The county commissioners did not reply to yesterday's email asking if their proclamation about the ongoing historical injustices brought on by colonization is unifying or divisive. Here is today's email for the commissioners:
Dear Commissioners,
I am writing to respectfully urge you to take a clear and timely stand on behalf of Clallam County residents by sending a formal letter to Representative Emily Randall and Senator Maria Cantwell asking them to keep the Dungeness and Protection Island National Wildlife Refuges in federal public trust.
As you know, these refuges—long managed for conservation and public access, and now under a relatively recent co-management agreement with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe —are treasured public assets that generations of local families have used, enjoyed, and helped fund through their tax dollars. They are not surplus property, nor are they available for transfer; they belong to the public, and their value lies in remaining accessible, protected, and accountable to all. County residents have a deep and enduring connection to these lands, and many are increasingly concerned about the trajectory from co-management toward potential transfer of ownership.
A letter from the Board affirming that these refuges should remain in public hands—protected for future generations—would send a strong and appropriate message that Clallam County stands for preserving public lands for the public good.
Below is the modeled Clallam County commissioner response I would want to receive as a constituent—clear, respectful, and grounded in good-governance process:
Dear Constituent,
Thank you for writing.
Speaking only for myself as an individual commissioner, I agree this issue deserves prompt public attention. If there is an actual proposal to transfer the Dungeness and Protection Island National Wildlife Refuges out of federal public trust, the public should be clearly informed, and the matter should be discussed openly before the County takes any position.
I cannot act for the full Board on my own, but I do believe the appropriate next step is to ask that this issue be placed on a Board agenda for public discussion, with staff and the Prosecuting Attorney providing a clear briefing on three questions: what proposal actually exists, what legal authority governs it, and what role—if any—Clallam County has in responding.
If that review shows formal Board action is warranted, then I would support considering a public letter adopted by the full Board in an open meeting. In my view, public lands of this significance should not be addressed through assumptions, informal pressure, or private understandings. The public deserves a clear record and a transparent process.
Thank you again for raising the issue.
Sincerely,
Commissioner
Clallam County Board of Commissioners
References
Municipal Research and Services Center. (2024). The Open Public Meetings Act.
Municipal Research and Services Center. (2025). County commissioner guide.
Municipal Research and Services Center. (2025). Public Records Act.
Regarding land grab, lands undeveloped, meaning no facilities of any type, plumbing, roads, structures, etc., is over & above lane grab. The native land years ago had NOTHING! If the tribes want land there is plenty of undeveloped lands for their choosing.
I think your comment raises two different issues that should not be blurred together. First, if there is any real proposal involving public trust land, it should be publicly explained, legally grounded, and discussed in the open. Second, if the objection is really to tribal sovereignty or tribal standing in land matters, that should be named honestly, too. Good governance requires clarity on both points instead of letting rumor, resentment, or political pressure fill the gap.
Dr.Sarah, I couldn’t agree more, however neither one is or has been done. The first thing the public knows is through FOIA’s, not through our government leaders. When the public questions any discovery plans it is hushed up and no one knows anything. The tribe writes their letters and are immediately considered. The public writes in and crickets, red tape & word salad, why isn’t the public considered equally or even at all? If a public citizen doesn’t have “tribal” written all over any communications then they get the special “ignore” treatment!
The County should clarify what proposal exists, what legal authority applies, who is being consulted and why, and whether any Board action is being contemplated. That information should be available without citizens having to dig for it through PRA requests. That is the governance issue I think needs to be addressed.
Taken together, these sources support a simple idea: government can honor history and tribal relationships, but it still has to show the public who is deciding, under what legal authority, and whether the land will continue to serve a clear public purpose over time.
Local and county-level sources
City of Sequim. (n.d.). Statement of co-existence and government-to-government relationship.
This shows that local government can formally honor tribal history and sovereignty, but it does not by itself answer the separate governance questions of who still controls public land, under what law, and with what public accountability.
Clallam County. (n.d.). Public input & citizen participation.
This is the county’s own reminder that residents are supposed to help shape county policies, programs, and decisions, which supports the proverb’s point that history should not replace public participation.
This page matters because it shows that public comment, hearings, and written testimony are part of the county’s formal process, not just optional courtesy.
Washington State Constitution, article I, section 1.
This is the deepest source for the proverb: all political power is inherent in the people, and government gets its just powers only from the consent of the governed.
Municipal Research and Services Center. (2024). The Open Public Meetings Act.
Washington’s open-meetings law exists so government business stays accessible and visible to the public, which directly supports the phrase the public’s right to know.
Municipal Research and Services Center. (2025). County commissioner guide.
This guide explains that county commissioners must work with the board, listen to residents, and act through the legal powers and procedures assigned to county government.
Municipal Research and Services Center. (2025). County commissioner guide.
This same guide also explains that all board meetings must be open to the public, that agendas must be posted, and that final action is limited by notice and procedure.
Municipal Research and Services Center. (2025). County commissioner guide.
This passage is especially strong because it quotes Washington law directly: the people do not yield their sovereignty to the agencies that serve them, and public servants do not get to decide what the public should or should not know.
Municipal Research and Services Center. (2025). Public Records Act for Washington cities, counties, and special purpose districts.
This source reinforces that Washington defines public records broadly on purpose so people can get information about nearly every aspect of state and local government.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (n.d.). Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge: About us.
This source grounds the debate in the refuge’s existing public purpose: it is a federal wildlife refuge open to the public and managed as part of a larger national conservation system.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (n.d.). National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act.
This matters because refuges are not just symbolic places; they are governed by an established federal legal framework with conservation purposes and public-involvement expectations.
United States, 16 U.S.C. § 668dd. National Wildlife Refuge System.
This is the strongest source for the phrase for whose lasting benefit because federal law says refuge lands and waters are to be conserved for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.
The gist of Boldt was to allow tribes to co-manage traditional tribal habitat for salmon and aqua culture. Then the tribe went out and got federal grants that made them the "lead' on all things salmon recovery aqua culture. This not only violated the gist of "Boldt" but it allowed the tribe, who was also given priority by the County ,Port Angeles and Sequim, to circumvent "Bolt" altogether.
With that authority, the tribe has helped waste millions in federal and state funding on salmon recovery that never had a chance to restore traditional native salmon stocks. All they have accomplished is to barely maintain a dog fish (chum) population. The reason is simple. They invested in steep grade projects which were nothing more than bob sled runs with a six flags log ride look, with logs scattered all over. This created the property taking they have longed for.
