Part 5 Educational Mtg. 09.13.08

In 1898 the Treaty of Paris placed in the hands of the United States Congress full powers politically to determine the political status of native inhabitants of the island of Guam. In 1975 the Helsinki Accord was agreed between United States and European Nations wherein as part of the agreement the Untied States Government in treaty with European Nations agreed to allow and promote Self Governance to Native American Tribes and Native Inhabitants in the territories under its control. In 1995 the United States Congress exercised its authority over the native inhabitants of Guam and its territories under its control according to the Treaty of 1898 and amended Title 25 of the United States Code to include Guam under the definitions of State thereby giving authority to the Secretary of the Department of Interior to recognize and register the native inhabitants of Guam as a Native American Tribe. In 2005, the Chamorro Tribe registered its Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws in the Territory of Guam under Charter#: D14918. We are currently pursuing Federal Registration. Frank J. Schacher Chamorro Tribe Chairman