Hello All,

Thank you for keeping me updfated. When everybody was leaving, we had a second chance to speak. There was one fella who wanted the opponents to recant testimony and correct the propoganda, misinformation and innuendos.

After I heard that, I then challenged this process and since there was a request for false information and testimony, then I want to see the formal documents that authorizes the DEQ to allow the submittal from the Montana/Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council, only 2 tribes has responses. I am a former Chairman of that particular body, and the documents I'm familiar with states clearly that any documentation authorized to leave that has to be passed by simple majority. There are 10 member tribes, 8 in Montana and 2 in Wyoming. If my math isn't fuzzy a simple majority is SIX (6) not TWO (2). Secondly, There was a non-indian who claimed to have 140 or so Crow Tribal member signatures that he brings to the table. Who has given him the authority to speak on behalf of the Crow Tribe? I know as an elected Tribal Leader of my tribe, my costitution, charter and by-laws gives me the authority to speak on behalf of my tribe. The protocol is if any individual(s) speaking on behalf of the Chippewa Cree Tribe shall possess a tribal resolution or official correspondence passed by Council. Do you think the Governor would appreciate anybody to speak on behalf of Montana without his authorization? Or, the President of the United States would appreciate anybody speaking on behalf of the US without his knowledge? This pitting indian vs indian concept has worked against us for too long, and it's time to stop it.When we got corralled up and forced to live on this this so-called forsaken land nobody wanted, because nothing could grow there. Little did they know that 40+% of the total natural resources in this country sits on Tribal lands. I have coal on my land, but there's no way in hell am I giving that up. Marilee Russell, instructo at Stone Chilld College is astrong local ally, please utilize her services, very knowledgeable, very green-friendly. Her daughter is some sort of scientist in California or someplace. She is in the process of doing some research, and she suspects that the proponents on this project may be the ones who initiated the dreaded De-Regulation. I'll keep you posted on that progress. Finally, I requested a copy if any, of how they guarantee that Montana will be the recipients of this power. Perhaps,MEIC can answer me this; Is it true that when somebody creates power, that they have to send it through the grid? I posed this question to the DEQ also, and the reason I ask, when my tribe negotiated our IMDA agreements with Devon energy, I wanted to keep my natural gas loacally to supply my low-income constituents. I was told that the Natural Gas that comes out of our wells has to go into the grid, and if I wanted it back, then I had to buy it back. Now, my question is two-fold; Does this electricity produced from Highwood have to be sent into the grid? And, How can SME guarantee this electricity will be strictly for their members, and stay in Montana? Or is this where the connect/disconnect or monopoly of de-regulation comes in? 

Thank you for your attention. I will keep in touch?

Sincerely,

Jonathan Windy Boy