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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Oklahoma</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Indian
Studies Colleagues:</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Because of my huge interest in starting a state Indian
Studies association, and your appointment of me to facilitate this, I had intended
to e-mail you with some initial thoughts (and heavy work assignments) right
away this last Monday. Unfortunately, my Mother passed away last Saturday.
As you can imagine, I have been attending to my family and have put many things
on the “back burner.” </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>At the earliest, I hope to get out that initial e-mail next
week and it may be three weeks before I do so since I have an address to
deliver at Cornell in a couple of weeks. I hope this short delay is not a
problem. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Part of the reason why I was asked to facilitate is because
of my great desire to get this off the ground. I just wanted to assure
you that this delay isn’t indicative of any lessening of that desire.</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks,</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Lee</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dr. Lee Hester</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Director of American Indian Studies and</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The Meredith Indigenous </span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Humanities</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Center</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> at</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>University</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> of </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Science</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> and Arts of
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Oklahoma</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>(405)574-1289</span></font></p>
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