First, take a review of the "Articles of Association" of the "Abenaki Nation of Vermont" of about January of 1977 (or 1979) .... begin to DO THE MATH ... connect the names, dates, and documentation! Watch as I SHOW and PROVIDE the Paper Trail from Homer Walter St. Francis Sr. through various names, who created various "Inc. Organizations" all the way up to wherein Luke Andrew Willard (with the late Nancy Lee Cote-Rolls) created the "Nulhegan-Coosuk" "Abenaki" "Tribe" in August of 2004.
Resolution #1:
Whereas, the Abenaki Self Help Association is a Federally funded Indian Service Center andWhereas, article 1, Section 2a of the by-laws of ASHA states that "ASHAI services shall be available to all Indian people located within the ASHAI Service area"; and
Whereas, Indian Bands are autonomous and sovereign entities within the Indian nations, and
Whereas, Indian Bands have not declared to the Government or any agency thereof the right to determin their membership, and
Whereas, many Indian people, and particularly many members of the first reconstituted Abenaki Tribal Council who were recognized by the State of Vermont are deprived of membership and services by the Abenaki Self Help Association, Inc., and
Whereas, paid employees of the ASHAI were observed throughout the last most recent election using paid time and ASHAI facilities for electioneering to promote the [?] of St. Francis/Sokoki Band members for board seats, thus slanting the election in favor of one Band, and
Whereas, The Abenaki Self Help Association, Inc., has been constantly the subject of nepotism and self serving interests since its inception, and
Whereas, The Missisquoi Band, The Green Mountain Band, and the Eastern Woodlands Band Chiefs and Councils have no input into the program development or policy decisions of the ASHAI, now
Therefore be it resolved:
1. That the Abenaki Nation/Vermont formally withdraws it's support for the policies of ASHAI.
2. That the Abenaki Nation/Vermont formerly withdraws it's support for all the programs of the ASHAI.
3. That the Abenaki Nation/Vermont resolves to compete with the ASHAI for program and services administration for Indian people in Vermont.
4. That all Federal, State, and private sources of funds for ASHAI should be so notified.
Introduced by:
Chief Wayne J. Hoague
Green Mountain Band of the Abenaki Nation
Vermont Life August 1994
Wayne Hoague of Swanton, a former chief. "Everybody told us we didn't exist," he says, "But we are here." He hunts deer during Vermont's fall bow season.
Resolution #2
HUNTING AND FISHING AND LAND USE
Whereas, since the beginning, Indian people have lived in harmony and balance with their environment, andWhereas, for the past two centuries, Indian people have been driven from their hunting and fishing and agricultural homeland by the encroachment of European settlements, and
Whereas, these Indian people and their descendants have migrated back to their traditional settlements, and reformed their Tribal Councils, and
Whereas, The Abenaki people have never sold their lands or bargained them away by treaty or other indenture with the States of New York, New Hampshire, or Vermont or the Federal government, and
Whereas, there have been repeated demands for the return of these aboriginal lands by the Abenaki people over the past two centuries, and
Whereas, Indian people hold the land in sacred reverence and the wildlife thereon as gifts from their Creator upon which they have traditionally subsisted, and
Whereas for thousands of years, our ancestors have freely roamed over these lands and hunted, fished, and cultivated and harvested herbs, now
Therefore Be It Resolved:
1. That the Abenaki Nation/Ver,pmt advocates the issuance of free hunting and fishing rights for Abenaki People.
2. That the Abenaki Nation/Vermont advocates the continued use by the Abenaki people of all lands shared by is with or taken from us by white settlers, for hunting, fishing, and gathering of herbs.
3. That the Abenaki Nation/Vermont opposes the licensing or taxing of Abenaki people for any uses of our sacred land or the gifts from our creators which were provided for our use.
Submitted by:
Chief Arthur W. Seymour
Missisquoi Band of the Abenaki Nation
Resolution #3
RECOGNITION
Whereas, Aboriginals on this continent called Turtle Island recognized the Europeans who landed on our shores, and
Whereas, our people have become educated to the ways of colonialism and understand the process of genocide which is one of its manifestations, and
Whereas, Indian Tribal governments have been dealt with as sovereign entities throughout history, and
Whereas, the Abenaki people in Vermont were studied as individuals and in community in 1976 and were recognized by Governor Thomas P. Salmon by Executive Order as Aboriginals of this territory, and
Whereas, the governing body of the Abenaki people, as a result of this proclamation, was with as such by the Chief Executive Officer of the State of Vermont, and granted appointive powers to the Governor's Commission on Indian Affairs, and
Whereas, the Federal government has dealt with the Abenaki Nation as a Nation of Indian people,
Now Therefore Be It Resolved:
1. That the Abenaki Nation/Vermont recognizes its member bands as organized bands of Indian people, and
2. That the Abenaki Nation/Vermont advocates the formal process of recognition by the Federal government for its member bands,
3. That the Abenaki Nation/Vermont advocates the formal process of recognition by the State of Vermont for its member bands.
