Report By Edwin Arthur
On March 7, 2005, representatives of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe (Council members Mike Iyall, and Taylor Aalvik) and a representative of the area Veterans association (Veteran Chuck Mason) met at the Livingston Cemetery, which is pocketed adjacent to a closed US military installation in Clark County Washington, called Camp Bonneville. Camp Bonneville was announced for closure in 1995 as part of the Nation’s Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act. The old military base is still under question by the Cowlitz Indian Tribe over cultural resource issues.
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