Relander's Outgoing Correspondence
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Item "Approximately 15 people...will now be vitally affected, having only potatoes to subsist upon when fall comes.(UNPUBLISHED, 1954-06-22) Relander, ClickLetter to the State Director of Welfare notifying them of the plight of the Wanapums now that they have been forbidden from fishing for subsistence, and what steps Relander has taken on their behalf. Hope that fishing will be adjusted.Item "...The citation of two of these men...for fishing for salmon at their ancestral fishery...."(UNPUBLISHED, 1954-06-22) Relander, ClickQuestioning recipient, Attorney General Don Eastvold, about Wanapum fishery rights, as House Bill No. 327 was killed by number. Request for further information on the bill. Notification that Relander has testified before the Department of Justice. Further information on the Wanapums.Item Collection of correspondence regarding the Nipo Strongheart Collection.(1968) Relander, ClickRecipients include: James Hovis, with Hovis, Cockrill and Roy, attorneys; Robert Jim; and George L. Mauger.Item "...The fact that they are few, and have never been represented, in the very reason I have 'gone to bat for them.'"(UNPUBLISHED, 1955-01-22) Relander, ClickResponse to Catherine May, State Representative, in which Relander points out some matters, including the fact that the Wanapums had no treaty, so therefore the title on their land was never extinguished. He quotes from the Territorial Papers. "You know that these are the basis of our laws, as the very Constitution itself." The Wanapums did not participate in the war. The Wanapums right of religious worship should protect them taking salmon for their ceremonies, though the law protecting that was repealed by number alone, unbeknownst to the Wanapum. Relander has never heard back from the chief assistant attorney general, when he requested more information about the law. Relander is trying to be fair to the Yakima, since he sees their side in other matters, when it comes to the contentions between them and the Wanapums. He has concerns and issues with who is testifying, and their freedom to do so, or not. He also talks about the extinguishing of reservations. Currently, the Yakimas passed a law where they can take land of a deceased member, if there are no other enrolled members to take the land. He compares the Yakimas to the Wanapums.Item "...The few Wanapum fishermen went out to Horn Dam, Wanawish, but succeeded there in catching but two suckers."(UNPUBLISHED, 1955-05-15) Relander, ClickSince the salmon were not in season, the Wanapums caught only two suckers for their first foods feast, but treated them in a ceremonial manner, as was already told to the recipient, Robert J. Schoettler, director of the State Department of Fisheries. Now that the salmon are running, the Wanapums asked Relander to ask Schoettler if they can fish. Relander points out that the Yakima are fishing, and they only are asking to fish on the same days as the Yakimas.Item "...The fish must be freshly caught and by the fishermen named by the leader to do it."(UNPUBLISHED, 1955-04-02) Relander, ClickDates of fishing for the first foods feast are given to Robert J. Schoettler, director of the State Department of Fisheries.Item "He asks if the Wanapums will be permitted to take fish from the Horn Dam on the Yakima river, known to them as Wanawish, for an essential part of this feast."(UNPUBLISHED, 1955-03-05) Relander, ClickLetter written at the request of Puck Hyah Toot to Robert J. Schoettler, director of the Department of Fisheries, to inquire if the Wanapums would be allowed to take fish for an essential part of their first foods feast, and if not, he would not go to the lake, since he was law abiding. Very short explanation of the types of fish they catch and their methods. Puck Hyah Toot also invites his department to attend the feast. Relander tells Schoettler that, if he attends, he will see the necessity of the fish.Item "...How good it is to have someone like you to depend upon in a crisis like getting out the book cover."(UNPUBLISHED, 1954-06-04) Relander, ClickDiscussion of Drummers and Dreamers cover art with Quigley, recipient. Enclosure for the Art Association raffle. Raynor's pictures for the book. Update on Wanapums and fishing rights.Item "I am imparting this information to the head man of the Wanapum Band, who has been most anxiously awaiting word."(UNPUBLISHED, 1954-06-25) Relander, ClickResponse to letter from Mr. Donald P. Gooding, administrative assistant with the Department of Fisheries, thanking him for writing back, but reiterating that the Wanapums are non-treaty and possess assurances of their right to fish. Notifying the Department of the character of the Wanapums. Request to be kept informed of any progress in the Yakima fishery rights case. Relander is willing to cooperate by providing research material, etc., on the 'Last Wanapums.'Item "I am suggesting this and relying completely and fully upon your judgment and that of the bill's sponsor...."