Submitted by:
Chief Richard "Blackhorse" W. Phillips
Eastern Woodlands Band of the Abenaki Nation.
Identification Card
Abenaki Nation/Vermont
Name: Chief RICHARD PHILLIPS
Address: P.O. Box Highgate Springs
State: VERMONT
Date of Birth: 4/4/37
[Actually Richard Wilfred Phillips was born on April 04, 1937 in Fort Edward, Washington County, New York state, to Louis Nolan Phillips and Catherine Sarah (nee: Weeks) Phillips]
EASTERN WOODLANDS #
(PISOWAKAMIGW WOBANAKIAK)
BLACKHORSE
LINK: http://reinventedvermontabenaki.blogspot.com/2010/01/kdakinna-pobatamwogan-medicine.html Regarding the Kdakinna Pobatamwogan Medicine Society Inc. - Articles of Association :
LINK: http://reinventedvermontabenaki.blogspot.com/2010/02/eastern-woodlands-band-of-abenaki.html Regarding the Eastern Woodlands Band of the Abenaki Nation Inc. ~and~ Abenaki Nation of Vermont Inc.
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF THE
ABENAKI NATION/VERMONT
WE, the undersigned, do hereby volutarily associate ourselves together as a non-profit Indian Inter-Tribal Assocation under the provisions of Title 11, Chapter 19, of the Vermont Statutes Annotated, as amended, and have hereby adopted the following articles of association, viz:
ARTICLE I - NAME
The name of this incorporated Indian Inter-Tribal Association shall be ABENAKI NATION/VERMONT.
ARTICLE II - DURATION
This incorporated Indian Inter-Tribal Association shall have perpetual duration and perpetual succession in it's corporate name.
ARTICLE III - PURPOSES
The purposes for which this Indian Indian Inter-Tribal Association is formed is not for profit, but to provide for the amalgamation of the various Indian Inter-Tribal Associations of Abenaki people in Vermont;
And to expand opportunities for people of Abenaki Indian descent, living in Vermont and elsewhere, to form social and cultural associations with other people of Abenaki Indian descent;
And to work for the elimination of prejudice, discrimination and racial and ethnic tension involving persons of Abenaki Indian descent;
And to improve the economic, educational, and social conditions of Abenaki people and their descendants living in Vermont and elsewhere;
And to advocate for the recognition of the Abenaki people and the return of their aboriginal lands;
And to assist the member Bands in the identification of Abenaki people and their descendants;
And to do any any [sic] and all lawful activities which may be necessary, useful, or desirable for the furtherance, accomplishment, fostering, or attainment of the foregoing purposes, either directly or indirectly, and either alone or in conjunction or cooperation with others, whether such others be persons or organizations of any kind or nature, such as Indian Tribes or organizations, corporations, firms, associations, Trusts, institutions, or foundations, governmental bureaus, or agencies.
ARTICLE IV - POWERS AND LIMITATIONS
This Indian Inter-Tribal Association is empowered to engage in all activities allowable under the provisions of Title 11, Chapter 19 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated, as amended, or any future Non-Profit Corporation Act, which serve to futher the purposes set forth in Article III above.
All of the activities of this corporation shall be exercised exclusively for charitable or educational purposes in such manner that this Indian Inter-Tribal Association shall qualify as an exempt organization under 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Code of 1954, as it is currently or may hereafter be in force and effect.
ARTICLE V - DEDICATION OF PROPERTY, ASSETS, AND INCOME
This Indian Inter-Tribal Association is formed solely for the purposes set forthe in Article III herein. This Indian Inter-Tribal Association is not organized for pecuniary gain or profit, and it will not distribute any gains, profits, or dividends to the officers or directors thereof, or to any other person, except that it shall be authorized to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments in furtherance of it's specific and primary purposes.
ARTICLE VI - DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
The number and qualifications of directors and officers shall be as provided in the By-Laws.
The initial Board of Directors shall consist of three (3) directors who shall serve until their successors are selected and qualified according to the By-Laws.
The names and addresses of the initial directors are:
Chief Arthur W. Seymour
Missisquoi Band of the Abenaki Nation
36 Walnut Street
Burlington, Vermont 05401
Chief Wayne J. Hoague
Green Mountain Band of the Abenaki Nation
R.F.D.
