The Hoopa Valley Tribe is seeking letters from Michigan tribes to Sen. Stabenow and to the Chairs of SCIA and SENR regarding a bill that would abrogate tribal water rights.
The letters should go to the Senators of the state of the tribe sending the letter. The reference to Sen. Stabenow is for Michganders.
Here are the materials:
Turtle Talk 
Matthew, in your summary of this subject, you really should mention that one tribe – the Klamath Tribes – is seeking and supporting the legislation in question, and that another tribe, the Hoopa Tribe – is of the opinion that it abrogates tribal water rights. The description makes it seem as if the asserted abrogation is fact.
I urge to you consider an alternative view regarding the Klamath Agreements that were largely written and developed by the Karuk, Yurok, and Klamath Tribes. A recent opinion piece by Karuk council member Josh Saxon is here. http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/06/18/klamath-river-tribes-support-klamath-basin-restoration-agreement, and more information on the agreements, including a review by Indian Rights scholar Dr. Charles Wilkerson, can be found at http://www.klamathrestoration.org In Short, the Tribes that have fished the Klamath since time immemorial support these agreements and S. 2379.
The Hoopa Tribe has less than a couple hundred yards of frontage on the Klamath River and lacks any treaty rights to fish, water, or land. Why is it trying to kill a settlement that 3 other tribes with far superior rights support?
Sam, I believe your statement regarding the treaty rights of the Hoopa Tribe is incorrect. I believe it is the Karuk Tribe that has limited to non-existent treaty rights for fishing. The Hoopa’s exercise their fishing rights. As a Klamath Tribal member, I do not support the agreement and have voted against it all 3 times it has been presented. We do have treaty hunting and fishing rights but in Oregon, not in the area that will probably most effected by this agreement. We also don’t have the salmon fisheries that were here before the dams were built. I feel that by the guarantee of water for the agricultural community we are dooming the chance of ever regaining the return of the salmon.
Out of 3617 eligible Klamath tribal voters only 564 people actually voted to approve this. The Klamath Tribal Council forced an illegal vote on the tribal membership and since the vote in April 2013 has refused to acknowledge any and all discrepancies raised by Klamath Tribal Members. The agreement it is clearly in favor of the non-indian irrigators. This is nothing but a modern day treaty and is designed to take more and more from the Indians who agreed to this. Please Oppose.
Oppose the Klamath Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act of 2014
On October 14, 1864 the Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin Tribes signed into agreement with United States Government what is known as the Klamath Indian Treaty of 1864.
The treaty of 1864 recognizes the sovereignty of the Klamath Tribes and protects the integrity of the land, water, and traditions. The treaty was a document of transaction whereby more than 23 million acres of land were ceded in return for the guarantees stated therein; acknowledgement of territorial boundaries, and recognition of preexisting sovereign rights. The United States Constitution Article VI, Clause 2 also known as the “Supremacy Clause” recognizes Indian treaties as “the supreme law of the land”. Congressional approval of Klamath Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act of 2014 is unconstitutional and will violate this sacred document that was signed with the Klamath Tribes 150 years ago. The 1864 Treaty reserves the Klamath Tribes the exclusive right to hunt, fish, trap and gather on the reservation. The Klamath Tribes treaty rights have survived federal termination and federal restoration and continue to remain having a priority date of time immemorial. The Klamath Tribes Treaty rights inherently belong to all the past, present, and future members of the Klamath Tribes. These rights have been negotiated as a result of closed door deals by the Klamath Tribes Water Negotiation team and persons comprised of non-Indians who have personal financial interests in this agreement but no traditional ties to the Klamath Tribes. These non-indian persons are strangers to the Klamath Tribes and do not represent the interest or rights of Klamath Tribal members. The Upper Klamath Basin Comprehensive Agreement was illegally passed by the Klamath Tribal Council and does not adequately represent all the members of the Klamath Tribes whom will be impacted. The Klamath Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act of 2014 is clearly an intent to abrogate treaty rights. The Klamath Tribes Treaty of 1864 water and fishing rights are rights reserved to enrolled members of the Klamath Tribes. They do not belong to anyone else. The Klamath Tribes a sovereign nation has clearly established the manner in which it represents itself. According to the Klamath Tribes constitution the Klamath Tribes operate a “General Council” style of government in which the General Council, consisting of all adult members of the Tribes, has ultimate authority on all matters. Article X of the Klamath Tribes Constitution lists “all permanent committees, commissions, corporations, and boards of the Klamath Tribes”. The Klamath Tribes Water Negotiation Team are not named or referred to in any manner in the Constitution of the Klamath Tribes and therefore are not recognized or authorized to act on behalf of the Klamath Tribes General Council. The Klamath Tribes General Council members have not been adequately represented by this agreement. When you break a treaty, you break the law. Do not let law makers become law breakers. Do not approve this unconstitutional infringement on our sovereignty. Please honor the Klamath Tribes Treaty of 1864 by opposing the Klamath Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act of 2014.