JKT is not a steward of the land. They are a bitter tribe that has spent the last 14 years violating the terms of the Point No Point Treaty of 1855, by looking through its retribution lens on all policy development. All they had to do is kick down to the Democratic party, which is from top to bottom a socialist/communist government bent on destroying America. Its a scandal as big if not bigger as the Minnesota day care fraud.
Dog fish is considered "dog food." Chum spend almost all their time in the sea. Funny how their populations spend most there time in the ocean and not the river. This abundant chum population means the JKT has failed to maintain silver and king conditions. Which according to their own science deployed at Jimmycomelately needs slower moving deeper water to both spawn and avoid predation. That slower deeper water in one main channel that never re-channels is not a threat to land, and was chosen for science (spawning) and property protection. JFT and LEKT obviously have abandoned that science in favor of steep fast moving water in shallow debts because of re-channeling and tributaries. Hence the chum (dog fish) population. These numbers support malfeasance as a "steward." To demand science and property protection for themselves while jumping to the other foot to get "land back" the tribes are derelict of their responsibility under "Boldt."
In short, the results speak for themselves. JKT can only maintain ocean saltwater salmon. They suck at river management. If they did not they would have a silver and king population instead of having them on the "threatened list."
JKT and LEKT need to be fired from salmon and aqua culture management not given more rope and power.
Notice how the tribes jump from one foot to the other and then pull out the book of excuses when it comes to king and silver results. This year when they jumped to the 6-PPDQ foot as cause for low silver and king population, the legislature (a Democrat Lisa Wellman) called them out on the lack of success. The response was "there is no silver bullet." If 6-PPDQ was a real thing the chum population would be lower than king and silver populations, because they spend more time in the sea where a million tires where put down to "create habitat." Think about it. tires in the Puget sound vs. tire material runoff...through stormwater projects worth millions that advertised the removal of said tire materials and millions in stormwater payroll to clean streets and roads. (Each major city in Pugetropolis has a stormwater division)
I can't believe they even went there. Then again they don't expect someone with 15 progressively harder levels of flubber and magic bean detection to call bullshit...
Its all a lie. They lie to get money. The Democrats lie to get tribal money.
The tribes are allowed to decimate fish stocks with gillnets then state records low fish stock numbers to apply for fed endangered species act $$$.The sham has been going on for decades but fed govt keeps paying buku millions-billions to con artist.
Absolutely right on all counts. I was just saying that to my friend the other day that when they start investigating here it’s gonna be way bigger than Minnesota and it’s a crying shame!
Once this goes into Tribal Trust Land. The public will have no say so on its use or will it be able to access information on what the tribes' plans are for this in the future. No Taxes will be paid into any community coffers. This decision is in who's best interest?
We may have to pay the Jamestown Corporation in order to visit a National Wildlife Refuge, owned and operated by the Jamestown Corporation. The same Jamestown Corporation that has managed to learn to operate a casino, truck stop, and hotel to become one of the areas leading employer, while enjoying massive tax advantages over non tribal competition. The Jamestown Corporation also operates perhaps the largest money making operations in Clallam county, the MAT clinic, with no accountability.
Kaiser, it gets worse than that. The Tribes are going after the entire "land back" of the peninsula. Including parts of Jefferson County.
CHECKER-BOARDING AND LAND CONSOLIDATION
As land is acquired by the Tribes, it can create what is known as “Checker-Boarding” of native land side by side to private lands. It is being fought in the courts, but, one such sovereign prerogative is the power of eminent domain, or condemnation, by which Native American and Alaska Native tribes may take private property without owners' consent provided that just compensation is paid.
LAND CONSOLIDATION: is a planned readjustment and rearrangement of fragmented land parcels (checker-boarding ) and their ownership. It is usually applied to form larger and more rational land holdings. Land consolidation can be used to improve rural infrastructure and to implement developmental and environmental policies (improving environmental sustainability and agriculture) See site below on Land Consolidations maps for Clallam County Pages 5-15
Checker-boarding also occurred with Native American land grants, where native land was intermingled with non-native land. Many Native American tribes opposed checker-boarding, because it broke up traditionally communal native settlements into many individual plots and allowed non-natives to claim land within those settlements.
TRIBAL LAND AND RESERVATION EXPANSION This can get very complex. I can’t understand all the types of tribal lands and their powers, but I can understand I’m very worried.
The complex history between Tribes and the United States is reflected in the multiple types of tribal lands. TRUST LANDS are lands or interests in land that are HELD IN TRUST BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (within DOI, the Bureau of Indian Affairs [BIA] holds title to the land) for the benefit of a Tribe or tribal citizen.
Lands held in trust status by the federal government can be proclaimed as a new reservation or an addition to an existing reservation through a “reservation proclamation” https://www.bia.gov/bia/ots/fee-to-trust
In the case of RESTRICTED FEE LANDS, the Tribe holds title to the land, but the land generally may not be alienated or encumbered without federal approval. This restriction on alienation attaches to certain tribal lands by law. Tribes or individual tribal citizens also may own FEE LANDS, meaning they hold title to the land and the land is under their control (private property). Finally, allotments or ALLOTTED LAND were created by the General Allotment Act of 1887 and include trust or restricted fee parcels of land held by individual tribal citizens.
Each type of tribal land offers different advantages and disadvantages to a Tribe or tribal citizen. For example, putting land into trust may help restore a historic tribal land base and provide connections to cultural and natural resources. Further, putting land into trust may provide economic benefits. For example, there is a legal presumption against state taxation in Indian country. In addition, trust lands enable Tribes to take advantage of certain tax credits and tax-exempt financing. Finally, certain federal programs and services may be available only on reservations or trust lands.
I am writing as a Clallam County constituent to urge you to oppose any proposal that would transfer the Dungeness and Protection Island National Wildlife Refuges out of federal public trust.
These refuges are public lands. They were set aside and protected as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System for a public conservation purpose and for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans. They do not belong to any one interest group, political coalition, or separate sovereign. They are held in trust for the people.
I respect tribal history and the importance of government-to-government relationships. But respect for history does not erase the public’s right to know who governs public land, by what legal authority, and for whose lasting benefit. Co-management is one thing. Permanent transfer of ownership or control is another.
