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RESOLUTION 110~79
WHEREAS,
The Minnesota Chippewa Tribe is organized under Section
16 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984); and °
; Constitution
Constitution
WHEREAS, Article II of The Minnesota Chippewa Tribe
provides time limitations within which membership
applications may be made, and
WHEREAS,
under Resolution Number 31-68 (passed January 11, 1968)
The Tribal Executive Committee sat forth its interpretation
of the "because of an error" provision, Article II, Section
3 of The Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Constitution concerning
adoptions. Said interpretation, while not the preferred
interpretation of the Secretary of Interior, was interided
to allow the Tribe to enroll persons who were children of
1941
Minnesota Chippewa Indian blood born between April 14,
and July 3, 1961, and who did not file an enrollment applica
by July 4, 1962, and
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WHEREAS,
said interpretation has provided an adequate opportunity
for persons to obtain enrollment who were not 1/4 Minnesota .
Chippewa Indian blood and did not apply for membership before
July 4, 1962, and :
WHEREAS,
the Tribe sees no need to continue the interpretation as
set forth in Resolution No. 31-68, and
WHEREAS, the Tribe desires that future enrollments be limited to
persons of 1/4 Minnesota Chippewa Indian blood .
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NOW
THEREFORE BE if RESOLVED, that
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No.
1. Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Resolution 31-68 is hereby
. vepealed,
2. The “because of an error" provision in ‘Article II,
Section 3,’ of The Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Constitution
shall forthwith be-interpreted to permit enrollments
only to those who are at least 1/4 Minnesota Chippewa
Indian blood who were not enrolled because of an error.
We do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly presented
and acted
upon by a vote of 9 for, © against, at a special meeting
of The
Minnesota Chippewa Tribal Executive Committee, a quorum present,
held on March 16, 1979, at Duluth, Minnesota.


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Darreli Wadena, President
THE MINNESOTA CHIPPEWA TRIBE
Daniel Morrison, Sr., Secretary
THE MINNESOTA CHIPPEWA TRIBE
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