Submitted by AFT Washington Human Rights Committee and Approved by the AFT Washington Executive Board on July 17, 2010

Whereas, in 1979, U.S. District Judge George Boldt ruled that the Duwamish Tribe had not "continually maintained an organized tribal structure since their ancestors signed treaties with the United States in the 1850s," thereby resulting in the Duwamish not being formally recognized as a tribe by the Federal government, and

In a union where every member often does heroic duty without giving it a second thought, there are nevertheless some very special heroes who have had a profound influence in or outside their workplace. The AFT honored them on July 11 at the convention.

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