If this proposal were to move these refuge lands into trust for a sovereign nation, then the public deserves complete transparency about that fact and about the long-term consequences for public accountability, public access, conservation oversight, and future use. Lands that have long been held for all Americans should not be quietly shifted out of that framework through political alignment or vague assurances.
This is not just a local matter. It is a question of precedent. If nationally protected refuge land can be transferred out of federal public trust, the burden should be on those proposing the change to prove why it serves the broader public interest, not just a narrower governmental or political interest.
I respectfully ask you to oppose any transfer that would remove the Dungeness and Protection Island National Wildlife Refuges from federal public trust. These lands should remain public lands, governed in a way that is transparent, accountable, and faithful to the purpose for which they were preserved.
Please keep these refuges in public hands for the people, not transfer them into ownership or trust for a separate sovereign government.
Thank you for your consideration and for your service.
Does this really surprise anyone? Did you not think that a co-management agreement was not the camel getting its nose under the tent flap? Seems to me, JKT is proving itself to be like Pac-Man, gobbling up public resources and properties as fast as they can, using a system dominated by leftist politicians they help put in place to make it so and a brainwashed populace that, for some reason, thinks the tribe(s) have been taken advantage of by greedy non-natives, and thus, must be given special treatment and privileges. The "Land Back" movement is very real and happening all across the country as well as Canada. Once public lands are transferred and gone, they are gone for "time immemorial." It is imperative that everyone who visits this site regularly takes a moment to write a brief note opposing this grift.
Straight up BS. Who in their right mind considers this fair and equitable treatment ?
Oh right Jamestown llc. Their only concern is how much money they can make, and how much tax free land they can grab. “Their” tax free land is a scam and needs to be reversed. Greed and materialism don’t sit well with the perception of native peoples.
Did someone else steal not only their land, but their very identity ? If you’re going to steal a people’s identity, you could at least have to courage to walk the walk.
You pretend to, but don’t ! You’re nothing but grifters, every last one of you.
Thanks for keeping the public engaged. I don’t always agree with the lefty loosy, right tighty attitudes, but to each their own xoxo.
Well, the thing is, JKT it is not the original tribe that was steward in this land. As I understand it and please correct me if I’m wrong., but they massar the other tribe and took over.
What they failed to realize is sooner or later, they’re gonna grab up as much land as they can, and there’s gonna be no taxes and guess what you’re literally taxing people out of their homes sooner or later mathematical certainly is everything is going to implode if we don’t do something about it now!
Well, there’s an organization called indivisible Sequim. I think we need to start our own movement and call it
Yes, I agree with you. I’m just against the injustice, regardless of what side of the fence you’re on as far as politically.. we need to stamp out in justice and graft and greed once and for all!
You hit the point dead-on, Evrita. In the current setting, one must pick a "side", as individualism is the enemy of the left, they can't have any free --roaming, reasonable-thinking mavericks outside the herd. They already know the end-product of such a mindset; the United States of America, and spinoffs like JKT, for example. Fiscal responsibility and common sense are foreign concepts to Socialists and Communists. "I wouldn't join a club who would have me as a member." John Worthington covers the subject at-hand rather well, from my observations.
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS...NOT OUR BRIDGE...JKT, ALL SALES ARE FINAL..MANAGE YOUR GOVERNMENT ALLOWANCE!
HISTORY OF FUNDING FOR THE RAILROAD BRIDGE. Where did the money go?
2015 a large flood event... destroyed two bents of the existing bridge trestle. “...after months of effort, (the Tribe) secured several GRANTS that were PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON SALMON recovery.” New bridge built.
2015 RANDY JOHNSON, Habitat Program Manager, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe expressed the tribe’s appreciation for the new bridge ...In contrast to the old bridge, the new Otak-designed bridge is environmentally friendly and river worthy. It has already been TESTED BY SEVERAL FLOODS AND HAS PERFORMED WITH FLYING COLORS
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2022 “Designs are being finalized for the new bridge extension, which is on track to be completed in the summer of 2022” Work was completed along with RECONSTRUCTION OF THE NATURE CENTER on the east side of the river. (you can't tell me that there weren't signs of deterioration in 2022, for the 2026 repairs. You should have used the funding for the Nature Center on the bridge and did the work at the same time the bridge extensions were built)
A deteriorating wooden bridge on the Olympic Discovery Trail will be replaced with a steel replica to keep the popular crossing open. Just like any landowner, pay to mend it...take some of your other funding(s)... it’s called money management...you should probably set up a reserve fund for these kind of repairs.
Since the removal of 60 miles of irrigation ditches, without any baffling of large sediment, the Dungeness has risen an estimated 9 feet (Grok).
The bridge is over a pool of methane and stagnant water of the good kind. Not to be confused with the methane and stagnant water of the bad kind(dam).
My flubber and magic been detection indicator mechanism has been flashing since 2010...when I was at 4 levels of progressively harder levels of flubber and magic bean detection...
Its got a new tributary which makes for two shallow river beds that is growing shallower and shallower each year. They know this because its in the Jimmycomelately science where you guessed it they baffle...so the creek doesn't rise...The WSFW admitted it was their intent to do so ,so it does the exact opposite as Jiommycomelately science.
Tribe finances Commissioners' campaigns; Commissioners reward Tribe with lucrative deals. This is a classic "I'll scratch your back if you scratch mine".
These lands are OUR lands, and should NOT be transferred to any other interest, sovereign or otherwise.
NOI, the Tribes get lucrative deals from all kinds of places!
GRANTS, GRANTS, GRANTS - JAMESTOWN TRIBE These are just the grants for transportation on their reservation
2025 ($304,150 )
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe: Healing Clinic vehicle replacement: This grant allows the tribe to replace two aging light- duty, ADA-accessible vans for patient transportation to the Healing Clinic, a tribal facility that opened in 2022 to, in part, meet the growing opioid-abuse epidemic in Clallam and Jefferson counties (which the Tribe has caused!!!) Page 16 https://wsdot.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2025-12/2025Mobility-Report-PublicTransportation.pdf
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, WA for the project 'Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe Strategic Transportation Safety Plan Update
THE PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING TO DEVELOP THE TOOLS TO HELP STRENGTHEN A COMMUNITY'S APPROACH TO ROADWAY SAFETY AND SAVE LIVES AND IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF DIVERSE LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND REGIONAL COMMUNITIES THAT DIFFER DRAMATICALLY IN SIZE, LOCATION, AND EXPERIENCE ADMINISTERING FEDERAL FUNDING.
