OF THE
ABENAKI NATION OF VERMONT
(PISOWAKAMIGW WOBANAKIAK)
THE ABENAKI NATION OF NEW ENGLAND
AKA
THE EASTERN WOODLANDS BAND OF
We, the undersigned, do hereby voluntarily associate ourselves together as a non-profit Indian Tribal Corporation under the provisions of Title 11, Chapter 19, of the Vermont Statutes Annontated, as amend, and have hereby adopted the following articles of assocation, viz:
ARTICLE I: NAME SEE REWRITE
The name of this Indian Tribal Corporation shall be stated in English as
ARTICLE II: DURATION
This Indian Tribal Corporation shall have perpetual duration and perpetual succession in it's Tribal Corporate Name.
ARTICLE III: PURPOSES
The purpose for which this Indian Tribal Corporation is formed are exclusively ethnological, cultural, social, fraternal, educational, charitable, and benevolent, and will consist of but not limited to the following:
1. To conduct geneological and historical research; to research aboriginal titles to lands, and conduct historical research in Abenaki culture, traditions, and language.
2. To expand the opprotunities for people of Abenaki Indian descent, living in Vermont and elsewhere, to form social and cultural, and religious associations with other people of Abenaki Indian descent.
3. To work for the elimination of prejudice, discrimination, and racial tension involving persons of Abenaki Indian descent, [here, Howard F. Knight Jr. writes on the document..."as well as as to promote racial harmony between the American Indians and
4. To promote cultural, lingustic, and religious education of all Abenaki Indian children and adults [Howard F. Knight Jr. writes onto the document...",in dignity and freedom."]
5. To do all necessary research and related activities to establish the eligibility of the [inserted "North"-] Eastern Woodlands Band of the Abenaki Nation for certification by the Secretary of Interior as a Federally "Recognized" Tribe [Howard F. Knight Jr. writes onto the document...", also for certification by the Secretary of State, State of VT., and the Governor of the State of VT, as a recognized Abenaki Tribal Band, or as a recognized successor to all other Tribal Bands within Vermont."]
[NOTICE: Again, the Stick-Em Note wherein Paul Rene Tamburro, "member" of several ALLEGED and RE-INVENTED "Abenaki" Incorporated Groups, wrote "Old paperwork from the files Paul Pouliot inherited from Howard Knight regarding changes Knight was doing after Phillips."]
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ARTICLE III (continued)
6. To [inserted "promote and..."] improve the economic, educational, and social conditions of the Abenaki people and their descendance descendants, living in Vermont or elsewhere.
7. To lessen sickness and poverty within the Abenaki populace, in the ways of our forefathers and their fathers before them.
8. To do any and all lawful activities which may be necessary, useful, or desirable for the furtherance, accomplishment, fosterong, or attainment of the foregoing purpose, either directly or indirectly, and either persons, or organizations of any kind or nature, ie. Indian Tribes, or Organizations, corporations, firms, associations, trusts, institutions, foundations, or Governmental bureaus, Dept., or agencies.
[the following was inserted into the document by Howard F. Knight Jr.]
See Rewrite--> 9. To do any and all lawful activities which may be necessary to, useful, or desirable for the furtherance, accomplishment, fostering or attainment of the fulfilling of all legal or moral commitments by the government of the United States of America and its representatives; The Individual states of the U.S.A. and their respective political sub devise [?] towards the Native American Indians, in particular, the Abenakis.
ARTICLE IV POWERS AND LIMITATIONS
This Tribal Corporation is empowered to engage soley in the activities which serve to further the purposes set forth in Article III above.
This Indian Tribal Corporation is not organized for profit, and no part of the assets or income of this corporation shall be distributable to or incure to the benefit of it's MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, or private persons of ANY KIND, except that this corporation shall be impowereed to pay reasonable compensation for services renedered and to make payments in the furtherance of the purpose set forth in Article III hereof.
This Tribal Corporation shall not carry on any activities no permitted to be carried out by a corporation exempt from Federal Income Tax under / set forth whicy may become effective.
