AJR62: Joint Resolution Text

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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE

2009 Assembly JOINT RESOLUTION 62

June 29, 2009 - Introduced by Representatives Sherman and Milroy, cosponsored by Senator Jauch. Referred to Committee on Rules.

AJR62,1,1 Relating to: the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission.

AJR62,1,5 Whereas, the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission and its member tribes are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the commission and the efforts of its member tribes to secure and implement their ceded-territory treaty rights; and

AJR62,1,7 Whereas, 2009 is the 25th anniversary of the formation of the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission; and

AJR62,1,9 Whereas, the commission and its member tribes will celebrate by documenting the history of the commission and by telling a "Good Story" — Minwaajimo; and

AJR62,1,12 Whereas, the "Good Story" refers to the efforts of the commission and its member tribes to secure and implement their ceded-territory treaty rights over the past 40 years; and

AJR62,1,15 Whereas, the commission has played an important role in the implementation of its member tribes' treaty rights and in the preservation and protection of the natural resources of the ceded territory; and

AJR62,2,3 Whereas, the commission, its member tribes, and the citizens of northern Wisconsin have worked, and will continue to work together to build cultural understanding and cooperative relationships; now, therefore, be it

AJR62,2,7 Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the members of the Wisconsin legislature congratulate the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission and its member tribes as they celebrate "Minwaajimo — Telling a Good Story: Preserving Ojibwe Treaty Rights"; and, be it further

AJR62,2,9 Resolved, That the assembly chief clerk shall present a copy of this joint resolution to the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission.

AJR62,2,10 (End)