Our state senator from PT boasts in his newsletter about the millions of dollars he won for the tribe (e.g. relocate the old RR bridge) in the current 2026 legislative session. He boasts of 4 funding projects to help the tribe. But not one red cent for anything else!
Land Back is nothing more than a land grab. In hoping to scratch their feel good itch the naive are being Pied Pipered into giving land to dead people. If land ownership equality or equity is the goal, the JST must give land back to non-tribal citizens because their pro-rata land allocation ownership is substantially higher than non-tribal citizens. Equal friends and neighbors or sovereign, but not both.
Thank you, Jeff, for reporting on this next step in a well planned land grab. Our Commissioners know exactly what the Tribe plans to do to CC. They are complicit as we've seen and experienced. Ozias drools over Emily Randall and is too impressed with Cantwell and Murray. Also, thank you to John W. and Dr. Sarah for the supplemental information for us to write letters in protest.
Under tribal ownership how will the New Dungeness Lighthouse Keepers program and boating to the spit in kayaks and other private vessels be affected or restricted?
If our native (originally “indigenous”) people want to have all the land returned it seems reasonable we non-tribal people should ask for refunds on the contributions we non-tribal folks have made over the years. The tribe(s) have profited greatly from non-payment of taxes to income derived from businesses on that land. We should also count the businesses not included in the original agreements. What about the services rendered? Schools, transportation, hospitals, roads and bridges, other infrastructure, etc. Of course we need to create a formula to return the same percentages of wealth as the blood lines for each indigenous person. How many?
We could argue forever, or just allow the tribe(s) to care for the allotted lands specified by treaty, and take care of their business. By the way, just start accepting responsibility for paying taxes. If we use head count percentages we could give the percent for each blood line native times the number of residents. How many?
This debate should never really take place. There are too many variables. The other choice is to continue sharing. When people become greedy the arguments begin. Another By the Way is to stop the discussions about acquiring state lands. Period. Constant change just creates instability. You have what you got. No future changes.
I can’t quote from Sun Tzu, in the Art of War, but his lessons are still valuable.
The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise by Sun Tzu, a military strategist and philosopher, written around the 5th century BCE, that offers timeless principles on warfare, strategy, and leadership, emphasizing planning, intelligence, and adaptability.
As we survivors of these wars grow and become even stronger we are supposed to learn from our mistakes, and successes. This applies to all aspects of communal living. If we forget these lessons we cease to exist. There are differences between dominance, and mutual cooperation.
I will take your land, and your resources, and oppose any efforts for you to return. We, in the United States, are fighting again. Pacifists argue against these warring actions, but rarely do the meek inherit the earth. I believe we are fighting for survival, not only for ourselves, but those we consider friends. We defend our actions as a moral battle to assist those less able and, hopefully, live in peace. I continue to believe I am a better custodian of the land.
The United States is defending its survival. We have enemies within and outside our borders. Recognizing those enemies is important. We cannot defend what we cannot see. Better to be prepared for battle than be overtaken by your enemies. When our enemies challenge our viewpoint they argue that we are delusional, imagining ghosts as enemies. Argue the point, but be prepared. What's mine is mine and what's your's is also mine if you can't defend it.
Is clear-cutting the area in question on the table like other Tribal take-backs? Is Protection Island going to become unprotected from commercial projects (a resort, a casino, or a mining operation?). I still feel no guilt for choosing to live here, none.
the cartel presence on the Blackfeet reservation ( also on northern border) is well doccumented. it is not far fetched to imagine the Clallam county northern border is porous and flowing with narcotics/precursor chemicals.
The county commissioners did not reply to yesterday's email asking if their proclamation about the ongoing historical injustices brought on by colonization is unifying or divisive. Here is today's email for the commissioners:
Dear Commissioners,
I am writing to respectfully urge you to take a clear and timely stand on behalf of Clallam County residents by sending a formal letter to Representative Emily Randall and Senator Maria Cantwell asking them to keep the Dungeness and Protection Island National Wildlife Refuges in federal public trust.
As you know, these refuges—long managed for conservation and public access, and now under a relatively recent co-management agreement with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe —are treasured public assets that generations of local families have used, enjoyed, and helped fund through their tax dollars. They are not surplus property, nor are they available for transfer; they belong to the public, and their value lies in remaining accessible, protected, and accountable to all. County residents have a deep and enduring connection to these lands, and many are increasingly concerned about the trajectory from co-management toward potential transfer of ownership.
A letter from the Board affirming that these refuges should remain in public hands—protected for future generations—would send a strong and appropriate message that Clallam County stands for preserving public lands for the public good.
Below is the modeled Clallam County commissioner response I would want to receive as a constituent—clear, respectful, and grounded in good-governance process:
Dear Constituent,
Thank you for writing.
Speaking only for myself as an individual commissioner, I agree this issue deserves prompt public attention. If there is an actual proposal to transfer the Dungeness and Protection Island National Wildlife Refuges out of federal public trust, the public should be clearly informed, and the matter should be discussed openly before the County takes any position.
I cannot act for the full Board on my own, but I do believe the appropriate next step is to ask that this issue be placed on a Board agenda for public discussion, with staff and the Prosecuting Attorney providing a clear briefing on three questions: what proposal actually exists, what legal authority governs it, and what role—if any—Clallam County has in responding.
If that review shows formal Board action is warranted, then I would support considering a public letter adopted by the full Board in an open meeting. In my view, public lands of this significance should not be addressed through assumptions, informal pressure, or private understandings. The public deserves a clear record and a transparent process.
Thank you again for raising the issue.
Sincerely,
Commissioner
Clallam County Board of Commissioners
References
Municipal Research and Services Center. (2024). The Open Public Meetings Act.
Municipal Research and Services Center. (2025). County commissioner guide.
Municipal Research and Services Center. (2025). Public Records Act.
Regarding land grab, lands undeveloped, meaning no facilities of any type, plumbing, roads, structures, etc., is over & above lane grab. The native land years ago had NOTHING! If the tribes want land there is plenty of undeveloped lands for their choosing.
