You asked what I thought!

I am sure that when the U.S. Army removed the tribes from their land, illegally, they were not thought of as “liberators.”  In fact, the Army was committing numerous crimes against the property owners by possessing their land with no cause or agreement against the land being violated. The violating party in the form of the Army was at fault. Of course, this goes back to “obeying orders.”

The people of Coos County owe much to the tribes in the area. But if not for them, we would be doing without many businesses, in many areas, that make our lives easier. There should be no question, whatsoever, about returning the land and lighthouse that sits upon the land to the rightful owners.  The land was never given over to the U.S. Army willingly. It was taken by force. The only reasonable action to take would be to return the land to the rightfully legal owners.

Coos County needs to start showing some appreciation for all of the conveniences that the tribes have made possible to the cities of Coos Bay and North Bend. In many cases, they seem to be the only group that really cares about the future of this area.

It is a crying shame that the leaders of this area continue to antagonize and make life and construction as miserable as possible for the Home Depot organization, when the tribes were willing to provide the land. Home Depot would have been the diagnosis that would have  provided better health in many ways to Coos County.

The land was taken illegally, by force! It needs to be returned to the rightful owners. This action is long overdue. There is no question of the proper ownership of the land. It belongs to the tribes. It belonged to the tribes in the yesterdays, it belongs to the tribes today and will belong to the tribes in the tomorrows.