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Dear members of the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission,
I'm writing to ask you to transfer Old Man House State Park to the Suquamish Tribe. The park, which is the historic home to the Suquamish
people, has deep historic and cultural significance to the Tribe.
The Tribe has agreed that the land will remain a park, open to all. The Tribe recently completed an extensive community involvement process, in which all members of the community, whether or not they are tribal members, whether or not they live on the reservation or in the immediate
vicinity of the park, were given opportunities to comment on how they would like the park managed. The resulting Park Management Plan
incorporated hundreds of comments, and a draft was made available for further comment and refinement. The plan demonstrates that under Tribal administration the park will continue to provide a valuable amenity to the larger community while also returning this important cultural and historic site to its rightful owners.
You have the opportunity to return this land in 2004, 100 years after it was taken from the Tribe. Please right an historic wrong by taking action
on this small but significant piece of land. |