I think your comment raises two different issues that should not be blurred together. First, if there is any real proposal involving public trust land, it should be publicly explained, legally grounded, and discussed in the open. Second, if the objection is really to tribal sovereignty or tribal standing in land matters, that should be named honestly, too. Good governance requires clarity on both points instead of letting rumor, resentment, or political pressure fill the gap.
Dr.Sarah, I couldn’t agree more, however neither one is or has been done. The first thing the public knows is through FOIA’s, not through our government leaders. When the public questions any discovery plans it is hushed up and no one knows anything. The tribe writes their letters and are immediately considered. The public writes in and crickets, red tape & word salad, why isn’t the public considered equally or even at all? If a public citizen doesn’t have “tribal” written all over any communications then they get the special “ignore” treatment!
The County should clarify what proposal exists, what legal authority applies, who is being consulted and why, and whether any Board action is being contemplated. That information should be available without citizens having to dig for it through PRA requests. That is the governance issue I think needs to be addressed.
Good Governance Daily Proverb:
Good governance honors history, but it does not bypass the public’s right to know who governs, by what authority, and for whose lasting benefit.
Taken together, these sources support a simple idea: government can honor history and tribal relationships, but it still has to show the public who is deciding, under what legal authority, and whether the land will continue to serve a clear public purpose over time.
Local and county-level sources
City of Sequim. (n.d.). Statement of co-existence and government-to-government relationship.
This shows that local government can formally honor tribal history and sovereignty, but it does not by itself answer the separate governance questions of who still controls public land, under what law, and with what public accountability.
https://www.sequimwa.gov/1213/Statement-of-Co-Existence-and-Government?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Clallam County. (n.d.). Public input & citizen participation.
This is the county’s own reminder that residents are supposed to help shape county policies, programs, and decisions, which supports the proverb’s point that history should not replace public participation.
https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/227/Public-Input-Citizen-Participation?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Clallam County. (n.d.). How do I provide input?
This page matters because it shows that public comment, hearings, and written testimony are part of the county’s formal process, not just optional courtesy.
https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/768/How-Do-I-Provide-Input?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Clallam County. (n.d.). Board of County Commissioners.
This helps answer who governs: the Board acts through meetings and hearings, not through informal influence or private understandings.
https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/186/Board-of-County-Commissioners?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Clallam County. (n.d.). Agenda Center: Board of Commissioners.
This supports the public’s right to track what the Board is actually doing by giving access to agendas, minutes, and meeting records.
https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/AgendaCenter/Board-of-Commissioners-2?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Washington state sources
Washington State Constitution, article I, section 1.
This is the deepest source for the proverb: all political power is inherent in the people, and government gets its just powers only from the consent of the governed.
https://leg.wa.gov/state-laws-and-rules/washington-state-constitution/
Municipal Research and Services Center. (2024). The Open Public Meetings Act.
Washington’s open-meetings law exists so government business stays accessible and visible to the public, which directly supports the phrase the public’s right to know.
https://sao.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2024-08/Open-Public-Meetings-Act.pdf
Municipal Research and Services Center. (2025). County commissioner guide.
This guide explains that county commissioners must work with the board, listen to residents, and act through the legal powers and procedures assigned to county government.
https://mrsc.org/getmedia/6134275f-ca98-45b2-8c4c-aa49515363ab/County-Commissioner-Guide.pdf?ext=.pdf
Municipal Research and Services Center. (2025). County commissioner guide.
This same guide also explains that all board meetings must be open to the public, that agendas must be posted, and that final action is limited by notice and procedure.
Municipal Research and Services Center. (2025). County commissioner guide.
This passage is especially strong because it quotes Washington law directly: the people do not yield their sovereignty to the agencies that serve them, and public servants do not get to decide what the public should or should not know.
Municipal Research and Services Center. (2025). Public Records Act for Washington cities, counties, and special purpose districts.
This source reinforces that Washington defines public records broadly on purpose so people can get information about nearly every aspect of state and local government.
https://mrsc.org/getmedia/796a2402-9ad4-4bde-a221-0d6814ef6edc/Public-Records-Act.pdf?ext=.pdf
Federal sources
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (n.d.). Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge: About us.
This source grounds the debate in the refuge’s existing public purpose: it is a federal wildlife refuge open to the public and managed as part of a larger national conservation system.
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/dungeness/about-us?utm_source=chatgpt.com
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (n.d.). National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act.
This matters because refuges are not just symbolic places; they are governed by an established federal legal framework with conservation purposes and public-involvement expectations.
https://www.fws.gov/law/national-wildlife-refuge-system-administration-act
United States, 16 U.S.C. § 668dd. National Wildlife Refuge System.
This is the strongest source for the phrase for whose lasting benefit because federal law says refuge lands and waters are to be conserved for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R48381
The gist of Boldt was to allow tribes to co-manage traditional tribal habitat for salmon and aqua culture. Then the tribe went out and got federal grants that made them the "lead' on all things salmon recovery aqua culture. This not only violated the gist of "Boldt" but it allowed the tribe, who was also given priority by the County ,Port Angeles and Sequim, to circumvent "Bolt" altogether.
With that authority, the tribe has helped waste millions in federal and state funding on salmon recovery that never had a chance to restore traditional native salmon stocks. All they have accomplished is to barely maintain a dog fish (chum) population. The reason is simple. They invested in steep grade projects which were nothing more than bob sled runs with a six flags log ride look, with logs scattered all over. This created the property taking they have longed for.
JKT is not a steward of the land. They are a bitter tribe that has spent the last 14 years violating the terms of the Point No Point Treaty of 1855, by looking through its retribution lens on all policy development. All they had to do is kick down to the Democratic party, which is from top to bottom a socialist/communist government bent on destroying America. Its a scandal as big if not bigger as the Minnesota day care fraud.
Dog fish is considered "dog food." Chum spend almost all their time in the sea. Funny how their populations spend most there time in the ocean and not the river. This abundant chum population means the JKT has failed to maintain silver and king conditions. Which according to their own science deployed at Jimmycomelately needs slower moving deeper water to both spawn and avoid predation. That slower deeper water in one main channel that never re-channels is not a threat to land, and was chosen for science (spawning) and property protection. JFT and LEKT obviously have abandoned that science in favor of steep fast moving water in shallow debts because of re-channeling and tributaries. Hence the chum (dog fish) population. These numbers support malfeasance as a "steward." To demand science and property protection for themselves while jumping to the other foot to get "land back" the tribes are derelict of their responsibility under "Boldt."
