Motion seconded by Selectman Taylor. <br /> VOTE: Unanimous. 4-0. <br /> Selectman Green abstained. <br /> �.3 <br />