West Swanton, Vermont
Chief Richard W. Phillips
Eastern Woodlands Band of the Abenaki Nation
Post Office
Highgate Springs, Vermont 05460
ARTICLE VII - REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT
The registered office of this Indian Inter-Tribal Associaton shall be:
15 Jewett Street [Rudolph Kent Ouimette's address]
Swanton, Vermont
The registered agent at the above address shall be:
***Kdakinna Pobatamwogan Medicine Society
[this Incorporation *** was created on July 17, 1978 by R. Kent Ouimette, Arthur Bill Seymour, Arthur's wife ... Dorothy Seymour, and R. Kent Ouimette's wife ... Viviane Jean (nee: Richard) Ouimette.]
ABENAKI NATION/VERMONT - 3
ARTICLE VIII - DISOLUTION
If the disolution of this Indian Inter-Tribal Association shall become necessary, the Board of Directors shall ask the Kdakinna Pobatamwogan Medicine Society, an organization exempt under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, to administer the holdings of this Indian Inter-Tribal Association in accordance with it's stated purposes.
Any other assets not so disposed shall be disposed of by the County Court of this County in which the principle office of the corporation is then situated, exclusively to such organizations as the court shall determine, whose purposes are in harmony with the purposes of this Inter-Tribal Association.
ARTICLE IX - AMENDMENT
These Articles of Association may be altered or amended at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors by the Board of Directors by the unanimous affirmative vote of all of the Directors then in office.
Amendments to these Articles of Association, when so adopted shall be filed with the Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions of Title 11, Chapter 19, of the Vermont Statutes Annotated, as amended.
ARTICLE X - INCORPORATIONS
The names and addresses of the incorporators of this Indian Inter-Tribal Association are as follows:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, WE, the undersigned have executed these Articles of Association this __2nd__ day of __February__ A.D. 1980.
Arthur W. Seymour, L.S.
Missisquoi Band of the Abenaki Nation
36 Walnut Street
Burlington, VT 05401
Wayne J. Hoague, L.S.
Green Mountain Band of the Abenaki Nation
R.F.D. #1
West Swanton, VT 05488
Richard W. Phillips, L.S.
Eastern Woodlands Band of the Abenaki Nation
Post Office
Highgate Springs, VT
--------------------------------------------------------------------State of Vermont) ss. Swanton, February 2nd, A.D. 1980
Franklin County)
On this date, personally appeared Chief Arthur W. Seymour, Chief Wayne J. Hoague, and Chief Richard W. Phillips,
known to me to be the persons whose names they subscribed to the above document and acknowledged that their signing and sealing of this document was their free act and deed, before me,
R. Kent Ouimette
Justice of the Peace
United States Department of Education
Washington, D.C. 20202
November, 1980
Dear Colleague:
The purpose of this booklet is to provide you with information regarding the process of applying for FY 1981 Ethnic Heritage Studies Program funds. Applicants are required to file the forms in this package in order to obtain benefits.
I would like to call your attention to several changes in the application information package for FY 1981. Specifically, we have added: (1) Table of Ethnic Groups Involved in Ethnic Heritage Studies Program Projects 1974-1977 (E1-3); (2) a listing of reasons for disqualifying applications (f4); (3) Ethnic Heritage Studies Program Regulations (C1 and C2); and (4) certification of non-profit status and educational purpose (D2).
In addition, the program information section of the Application Notice indicates a number of changes in funding procedures for FY 1981 that you should consider in preparing your application.
Particularly important is the opportunity to apply for either single or multi-year grants. The Ethnic Heritage Studies staff and dissemination staff located in the Education Department regional offices are available to answer questions about the application process. However, we are not permitted to review applications in advance of the closing date.
The Secretary expects to announce the recipients of grants no later than June 30, 1981.
Thank you for your interest in the Ethnic Heritage Studies Program.
Sincerely,
Lawrence E. Koziarz
Director
Ethnic Heritage Studies Program
[FRONT Cover]
APPLICATION FOR GRANTS
UNDER THE ETHNIC HERITAGE
STUDIES PROGRAM
UNDER THE ETHNIC HERITAGE
STUDIES PROGRAM
[BACK Cover]
R. KENT OUIMETTE, DIR
MASIPSKOIK WOBANAKIAK
MISSISQUOI BAND-THE ABENAKI NATN
15 JEWETT ST
SWANTON VT 05488
[ALLEGEDLY Richard "Blackhorse" Wilfred Phillips created this document]
A Declaration
On this date [March 19, 1983 as it is indicated] , I, Richard Wilford Phillips, do hereby surrender my position as High Chief of the Woobanakick Eastern Woodlands Abenaki Nation Vermont band. I, until further notice, will be known as the number 2 Chief, though I retain my I.D. card and band number as number 1 Chief until such time I resume duties as High Chief.
