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The majority of the Quileute Tribal community of La Push, Washington, sits at sea level along the Pacific Ocean. Fearing they might get wiped out by a tsunami, members of an Indian tribe in Washington state want Congress to give them nearly 800 acres of federal park land so they can move to higher ground. The National Park Service backs the plan, which would transfer land in Olympic National Park - including 222 acres of officially designated wilderness- to the Quileute tribe. It would require a reversal by Congress, which declared 95 percent of the park a wilderness area in 1988. (Tony Overman/The Olympian/MCT)
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Tribal chairwoman Bonita Cleveland carries on a tradition of leading the Quileute Tribe. Her uncles were also tribal chairmen. She is shown walking along the 18-foot high knoll overlooking the tribe's sea level community of La Push, Washington, on Monday, April 11, 2011. Fearing they might get wiped out by a tsunami, members of an Indian tribe in Washington state want Congress to give them nearly 800 acres of federal park land so they can move to higher ground. The National Park Service backs the plan, which would transfer land in Olympic National Park - including 222 acres of officially designated wilderness- to the Quileute tribe. It would require a reversal by Congress, which declared 95 percent of the park a wilderness area in 1988. (Tony Overman/The Olympian/MCT)
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A tsunami evacuation placard sits inside the Quileute Tribal Elder Center on the 18-foot-high knoll overlooking the sea-level community and school (background) in La Push, Washington, on Monday, April 11, 2011. Fearing they might get wiped out by a tsunami, members of an Indian tribe in Washington state want Congress to give them nearly 800 acres of federal park land so they can move to higher ground. The National Park Service backs the plan, which would transfer land in Olympic National Park - including 222 acres of officially designated wilderness- to the Quileute tribe. It would require a reversal by Congress, which declared 95 percent of the park a wilderness area in 1988. (Tony Overman/The Olympian/MCT)
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Fearing they might get wiped out by a tsunami, members of an Indian tribe in Washington state want Congress to give them nearly 800 acres of federal park land so they can move to higher ground. The National Park Service backs the plan, which would transfer land in Olympic National Park - including 222 acres of officially designated wilderness- to the Quileute tribe. It would require a reversal by Congress, which declared 95 percent of the park a wilderness area in 1988. (Tony Overman/The Olympian/MCT)
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Fearing they might get wiped out by a tsunami, members of an Indian tribe in Washington state want Congress to give them nearly 800 acres of federal park land so they can move to higher ground. The National Park Service backs the plan, which would transfer land in Olympic National Park - including 222 acres of officially designated wilderness- to the Quileute tribe. It would require a reversal by Congress, which declared 95 percent of the park a wilderness area in 1988. (Tony Overman/The Olympian/MCT)
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The Quileute Tribal School is located just yards away from the Pacific Ocean in the Quileute community of La Push, Washington, on Monday, April 11, 2011. Fearing they might get wiped out by a tsunami, members of an Indian tribe in Washington state want Congress to give them nearly 800 acres of federal park land so they can move to higher ground. The National Park Service backs the plan, which would transfer land in Olympic National Park - including 222 acres of officially designated wilderness- to the Quileute tribe. It would require a reversal by Congress, which declared 95 percent of the park a wilderness area in 1988. (Tony Overman/The Olympian/MCT)
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Students at the Quileute Tribal School play on the playground as the Pacific Ocean waves crash just yards away in the Quileute community of La Push, Washington, on Monday, April 11, 2011. Fearing they might get wiped out by a tsunami, members of an Indian tribe in Washington state want Congress to give them nearly 800 acres of federal park land so they can move to higher ground. The National Park Service backs the plan, which would transfer land in Olympic National Park - including 222 acres of officially designated wilderness- to the Quileute tribe. It would require a reversal by Congress, which declared 95 percent of the park a wilderness area in 1988. (Tony Overman/The Olympian/MCT)
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Students at the Quileute Tribal School play basketball playground as the Pacific Ocean waves crash just yards away in the Quileute community of La Push, Washington, on Monday, April 11, 2011. Fearing they might get wiped out by a tsunami, members of an Indian tribe in Washington state want Congress to give them nearly 800 acres of federal park land so they can move to higher ground. The National Park Service backs the plan, which would transfer land in Olympic National Park - including 222 acres of officially designated wilderness- to the Quileute tribe. It would require a reversal by Congress, which declared 95 percent of the park a wilderness area in 1988. (Tony Overman/The Olympian/MCT)
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Tribal chairwoman Bonita Cleveland carries a ceremonial oar painted by school principal Al Zantua (left) for her trip to Washington, D.C., as they walk along the 18-foot high knoll overlooking the tribe's sea level school (background) and community of La Push, Washington, on Monday, April 11, 2011. Tsunami forecasts predict the entire village would be wiped away in minutes. (Tony Overman/The Olympian/MCT)
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Tribal chairwoman Bonita Cleveland carries a ceremonial oar painted by school principal Al Zantua (left) for her trip to Washington, D.C., as they walk along the 18-foot high knoll overlooking the tribe's sea level school (background) and community of La Push, Washington, on Monday, April 11, 2011. Tsunami forecasts predict the entire village would be wiped away in minutes. (Tony Overman/The Olympian/MCT)
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The majority of the Quileute Tribal community of La Push, Washington, sits at sea level along the Pacific Ocean. Fearing they might get wiped out by a tsunami, members of an Indian tribe in Washington state want Congress to give them nearly 800 acres of federal park land so they can move to higher ground. The National Park Service backs the plan, which would transfer land in Olympic National Park - including 222 acres of officially designated wilderness- to the Quileute tribe. It would require a reversal by Congress, which declared 95 percent of the park a wilderness area in 1988. (Tony Overman/The Olympian/MCT)
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Fearing they might get wiped out by a tsunami, members of an Indian tribe in Washington state want Congress to give them nearly 800 acres of federal park land so they can move to higher ground. The National Park Service backs the plan, which would transfer land in Olympic National Park - including 222 acres of officially designated wilderness- to the Quileute tribe. It would require a reversal by Congress, which declared 95 percent of the park a wilderness area in 1988. (Tony Overman/The Olympian/MCT)
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