In short, the results speak for themselves. JKT can only maintain ocean saltwater salmon. They suck at river management. If they did not they would have a silver and king population instead of having them on the "threatened list."
JKT and LEKT need to be fired from salmon and aqua culture management not given more rope and power.
https://thinksalmon.com/chum-salmon/
Notice how the tribes jump from one foot to the other and then pull out the book of excuses when it comes to king and silver results. This year when they jumped to the 6-PPDQ foot as cause for low silver and king population, the legislature (a Democrat Lisa Wellman) called them out on the lack of success. The response was "there is no silver bullet." If 6-PPDQ was a real thing the chum population would be lower than king and silver populations, because they spend more time in the sea where a million tires where put down to "create habitat." Think about it. tires in the Puget sound vs. tire material runoff...through stormwater projects worth millions that advertised the removal of said tire materials and millions in stormwater payroll to clean streets and roads. (Each major city in Pugetropolis has a stormwater division)
https://www.seattle.gov/utilities/your-services/sewer-and-drainage
https://tacoma.gov/government/departments/environmental-services/stormwater/stormwater-permits-manuals/stormwater-management-program/
https://www.everettwa.gov/668/Surface-Stormwater
https://bellevuewa.gov/city-government/departments/utilities/manage-your-utility-services/stormwater
https://www.rentonwa.gov/City-Services/Utilities/Utility-Systems/Surface-Water-Utility-Engineering
https://www.kirklandwa.gov/Government/Departments/Public-Works-Department/Storm-Surface-Water
https://www.kenmorewa.gov/government/departments/public-works/environmental-services
https://www.federalwaywa.gov/page/npdes-stormwater-program
https://www.kentwa.gov/departments/public-works/drainage-flooding
https://www.cityofpa.us/255/Stormwater-Utility
https://www.sequimwashington.com/stormwater-plan/
https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/950/Stormwater-Monitoring
https://wsdot.wa.gov/construction-planning/protecting-environment/managing-stormwater-state-highways
The list is longer than Wilt Chamberlain's arm.
I can't believe they even went there. Then again they don't expect someone with 15 progressively harder levels of flubber and magic bean detection to call bullshit...
Its all a lie. They lie to get money. The Democrats lie to get tribal money.
The tribes are allowed to decimate fish stocks with gillnets then state records low fish stock numbers to apply for fed endangered species act $$$.The sham has been going on for decades but fed govt keeps paying buku millions-billions to con artist.
Wa state does not allow sport fishing for chum because state has many gutting stations that guts the chum for the rich eggs and then sells them.
Absolutely right on all counts. I was just saying that to my friend the other day that when they start investigating here it’s gonna be way bigger than Minnesota and it’s a crying shame!
Once this goes into Tribal Trust Land. The public will have no say so on its use or will it be able to access information on what the tribes' plans are for this in the future. No Taxes will be paid into any community coffers. This decision is in who's best interest?
We may have to pay the Jamestown Corporation in order to visit a National Wildlife Refuge, owned and operated by the Jamestown Corporation. The same Jamestown Corporation that has managed to learn to operate a casino, truck stop, and hotel to become one of the areas leading employer, while enjoying massive tax advantages over non tribal competition. The Jamestown Corporation also operates perhaps the largest money making operations in Clallam county, the MAT clinic, with no accountability.
We might have to pay the tribe to traverse the Spit. that is if we're even allowed on it.
After reading this Watchdog, Woodie Guthrie's This Land is Your Land, this Land is My Land keeps spinning around in my head.
Carol, I couldn't resist!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxiMrvDbq3s
We may have to pay only if they allow us to visit at all.
Kaiser, it gets worse than that. The Tribes are going after the entire "land back" of the peninsula. Including parts of Jefferson County.
CHECKER-BOARDING AND LAND CONSOLIDATION
As land is acquired by the Tribes, it can create what is known as “Checker-Boarding” of native land side by side to private lands. It is being fought in the courts, but, one such sovereign prerogative is the power of eminent domain, or condemnation, by which Native American and Alaska Native tribes may take private property without owners' consent provided that just compensation is paid.
LAND CONSOLIDATION: is a planned readjustment and rearrangement of fragmented land parcels (checker-boarding ) and their ownership. It is usually applied to form larger and more rational land holdings. Land consolidation can be used to improve rural infrastructure and to implement developmental and environmental policies (improving environmental sustainability and agriculture) See site below on Land Consolidations maps for Clallam County Pages 5-15
https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2021-10/wqs-tribal-tas-jst-application-exhibit-e.pdf
PAGES 5-15
Checker-boarding also occurred with Native American land grants, where native land was intermingled with non-native land. Many Native American tribes opposed checker-boarding, because it broke up traditionally communal native settlements into many individual plots and allowed non-natives to claim land within those settlements.
https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2022-04/wqs-tribal-tas-jst-approval-3-30-2022.pdf
TRIBAL LAND AND RESERVATION EXPANSION This can get very complex. I can’t understand all the types of tribal lands and their powers, but I can understand I’m very worried.
The complex history between Tribes and the United States is reflected in the multiple types of tribal lands. TRUST LANDS are lands or interests in land that are HELD IN TRUST BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (within DOI, the Bureau of Indian Affairs [BIA] holds title to the land) for the benefit of a Tribe or tribal citizen.
Lands held in trust status by the federal government can be proclaimed as a new reservation or an addition to an existing reservation through a “reservation proclamation” https://www.bia.gov/bia/ots/fee-to-trust
In the case of RESTRICTED FEE LANDS, the Tribe holds title to the land, but the land generally may not be alienated or encumbered without federal approval. This restriction on alienation attaches to certain tribal lands by law. Tribes or individual tribal citizens also may own FEE LANDS, meaning they hold title to the land and the land is under their control (private property). Finally, allotments or ALLOTTED LAND were created by the General Allotment Act of 1887 and include trust or restricted fee parcels of land held by individual tribal citizens.
Each type of tribal land offers different advantages and disadvantages to a Tribe or tribal citizen. For example, putting land into trust may help restore a historic tribal land base and provide connections to cultural and natural resources. Further, putting land into trust may provide economic benefits. For example, there is a legal presumption against state taxation in Indian country. In addition, trust lands enable Tribes to take advantage of certain tax credits and tax-exempt financing. Finally, certain federal programs and services may be available only on reservations or trust lands.