(UNPUBLISHED, 1955-02-18) Relander, ClickSuggestion made to State Representative, Catherine May regarding the salmon fishing bill, with the caveat that Relander doesn't wish to jeopardize anything. He starts by giving her background information. He suggests that the bill could be amended that the Wanapums are allowed to fish the same days the Yakimas are, worded "the same rights shall be extended to the non-treaty remnant Indians known as the Wanapums or Priest Rapids band." He lists four reasons why. Explanation of what they use the fish for. He defers to her judgment.Item "I am writing to you with the humble request that you intercede in the plight of the Wanapums with the governor...."(UNPUBLISHED, 1955-01-13) Relander, ClickRequest sent to W. A. Galbraith, director of the Department of Conservation and Development, to help the Wanapums get back their fishery rights. Relander gives information about the fishery, on the Yakima River, and the recently enforced non-fishing at the site, enforced by the State Division of Fisheries. Relander is wishing action will be taken, so their spring season is not delayed, or they be compensated for the loss of their fishery. Their people are getting ill with tuberculosis, because the loss of the salmon "cannot be compensated for by the human system abruptly."Item "I asked him to restore your right [to fish], despite the state legislature killed the bill that was passed in 1939."(UNPUBLISHED, 1961) Relander, ClickA letter to Rex Buck discusses the killed fishery rights bill. Virgil McWhorter says he will help and Relander is waiting to hear back. Relander warns not to cross the State Fisheries people.Item "...I doubt that this material is on file anywhere, excepting the Yakima Agency."(UNPUBLISHED, 1954-06-25) Relander, ClickLetter to The Department of Justice enclosing more typescripts, with a note from Relander about how unique they are.Item "I have written several times more than you will have use for, but you will find therein the results of considerable research...."(UNPUBLISHED, 1954-11-14) Relander, ClickLetter to William J. White, Jr., with The New York Daily News, enclosing material on the Lincoln painting. Too long, but well researched. Two copies sent, so one can be independently verified by a Lincoln expert. Relander okays rewriting. Would the paper object if Relander's paper printed it in color on the same day, as well? Quigley might be getting them transparencies of some horse paintings for publication in the New York Daily News. Relander also encloses a clipping about the Wanapums and Priest Rapids, to show what he's been doing. They ask for nothing, unlike the Yakimas, who just settled for 14.5 million for loss of fisheries due to The Dalles Dam.Item "I think it best to start preparing as you wanted done, see what can be done about getting the bill Old Wolf had passed for you...."(UNPUBLISHED, 1954-06-23) Relander, ClickLetting Puck Hyah Toot, recipient, know that there is still no response from the State Director of Fisheries, with a recommendation on how to proceed. Letting him know that Relander has sent more letters about the Wanapums, with information about each. Post script that Bobby must register for the draft when he turns 18, and a photograph of him registering might help their fight.Item "I understand that two Wanapum men and one woman have enrolled."(UNPUBLISHED, 1954-12-30) Relander, Click2 copies of a letter sent to The Department of Justice, in which Relander reports that three Wanapums have enrolled in the Yakima Tribe. Relander believes they had to enroll, or lose land. There are now five or six remaining Wanapums. Efforts are being made to enroll Wanapums and Wyampums. Relander estimates 40 to 60 remain unenrolled along the Mid-Columbias, and all are possibly eligible for enrollment. "It's a quiet, waiting 'game' if you want to call it that, with the choice being left up strictly to the Wanapums."Item "In years past I heard reference made to this report, being sought for on the Yakima Reservation and undoubtedly it was found...."(UNPUBLISHED, 1954-12-06) Relander, ClickLetter sent with enclosures to the Department of Justice, including a copy of the Lang Report. Relander notes the most salient points of the Lang Report.Item Invitation sent to E. D. Hemstreet to attend the Wanapum's first foods feast.(UNPUBLISHED, 1955-03-18) Relander, ClickEnclosed is a copy of the letter to Mr. Schoettler, and Relander promises to keep Hemstreet up to date on when the Wanapums will fish. Hemstreet is also invited, by Puck Hyah Toot. Relander told Puck Hyah Toot that Hemstreet is looking for venison for him. Address given for Puck Hyah Toot, Johnny Buck, at the end of the letter.Item Invitation sent to Governor Arthur B. Langlie to attend the Wanapum's first foods feast.(UNPUBLISHED, 1955-04-08) Relander, ClickInvitation sent at the request of Puck Hyah Toot to attend the Wanapum's first food feast, as the state's first governor was invited, a quarter of a century ago. Puck Hyah Toot is grateful for the fish they will be able to catch for the festival.Item "It is my hope that this same type of a proviso may be obtained in any license subsequently obtained for dam construction."(UNPUBLISHED, 1954-10-24) Relander, ClickLetter to R. M. Gilbert, agronomist with Hanford, letting him know about the proviso in the Priest Rapids dam construction. Relander is trying to track down someone named Greenway or Greenwood, who has been talking to the Wanapums, in order to talk to him, himself. Short discussion of the Wanapum's fishery. Publication information for Drummers and Dreamers, and speeches Relander is giving.