An open appeal letter to: Honorable USA President Hon. Sir. Barak Obama. President of the United State of America. Re: Submerge Land. As a Refaluwasch decedent. Our great Ancestors had set sail here to settle in the Marianas since year 1800. In their struggle, they have greatly experience great punishment from those that have come to annexed these islands by force to accept their desire rules and are kept silent til they left leaving them with great wounds of their past., because of their true desire to harness these islands to call home. With this struggles., they have come to loved and made it a home for their (us) children and great grands to grew up and call home. Marianas will continue to remain a home to us who have born and live here and now leave an evidence of their great struggle and marks of punishment behind as they have departed us. Followings are, our remaining living fathers appeal to you to award us these small request to seal these great struggle and punishments which you alone can make it come true. Living here on the Island since 1954. I have come to appreciate the many wonderful things I have gone through and called it a home. I have been hurt so many times thinking of the great past my ancestors have endure in their life to make these Mariana islands a perfect home to me and my families grands I may leave behind when I departed. In my attempt to follow my ancestors wished. Whereas., I am appealing to you Sir USA President Mr. Barak Obama on this same request as you alone can make this proposition make possible. In my struggle to follow up on my ancestors strived. At least knowing that if my departure arrived due to my deteriorating health due to many health problems I have en heir (ed). I could peacefully said Ive tried and follow my ancestors request. Inokita Ilo: I’m angry, disappointed and frustrated,” said Lino Olopai, a CNMI resident of Carolinian descent. The Carolinian along with the Chamorro are the two indigenous peoples of CNMI. Olopai noted that their ancestral land predates the legal teachings that came “out of the blue” and were imposed upon them (us NMDs) despite the language barriers for those who still use their native language as their primary language. He noted that the ancestral land, which was understood to include the water, was “handed down generation to generation without legal title.… Why can’t the American government understand and give the submerged lands back to me and then we will sit down and share it together …Give back what is rightfully ours with or without a legal document.” . Siroow won Lino Olopai. Inokita Ilo: Sir Gary Sword Had said the Battle of Saipan during World War II included 524 ships and 30 days of warfare, leaving only 300 Chamorrow living in caves. Then they were put into internment camps for two years. “The people of the NMI have suffered a lot,” he said. “We have given a lot.” He noted that Tinian is the island from where the planes left with atomic bombs to stop the war. “Can we get some recognition for that Our children’s future is at stake. CNMI is crying out.” Inokita Ilos hopes: I see that the council recommendation is as follows which need to be monitor closely by the CNMI government to see what actions the Federal Government will under take........ The council directed its staff to work with the CNMI government in its efforts regarding the submerged lands restricted by the President’s proclamation. The council will also request that the Departments of Defense and the Interior provide maps to the CNMI showing specifically the placement of CNMI’s 3-nautical mile boundary and CNMI submerged lands throughout the archipelago. The council also directed its staff to continue monitoring DOD activities in relation to fishing access regarding potential closures around FDM, Tinian and Guam and request that the DOD and other entities provide financial support to the Marianas Integrated Management Committee, established to facilitate communication between the military and communities. The council also will urge the DOD to review the placement of their prepositioning ships in the CNMI; collect additional information from existing anchorage sites, to review changes in the anchorage and non-anchorage zones; promote a permanent mooring system, which would minimize further damage to the benthic environment, thereby allowing recovery of coral reef habitat; continue to pursue avenues to mitigate damage to benthic resources; and revisit and revise memorandum of understanding between the Navy and CNMI, which allowed the Navy to utilize the prepositioning ships without payment to the CNMI but may be expired. The council recommended that the DOD provide the aforementioned assessments to the CNMI government upon completion. Inokita Ilo Please. Forgive me for the many posting of these, as I view important for us to remain aware of what has taken place during this March 2014 NOAA Pacific council meeting and my view point.... It is my assumption that the hold back of our EEZ entitlement by the US President is due mainly because of the YET undiscovered mineral deposit that is belief to be sitting around the Marianas Seabed floor which maybe uncovered in the near future. Therefore we must continue to support our position supporting these gentlemen Mr. John Gourley, Mr. Lino Olopai and Mr. Gary Sword supporting claim to the council.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 19:08:35 +0000
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