Here is an example to send to:
Dear Representative Randall and Senator Cantwell,
I am writing as a Clallam County constituent to urge you to oppose any proposal that would transfer the Dungeness and Protection Island National Wildlife Refuges out of federal public trust.
These refuges are public lands. They were set aside and protected as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System for a public conservation purpose and for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans. They do not belong to any one interest group, political coalition, or separate sovereign. They are held in trust for the people.
I respect tribal history and the importance of government-to-government relationships. But respect for history does not erase the public’s right to know who governs public land, by what legal authority, and for whose lasting benefit. Co-management is one thing. Permanent transfer of ownership or control is another.
If this proposal were to move these refuge lands into trust for a sovereign nation, then the public deserves complete transparency about that fact and about the long-term consequences for public accountability, public access, conservation oversight, and future use. Lands that have long been held for all Americans should not be quietly shifted out of that framework through political alignment or vague assurances.
This is not just a local matter. It is a question of precedent. If nationally protected refuge land can be transferred out of federal public trust, the burden should be on those proposing the change to prove why it serves the broader public interest, not just a narrower governmental or political interest.
I respectfully ask you to oppose any transfer that would remove the Dungeness and Protection Island National Wildlife Refuges from federal public trust. These lands should remain public lands, governed in a way that is transparent, accountable, and faithful to the purpose for which they were preserved.
Please keep these refuges in public hands for the people, not transfer them into ownership or trust for a separate sovereign government.
Thank you for your consideration and for your service.
Sincerely,
NAME
Clallam County, Washington
Can u please send me this in a message. I cant copy it from my phone. Thanks for all you do!
Does this really surprise anyone? Did you not think that a co-management agreement was not the camel getting its nose under the tent flap? Seems to me, JKT is proving itself to be like Pac-Man, gobbling up public resources and properties as fast as they can, using a system dominated by leftist politicians they help put in place to make it so and a brainwashed populace that, for some reason, thinks the tribe(s) have been taken advantage of by greedy non-natives, and thus, must be given special treatment and privileges. The "Land Back" movement is very real and happening all across the country as well as Canada. Once public lands are transferred and gone, they are gone for "time immemorial." It is imperative that everyone who visits this site regularly takes a moment to write a brief note opposing this grift.
Straight up BS. Who in their right mind considers this fair and equitable treatment ?
Oh right Jamestown llc. Their only concern is how much money they can make, and how much tax free land they can grab. “Their” tax free land is a scam and needs to be reversed. Greed and materialism don’t sit well with the perception of native peoples.
Did someone else steal not only their land, but their very identity ? If you’re going to steal a people’s identity, you could at least have to courage to walk the walk.
You pretend to, but don’t ! You’re nothing but grifters, every last one of you.
Thanks for keeping the public engaged. I don’t always agree with the lefty loosy, right tighty attitudes, but to each their own xoxo.
Well, the thing is, JKT it is not the original tribe that was steward in this land. As I understand it and please correct me if I’m wrong., but they massar the other tribe and took over.
What they failed to realize is sooner or later, they’re gonna grab up as much land as they can, and there’s gonna be no taxes and guess what you’re literally taxing people out of their homes sooner or later mathematical certainly is everything is going to implode if we don’t do something about it now!
Well, there’s an organization called indivisible Sequim. I think we need to start our own movement and call it
Patriots For Clallam County!
As long as we’re not defining patriots as belonging to one specific party, I’m good with that.
Yes, I agree with you. I’m just against the injustice, regardless of what side of the fence you’re on as far as politically.. we need to stamp out in justice and graft and greed once and for all!
You hit the point dead-on, Evrita. In the current setting, one must pick a "side", as individualism is the enemy of the left, they can't have any free --roaming, reasonable-thinking mavericks outside the herd. They already know the end-product of such a mindset; the United States of America, and spinoffs like JKT, for example. Fiscal responsibility and common sense are foreign concepts to Socialists and Communists. "I wouldn't join a club who would have me as a member." John Worthington covers the subject at-hand rather well, from my observations.
What is it 250-500 Jkt and 20,000 USA
The list of independents are growing everyday.
John A, I agree
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS...NOT OUR BRIDGE...JKT, ALL SALES ARE FINAL..MANAGE YOUR GOVERNMENT ALLOWANCE!
HISTORY OF FUNDING FOR THE RAILROAD BRIDGE. Where did the money go?
2015 a large flood event... destroyed two bents of the existing bridge trestle. “...after months of effort, (the Tribe) secured several GRANTS that were PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON SALMON recovery.” New bridge built.
2015 RANDY JOHNSON, Habitat Program Manager, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe expressed the tribe’s appreciation for the new bridge ...In contrast to the old bridge, the new Otak-designed bridge is environmentally friendly and river worthy. It has already been TESTED BY SEVERAL FLOODS AND HAS PERFORMED WITH FLYING COLORS
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2022 “Designs are being finalized for the new bridge extension, which is on track to be completed in the summer of 2022” Work was completed along with RECONSTRUCTION OF THE NATURE CENTER on the east side of the river. (you can't tell me that there weren't signs of deterioration in 2022, for the 2026 repairs. You should have used the funding for the Nature Center on the bridge and did the work at the same time the bridge extensions were built)
2026 It got broke again. Dungeness Railroad Bridge Replacement – Sequim ($2.55 million)
A deteriorating wooden bridge on the Olympic Discovery Trail will be replaced with a steel replica to keep the popular crossing open. Just like any landowner, pay to mend it...take some of your other funding(s)... it’s called money management...you should probably set up a reserve fund for these kind of repairs.
https://www.otak.com/about/news-and-events/dungeness-river-pedestrian-bridge-enhances-natural-habitat-benefits-jamestown-sklallam-tribe/
Since the removal of 60 miles of irrigation ditches, without any baffling of large sediment, the Dungeness has risen an estimated 9 feet (Grok).
The bridge is over a pool of methane and stagnant water of the good kind. Not to be confused with the methane and stagnant water of the bad kind(dam).
My flubber and magic been detection indicator mechanism has been flashing since 2010...when I was at 4 levels of progressively harder levels of flubber and magic bean detection...
