1940 Business Committee Meeting Minutes
Date1940
MediumOnion skin paper
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Object numberBC.BCM.1940
Description1940 Business Committee Meeting MinutesOctober 31 - Tribal Council Meeting
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Finding AidBC.BCM.1940:
A tribal council of the Citizen Band of Potawatomi Indians was held at the
Communith house at the Indian Agency on Octoer 31, 1940. About twenty-five members of the Tribe and three members of the Business Committee were present.
Due to a heavy rain early that morning, it was impossible for tribal members living in the Sacred Heart and Wanette districts to attend, and two members of the business committee were ill and could not attend.
This meeting was attended by Mr. Exendine, The Organization Field Agent from the Oklahoma City office, who explained organization under the Oklahoma Welfare Act and dicussed with us the benefits of procuring a corrected roll of our people for the purpose of deciding who is eligible to secure benefits through tribal cooperative groups and other forms of assistance available only to Indians of one-quarter Indian blood or more.
The following resolutions were read and unanimosly asproved by the group and it is believed they they represent the view of the entire tribe. [Resolutions #1-4].
Mr. Trousdale, Chairman, asked Mrs. Sadie Hardin, Vice Chairman of the Business Committee, to read Bill S. 4349, introduced in the United States Senate September 14, 1940. It was discussed and decided to request the Committee on Indian Affairs to recommend some alteration of Section 14 of the above mentioned bill, or to omit the following, "But the head of any department may refuse and omit to comply with any call for information or papers when, in his opinion, such compliance would be injurious to the public interest."
We do not think that justice can be reached if any person who is head of a department can refuse to comply with any call for information which might bring to light any evidence of benefit to us in the prosecution of our claims against the government. Such department heads may deem it injurious to public interest to furnish certified evidence in behlf of the Indian.
Members present were: Wm. Trousdlc, Chairman
Mrs. Sadie Hardin, Vice-Chairman
Mr. Frank Wano , Member
Other members read and approved:
Mrs. Alice Wardchow, Secretary-Treas.
Mr. Dan Brourassa, Member.