Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-02-28 | Page 15 | Indians to Meet upon Question of Promise Lands

INDIANS TO MEET UPON QUESTION OF PROMISED LANDS SEATTLE Wash Feb A 28 28 A meeting meet ing lag of ot the tribes of Puget sound has been called tor for March 17 In fn Seattle by Charles Alexis s second Cond vice president of th the Northwestern Federation Federation Federa Federa- tion of American Indians at the re request request request re- re quest of ot the organization n. n Resolutions adopted by a board o of i I the organization at Mt Vernon February February February ary 24 authorizing a delegation of tribesmen to go so to Washington D D. C C. to lobby In congress will be considered i at this meeting The Indians are pressing for passage of a bill that would authorize Puget sound Indians to enter before the United States court courtot of ot claims a petition for tor the fulfillment of the promise made to the Indians Indiana by Washington's first governor gover tover- nor Isaac L Stevens