The purpose of this document is due to family pressures and obligations which must take precedent at this time.
This document is dated for record, and signed by the Clan Chiefs present on this date, stated below, with myself. It is understood that I will resume my position as High Chief upon a minimum of 30 days notice to the Tribal Council Chief serving in the capacity of High Chief at the time of notification.
Signed
Richard Wilford Phillips
CHIEF BLACK HORSE
dated: 19 March 1983
CLAN CHIEF:
SPIRIT BEAR: Emerson B. Garfield
Chief (Spirit Bear)
WHITE BUCK: Kevin J. Fletcher
Chief White Buck
RUSHING WATER: Howard F. Knight, Jr.
Chief Rushing Water
[NOTICE: The handwriting 'slant' is Howard F. Knight, Jr.'s ... NOT Richard W. Phillips. Richard Phillips middle name was NOT "Wilford" but rather on ALL Vermont Vital Records of his marriage and his children's birth records, it was Richard Wilfred Phillips. So, what this indicates, is that this document is a FORGED, CREATED, DECEITFUL MANIPULATION of reality. It's a confabulated document. Richard "Blackhorse" Wilfred Phillips was ALREADY "outside" this concocted group Incorporate by March 19, 1983 to my thinking.]
REVIEW THIS LINK: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6f-MQAxw3EPaKdvxyTvoWi3WnvfPbh8HO1rLrAOkRXpJXrQ-szOYXTF6vGrDiHuBrkXoDpAHKiGQwyGu6LyeltotWZce9ap3XXi80ymAKkDc7J5r0GSkF4WYsHsqMyBmuUmphopGuqFc/s1600/85.+Exhibit+33+Pg+03.jpg Wherein, on December 01, 1992 ... quote, right from Howard F. Knight, Jr.'s own typed up confabulations (which were used as "evidence" in a Massachusetts "Incorporation Protest" hearing involving Paul Wilson Pouliot and Homer St. Francis Sr. too), "In either 1979 or 1980 some of these families who were desendants of the old Coos/Cowasuck Tribal Band came together under Richard "Black Horse" Phillips who was the next Coos Chief, formerly from Swanton and Newport, Vermont. About June or July of 1980, I joined the Coos Tribal Band and took my seat on the Tribal Council as a Clan Chief representing my family Clan. Suddenly, from "out of the blue", in the summer of 1983, Chief Richard "Black Horse" Phillips resigned. No reason was ever given. At this point, the Tribal Senior Council (as it was known at that time) to include Alden Palmer - Senior Councilor, elected me as the Acting Chief because of the reasons that they felt I was able to write cleary [sic], speak to issues with a clarity that the others on the Council felt inadequate to do, and probably the most important to them, the fact that I had a college education compared to many who had only a 6-8th grade, maybe a 10th or 11th grade education if they were lucky. I served as Acting CHief until October 1989, at which time I was elected to a Seven year term as the Coos Tribal Chief per the Tribal Band By-Laws by the Council members".
Obviously, Howard Franklin Knight, Jr. either CREATED this dated March 19, 1983 document "to cover his arse" for the lack of legitimacy to being connected to anything authentically Coos "Abenaki" or...perhaps, he just "forgot" to shred this particular created forged document, that he himself created, and was "ignoring" its "created" reality. By my calculations (reviewing the factual documents), Mr. Richard Wilfred Phillips had already left this incorporations for reason(s) I will explain later on. The FACT that on this particular March 19, 1983 document, it is indicated that Richard Phillips supposedly wrote Wilford, instead of Wilfred, as his middle name....is clearly a VERY STRONG INDICATOR, that Richard Phillips DID NOT create this document, nor did he create or sign it with his bone fide signature! The ONLY person who created and signed this document, was seemingly Howard Franklin Knight, Jr. himself on March 19, 1983 or a date thereafter. To my thinking.
NEXT, I WILL BEGIN TO SHOW AND PROVIDE THE SEEMINGLY DECEITFUL MANIPULATION OF THE DOCUMENTS ABOVE, BY NONE OTHER THAN HOWARD FRANKLIN KNIGHT, JR. himself.
[NOTICE: the upper right hand corner handwritten "E1"]
[unaltered]
FOLLOW ALONG....
MORE IS YET TO BE POSTED
REMEMBER
WAYNE J. HOAGUE
ARTHUR W. SEYMOUR
RICHARD W. PHILLIPS
all came from
HOMER WALTER ST. FRANCIS SR.'S
ST. FRANCIS/SOKOKI BAND
OF
ABENAKIS OF VERMONT
INCORPORATED
