(Part 1) Cowlitz Elder Bill Iyall talks about his family.

(Part 2) Former Cowlitz Chairman Bill Iyall talks about the political struggle and how the Cowlitz Reservation came to be.

How the GWE funding came to the tribes

The Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act of 2014 (GWE) was a pivotal fight to provide funds for tribal members. Then Cowlitz Chairman Bill Iyall was there and tells us the story.