written word

[Sandra Akins]

To Whom It May Concern:
Osage Newspaper:

Many others and I enjoy the Osage Newspaper, This newspaper is important to all Osages everywhere and those within the boundaries of Okla. that are not actively involved in the comings and goings here in the Osage.

The Congress's action in cutting the Executive Branches communication budget used for mailing the Osage Newspaper will represent a large hole in the hearts of our people.

I know that articles submitted for publications were printed exactly as submitted for the Osage Newspaper.

These Congress members (Supernaw, Shackelford, Simms, Revard, Red Eagle, Anderson and Branstetter) has excluded and ignored the population of the Osages worldwide. The shame is on these individuals when their decisions for not serving the very people that put them in office. And now, they are thumbing their noses at us by their actions.

You Osages that are unhappy with this group must stand up and be counted and tell them to stop with their personal feelings toward the other branches, and do what they were elected to do.

Mark Simms made the statement that they the Congress speak for the people. I for one informed him and those in the committee meeting that he does NOT speak for the Osage People and me.

What can we the people do to as a Nation to let the Congress know how dissatisfied we are in their actions and the abuses they have carried out with false information, their personal causes that has brought a barrier between the branches. We all must remind them that they work for the people through the peoples Constitution. It is my personnel opinion that letters will only inform them of their treachery to the people, we are going to have to go that extra step in making them pay attention and know we will no longer stand by and witness their personal grievance’s.