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i Chief - Roy Crazy Horse COUNCIL Floyd Adams- Chairman . Kenova Bradby - Treasurer Curtis Diyqs - Secretary Edgar. Harmon Ringo Johnson Carl Major Wendell Miller Eddie Nblson ELDERS Jack Forbas, Ph.D. Charles Juancito Rarihokwals POWHATAN-RENAPE NATION Rankokus Indian Reservation P.O. Box 225 Rancocas. New Jersey 08073-0225 Phone (609) 261-4747 Mrs. Janice Marshall M5N Coordinator New Jersey Department of Health Division of Ep3rlaniology and Disease Control Smoking Control Program Qd 369 Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0369-, Dear Mzs. Marsha]1: Qi behalf of the PowYatan Aenape Nation.and the Powhatan Tribal Council, we whaleheartedly- support the New Jersey: Depa_*+Tent of Health and the New Jersey Division of the American Cancer Soci,etys, request to the National,Cancer Institute to apply for(ASSIST), Aern.rican Stop 3tqk•ing Intezvention Study. We are painfullyaware that there iss a~direct. link .between smoking and tobacco related cancers, and appaaud. your effozts~ to addre,ss -this rrost needed project. Many menbezs in the eaimtmity have dieff because of lung cancer and ert>}ahysema caused by smaking, and tbe state and locai' prbgrams that would be formed to advocate tabacoo contrrol, that hav+e: beesi tcrissing in, the. paat.. would be an important needed seivice to the" coRmtMty in the future. The Powhatan Renape Natioa:.©oald assist the project b)r:publ•isYiing, an article in our newsletter which i.s=.mmtled nat. only to our 20,000 .Atmerican Indian mmbers, but to interested people thtvughout the statx~and- country on our extensive mailing list. We could also distribute:~infeamtiorrTcanpiled by your agency, at our cultural affairs which is attem3ede-by the public. We further feel that information should be available and disseninatect to youths throughout the state, to discourage smDking. - I}mow that the New Jersey Department of Health~, the New Jersey Divisiion• of the Anie•rican Cancer Society, and the state and local coalitions will carry out the terms of the contract, and we look foiwardto a concerted effort.~ In Unity With Creation I Relnain ~ W Sincerely, 1 4 Chief _~> 0) Roy Crazy Horse ~ ~ GWAIAKOHIMADISIWINACHI DIBENINDISOWIN JUSTICE AND FREEDOM