1961 Business Committee Resolutions
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Citizen Band Potawatomi
Author/Creator
Citizen Band Potawatomi Indian Tribe of Oklahoma
Date1961
MediumPaper (onion skin)
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Object numberBC.BCR.1961
Description1961 BUSINESS COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONSRESOLUTION #61-1 -
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RESOLUTION #61-9 - A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CITIZEN BAND OF POTAWATOMI INDIANS OF OKLAHOMA ARTICLE II TO SPECIFY A DEGREE OF BLOOD.
RESOLUTION #61-10 - A RESOLUTION REQUESTING AN ACT OF CONGRESS TO CONVEY CERTAIN LAND FROM THE CITIZEN BAND OF POTAWATOMI INDIANS OF OKLAHOMA TRIBE TO THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OR THEIR HEIRS.
RESOLUTION #61-11 - A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE REDRAFTED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION AND BY LAWS.
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POTT-61-9
CITIZEN BAND OF POTAWATOMI INDIANS OF OKLAHOMA
SHAWNEE AREA FIELD OFFICE
SPECIAL BUSINESS COMMITTEE MEETING
February 16, 1961
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CITIZEN BAND OF POTAWATOMI
INDIANS OF OKLAHOMA ARTICLE II TO SPECIFY A DEGREE OF BLOOD
WHEREAS: Many complaints have been received from various Tribal members
about the number of individuals who are being placed on the
Roll of the Citizen Band of Potawatomi Indians, and
WHEREAS: Many complaints have been received because of the number of
persons who are being placed on the Tribal Roll who are of
practically no Potawatomi Indian blood, and
WHEREAS: It is the desire of the Tribe to place a limitation as to the
degree of blood to be eligible for enrollment of the Citizen
Band of Potawatomi Indians of Oklahoma Tribe, and
WHEREAS: It has been determined by the Business Committee that 1/8 th
degree Potawatomi Indian blood should be established as being
required for eligibility for enrollment in the Citizen Band of
Potawatomi Indians of Oklahoma.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That Article II of the tribal constitution
of the Citizen Band of Potawatomi Indians of Oklahoma shall be
amended as follows:
Section 1. The membership of the Citizen Band of Potawatomi
Indians of Oklahoma shall consist of the following persons:
(a) All persons of Indian blood who were bona fide members
of the Citizen Band of Potawatomi Indians of Oklahoma and
who were enrolled or were entitled to be enrolled on the
official census roll of the Band as of January 1, 1937.
(b) Each child born since the date of said roll and prior to
the effective date of Amendment IV, each of whose parents was
a member of the Tribe.
(c) Each child of Citizen Band of Potawatomi blood born prior
to the effective date of Amendment IV of a marriage between
a member of the Tribe and any other person.
(d) Each child who is of one-eighth or more Citizen Band of
Potawatomi Indian blood born on or after the effective date of
Amendment IV, each of whose parents is a member of the Tribe.
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(e) Each child of one-eighth or more Citizen Band of
Potawatomi Indian blood who on or after the effective
date of Amendment IV is born of a marriage between a
member of the Tribe and any other person.
Section 2. As used in Section 1, the term "a member of
the Tribe" means a member of the Tribe at the time of the
child’s birth, or, in the case of a posthumous child of a
deceased parent, a member of the Tribe at the time of such
parent’s death.
Section 3. The burden of proof as to quantum of Citizen
Band of Potawatomi blood will be on the claimant for
enrollment in each case.
Section 4. The Council shall have power to prescribe rules
and regulations, subject to the approval of the Secretary
of the Interior, covering future membership including adoptions
and the loss of membership.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the foregoing proposed amendment be
presented to the Citizen Band of Potawatomi eligible voters
in a referendum vote authorized by the Secretary of the
Interior in accordance with the authority contained in
Article XI of the Constitution of the Potawatomi Tribe of
Oklahoma.
CERTIFICATION
We hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted
by a vote of 4 in favor and none voting against, there
being a quorum of the Business Committee present at a Special Business
Committee Meeting held February 16, 1961.
Chairman
Secretary
CITIZEN BAND OF POTAWATOMI INDIANS OF OKLAHOMA POTT-61-10
SHAWNEE AREA FIELD OFFICE
SPECIAL BUSINESS COMMITTEE MEETING
February 16, 1961
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING AN ACT OF CONGRESS TO CONVEY CERTAIN LAND
FROM THE CITIZEN BAND OF POTAWATOMI INDIANS OF OKLAHOMA TRIBE TO
THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OR THEIR HEIRS.
WHEREAS: The Southern Potawatomi Community House has been sold, and
WHEREAS: The Citizen Band of Potawatomi Indians Tribe no longer has
any use for the land from which the Community House was
moved, and it is the disire of the members of the Citizen
Band of Potawatomi Indians of Oklahoma that this land be
returned to the individual, or his heirs, who donated this
land for Tribal use, and
WHEREAS: There is no authority by which the Tribe may convey this
land in accordance with their desire,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Secretary, or his authorized
representative, is hereby authorized and requested to cause
the necessary legislation to be enacted by Congress so that
the following described land will be conveyed to the "United
States in Trust for" the present owners:
To the Heirs of George Shawdah (Shawdoh), the
E/2 SE SE SE NE, Sec. 7-6N-5E, 1.25 acres,
SURFACE ONLY, allotment of Mary Acton, CP-80
CERTIFICATION
We hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted
by a vote of 4 in favor and none voting against,
there bing a quorum of the Business Committee present at a Special
Business Committee Meeting held February 16, 1961.
Chairman
Secretary
POTT-61-11
CITIZEN BAND OF POTAWATOMI INDIANS OF OKLAHOMA
SHAWNEE AREA FIELD OFFICE
SPECIAL BUSINESS COMMITTEE MEETING
May 11, 1961
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE REDRAFTED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
AND BY LAWS.
WHEREAS: A Special Business Committee meeting was held on May 11, 1961
to review the amendment as redrafted by the Bureau of Indian
Affairs and set forth in their letter of April 24, 1961, and
WHEREAS: The redrafted amendment to Article II, Sections 1, 2, 3, and
4 has been approved by the Assistant Secretary of the Interior,,
John A. Carver, Jr., and
WHEREAS: The Business Committee in Special Meeting discussed the proposed
amendment and after discussion accepted the amendment.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the redrafted amendment to Article II,
Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 is accepted by the Business Committee
of the Citizen Band of Potawatomi Indians of Oklahoma.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That this amendment to the Constitution and By
Laws shall be presented at the Annual Council Meeting of the
Citizen Band of Potawatomi Indians of Oklahoma for ratification
or rejection in accordance with the Constitution and By Laws,
to be held on June 29, 1961 at 1 P.M. in the Citizen Band
Community House south of Shawnee, Oklahoma.
CERTIFICATION
We hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted
by a vote of 5 in favor and none voting against,
there being a quorum of the Business Committee present at a Special
Business Committee Meeting held May 11, 1961.
Chairman
Secretary