Its got a new tributary which makes for two shallow river beds that is growing shallower and shallower each year. They know this because its in the Jimmycomelately science where you guessed it they baffle...so the creek doesn't rise...The WSFW admitted it was their intent to do so ,so it does the exact opposite as Jiommycomelately science.
John W you can't squeeze stewardship out of those turnips, just funding
Tribe finances Commissioners' campaigns; Commissioners reward Tribe with lucrative deals. This is a classic "I'll scratch your back if you scratch mine".
These lands are OUR lands, and should NOT be transferred to any other interest, sovereign or otherwise.
NOI, the Tribes get lucrative deals from all kinds of places!
GRANTS, GRANTS, GRANTS - JAMESTOWN TRIBE These are just the grants for transportation on their reservation
2025 ($304,150 )
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe: Healing Clinic vehicle replacement: This grant allows the tribe to replace two aging light- duty, ADA-accessible vans for patient transportation to the Healing Clinic, a tribal facility that opened in 2022 to, in part, meet the growing opioid-abuse epidemic in Clallam and Jefferson counties (which the Tribe has caused!!!) Page 16 https://wsdot.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2025-12/2025Mobility-Report-PublicTransportation.pdf
2026 ($223.0K)
Grant Description https://www.highergov.com/grant/693JJ32640373/
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, WA for the project 'Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe Strategic Transportation Safety Plan Update
THE PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING TO DEVELOP THE TOOLS TO HELP STRENGTHEN A COMMUNITY'S APPROACH TO ROADWAY SAFETY AND SAVE LIVES AND IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF DIVERSE LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND REGIONAL COMMUNITIES THAT DIFFER DRAMATICALLY IN SIZE, LOCATION, AND EXPERIENCE ADMINISTERING FEDERAL FUNDING.
They've learned how to squeeze tax money out of us.
And they can squeeze 10% blood quantum out of a turnip ; )
Hell, that wouldn't even cover their cost for the Christmas Lights! But there's more where that came from.
There will be, in my case, 4500 less for this clallam county from us, by year's end.
Oh No, ABeetle : ( does that mean you are moving? Good for you, bad for us : ) Where to?
It's a secret... :)
Very unsettling. Very thankful for the watchdogs on this thread that have Jeff’s back.
Marge, I've only seen Jeff's front ; )
Just don't mess up the hair :)
Jeff, just the hair of the dog - Clallam County Watch Dog's.
LOLZ
Our state senator from PT boasts in his newsletter about the millions of dollars he won for the tribe (e.g. relocate the old RR bridge) in the current 2026 legislative session. He boasts of 4 funding projects to help the tribe. But not one red cent for anything else!
Land Back is nothing more than a land grab. In hoping to scratch their feel good itch the naive are being Pied Pipered into giving land to dead people. If land ownership equality or equity is the goal, the JST must give land back to non-tribal citizens because their pro-rata land allocation ownership is substantially higher than non-tribal citizens. Equal friends and neighbors or sovereign, but not both.
Thank you, Jeff, for reporting on this next step in a well planned land grab. Our Commissioners know exactly what the Tribe plans to do to CC. They are complicit as we've seen and experienced. Ozias drools over Emily Randall and is too impressed with Cantwell and Murray. Also, thank you to John W. and Dr. Sarah for the supplemental information for us to write letters in protest.
Under tribal ownership how will the New Dungeness Lighthouse Keepers program and boating to the spit in kayaks and other private vessels be affected or restricted?
https://newdungenesslighthouse.com/keeper-program/
https://newdungenesslighthouse.com/boating-to-the-lighthouse/
We’ll Rita we will have no say so over any of it. This will be nothing but a legacy.
Land acknowledgement.
If our native (originally “indigenous”) people want to have all the land returned it seems reasonable we non-tribal people should ask for refunds on the contributions we non-tribal folks have made over the years. The tribe(s) have profited greatly from non-payment of taxes to income derived from businesses on that land. We should also count the businesses not included in the original agreements. What about the services rendered? Schools, transportation, hospitals, roads and bridges, other infrastructure, etc. Of course we need to create a formula to return the same percentages of wealth as the blood lines for each indigenous person. How many?
We could argue forever, or just allow the tribe(s) to care for the allotted lands specified by treaty, and take care of their business. By the way, just start accepting responsibility for paying taxes. If we use head count percentages we could give the percent for each blood line native times the number of residents. How many?
This debate should never really take place. There are too many variables. The other choice is to continue sharing. When people become greedy the arguments begin. Another By the Way is to stop the discussions about acquiring state lands. Period. Constant change just creates instability. You have what you got. No future changes.
I can’t quote from Sun Tzu, in the Art of War, but his lessons are still valuable.
The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise by Sun Tzu, a military strategist and philosopher, written around the 5th century BCE, that offers timeless principles on warfare, strategy, and leadership, emphasizing planning, intelligence, and adaptability.
As we survivors of these wars grow and become even stronger we are supposed to learn from our mistakes, and successes. This applies to all aspects of communal living. If we forget these lessons we cease to exist. There are differences between dominance, and mutual cooperation.
I will take your land, and your resources, and oppose any efforts for you to return. We, in the United States, are fighting again. Pacifists argue against these warring actions, but rarely do the meek inherit the earth. I believe we are fighting for survival, not only for ourselves, but those we consider friends. We defend our actions as a moral battle to assist those less able and, hopefully, live in peace. I continue to believe I am a better custodian of the land.
The United States is defending its survival. We have enemies within and outside our borders. Recognizing those enemies is important. We cannot defend what we cannot see. Better to be prepared for battle than be overtaken by your enemies. When our enemies challenge our viewpoint they argue that we are delusional, imagining ghosts as enemies. Argue the point, but be prepared. What's mine is mine and what's your's is also mine if you can't defend it.
Meek in Greek means power under control , the example is a chariot driver holding back on the horses ready to unleash them at any time he wants .
🤮🤢🥵nauseous and boiling mad!
Is clear-cutting the area in question on the table like other Tribal take-backs? Is Protection Island going to become unprotected from commercial projects (a resort, a casino, or a mining operation?). I still feel no guilt for choosing to live here, none.
Think of Protection Island like Catalina Island. PI probably already has an underground tunnel connecting to Blyn.
And who knows how to dig tunnels? Cartels.
the cartel presence on the Blackfeet reservation ( also on northern border) is well doccumented. it is not far fetched to imagine the Clallam county northern border is porous and flowing with narcotics/precursor chemicals.