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Claiming four meals instead of the three allowed so we could take in our wrestling matches. When our first claim for four meals came in, our general superintendent, who are now known as area directors, was called in and asked how come these Alaskan delegates are claiming four meals a day. Our area director or general superintendent immediately saw what we were up to and he replied, "oh, that is nothing. Alaskans eat, four, five, six meals a day and think nothing of it."

Conferences were arranged and we were given names of attorneys who have been successful in handling land claims. We were referred to one who was part Indian from Oklahoma, and a very successful Land Claims attorney. His name is Grady Lewis. After we talked to him for while, he agreed to handle our case. He was financially able to do so without outside help. Unfortunately, disagreement developed. Some of our leaders wanted him to appoint an attorney in Alaska as his co-counsel. He refused to go along with the proposal, and withdrew from our case. We then contacted Cobb, Weisbrode and Weisbrode. The Weisbrode was Lefty, and his brother Abe. Cobb, the senior partner, showed interest, but less enthusiastically. Shortly thereafter, he withdrew from the law firm. Then the law firm became known as Weisbrode and Weisbrode, the firm that eventually handled our case. In the interim, NCAI recommended their attorney, James Curry, to take our case. He had worked in the Interior Solicitor's Office and apparently stepped on a few sensitive toes. As of a result he did not receive cooperation. He stepped aside and we retained the law firm or Weisbrode and