HomeMy WebLinkAbout1001 WItERBAS~ the ~z'aves of the ~itsap Trl~¢ are decked out t~ their ~
~d the sc~aws t~ve tied their papooses to the ~c~on~a trees while the~
~S~ th~ ~e setting up ~ ~ whoo~ that can ~e hera from
Suqu~ish ~o the mouth of the Skokomish, ~d the medicine ~en ~ br~in~
oocktails £ro~ poisen i~' for the m¢~bez~ of the Toll B~iage Authority to
g~u'gle ~ ~nd
WHEREAS, we fear for the hairless forehead of the ~reat White Father
at Olympia unless the white man's canoes are named after some §teat chief
who looks down upon us from the Hsppy Huntin9 Grounds where he sits
sweartn§ amon9 the shades of his departed fathers;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED hy the City Council of the City of
Bremerton:
Section 1. We want the white ms_n~s canoes which sail across the
pond that was du§ by their noble brother Puget, with the help of departed
Indians, called by a name that can be whispered hy the wand through the
fir and hemlock at Illahee and Tahuya without causin§ our tlllicums to
9row ill.
Section 2. There is still time, but the war clouds loom black over
the Olympics.
Section 3. The peace pipe is cracked, But not broken.
Section [~. The City Council requests the l~ashington Toll Bridge
Authority to take action promptly to avert trouble and retain the peace
throu§h usin9 Indians names for ferries.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed by the
Ms,,or and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage this
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E.H.T. MC~, LE