MASHAPAUG NAHAGANSET TRIBE NOTICE OF INTEREST Date: November 16%, 2015 To: Mayor Jorge O Elorza Providence City Council City of Providence 25 Dorrance Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903 From: Pomham Sachem Raymond L. Watson Neesu Wushuwunoag Mashapaug Nahaganset clo 199 Camp Street Providence, RI 02906 AND Socononoco Sachem Curtis M Bland Cram Mishinnan Mashappaug Nahaganset Tribe c/o 199 Camp Street Providence, RI 02906 RE: ACCESS TO HISTORIC ANCESTRAL LANDS ‘Aquene Mayor Elorza; ‘We, the undersigned hereby give Notice of a fiduciary and legal interest in the properties described as MASHAPAUG POND, which are subject to and protected under Federal Jus Cogen claims under CIL; and We, the undersigned herein submit private administrative process and are seeking remedy, proof of claim and full disclosure as to claims of ownership, proof of authority and proof of land title of Mashapaug Pond, and full disclosure as to authority over the sovereign Mashapaug Nahaganset People, their lands and interests. ‘The purpose of this communication is to establish a formal meeting with your office. The meeting will initiate clarity as to the interests and position of the City of Providence concerning the current existence of the Mashapaug Nahaganset People of the territory called “Rhode Island”; we wish to understand your lawful position concerning specific claims by the Mashapaug Nahaganset Tribe, past and current.Various concerns, interactions in spiritual activities and cultural rights and interests of our people ‘may appear counter to the state laws of Rhode Island, but our activities are actually protected under international law and may require acknowledgement within state legislative codes. In December of 2014, we engaged communications with members of the U.S. Congress and Senate along with the Department of Commerce concerning fraud and other claims of the Mashapaug Nahaganset Tribe. In April 2015, a delegation, including the Mashapaug Nahaganset Tribe from Rhode Island, attended the 14* Session of The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFID) in New York. While there, the delegation had numerous discussions concerning repatriation and reclamation of aboriginal / indigenous rights and lands, ‘The People of the Mashapaug Nahaganset Tribe, in the spirit of peace, harmony and balance believe the time has come for discourse with your office as a precursor towards resolving certain very important issues. Through collective participation, a timely meeting to gain a clear understanding could possibly relieve the state of Rhode Island of potential legal and commercial liabilities, ‘These interests arise from past access limitations and restrictions placed on the Mashapaug Nahaganset Tribe in visiting the location listed herein; such restrictions limit our Peoples” ability to uninhibited expression spiritually and culturally on natural ancestral Mashapaug Nahaganset lands, which are sustaining ecological destruction via the commercial activities of the City of Providence and State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. The people of the Mashapaug Nahaganset Tribe, and many sister and brother nations of the region, are people who have never sold, traded, or otherwise lawfully surrendered their lands. This correspondence has been sent via Certified Mail # 7005 1820 0005 2380 4663. Additionally, a copy of the Public and Constructive Notice that we have filed with the Providence County Register of Deeds has been included with this correspondence. Respectfully thanking you in advance for your time looking into these matters, y) yee Ip - { L2DDL AS UW) wrt a Pomham Sachem Raymond L.Watson Neesu Wushuwunoag ‘Wushuwunan Ahtuskou Mashapaug Nahaganset Tribe i & CoA LLADPLA ‘Socononoco Sachem Curtis M Bland Cram Mishiinnan Tunipis Ahtuskou Mashapaug Nahaganset Tribe