December 1, 2017 Port of Olympia Commission 606 Columbia St. NW, STE 300 . Olympia, Washington 98501 Olympia City Council P.0. Box 1967 Olympia WA 98507-1967 RE: Olympia Stand and Fracking Protests Dear Port of Olympia Commission and Olympia City Council: ‘The Tribe respects the government to government relationship that it has developed with the Port of Olympia and City of Olympia and appreciates the mutually respected protocol developed to work on common interests, resolve disputes, and determine solutions. As you know, the Squaxin Island Tribe ("Tribe") is a federally recognized Indian tribe with ancestral lands along the shores and watersheds of the seven southernmost inlets of Puget Sound. The Tribe’s ancestral lands include Olympia, WA and the shores of the Port of Olympia. The Tribe is known as the People of the Water. The Squaxin Island Tribe is the only tribe with adjudicated treaty rights within Budd Inlet. The Tribe ceded many acres ofits land to the United Stated in the Treaty of Medicine Creek of 1854. Today, the Tribe maintains its governmental affairs on the Squaxin Island Tribe's reservations and lands, located largely in Kamilche, WA. The Tribe continues to exercise its fishing and hunting rights under the treaty on the Tribe's ancestral lands. The Tribe, in conjunction with the Port of Olympia and the City of Olympia, wishes to continue to help steward the best practices and policies concerning the ancestral lands and adjudicated treaty rights of the Squaxin Island Tribe and the Olympia community. ‘The Tribe has become aware of protests concerning the transportation of fracking materials through the Port of Olympia. The main group reported by the media to be leading these protests, Olympia Stand, as well as their followers, has repeatedly Implied that It is acting on behalf of the Squaxin Island Tribe to protect the Tribe's ancestral lands. Please be aware that Olympia Stand does not represent the interests or agenda of the Squaxin Island Tribe nor is Olympia Stand affliated with the Tribe. The Squaxin Island Tribe's Tribal Council and those designated by the Tribal Council are the only entity and individuals with the authority to speak on behalf of the Tribe. - Additionally, the Squaxin Island Tribe does not associate with advocacy groups that use force, intimidation, or cause damage to personal or public property. The Tribe does not support the blocking of the Port of Olympia by Olympia Stand and other protestors nor does it condone the harassment of police or other government officials as a means to further its purposes. SQUAXIN ISLAND TRIBE / 10 S.E. Squaxin Lane / Shelton, WA 98584 / Phone (360) 426-9781 Fax (360) 426-6577 www.squaxinisland.orgDecember 1, 2017 Page 2 of 2 The Tribe looks forward to continuing its productive relationship with the Port of Olympia and the City of Olympia. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely yours, FY bgp 4 ; . hedteine ian « cc: Tribal Counc Kristopher Peters, Tribal Administrator Olympia Stand