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Show Tlmrsiay, Apr! 24, 197S Ik Uts I Ivbtii Stockholders Elect Indian Bank Directors at First Annual Meeting WASHINGTON. D.C. (AIPA) - The American Indian National Bank (AINB) held its first regular annual meeting of shareholders in the bank offices in Washington. D.C. on March 12. Action taken by shareholders, through personal or proxy votes, was to fix the number of board of directors members at IV and to elect individuals to those seats. Voting was also made on reduction of common capital stock par value and on increasing the number of shares authorized. The board candidates were proposed as a slate by the prior board members. Elected to the AINB board by 30,914 of the 33,504 shareholder votes were: Joseph Bissell, Tuscarora, International United Slate, vice-preside- Tile & Composition Roofers, Damp & Waterproof Workers' Association; Dr. George Blue Spruce, Jr., Laguna Pueblo, director, Office of Native American Programs, U.S. Department cf Health, Education and Welfare; foster Ute, chairman, Uintah & Ouray Tribal Business Council; Cha-poos- e, Louis Cloud, Yakima, Yakima Tribe; Forrest J. Gerard, Blackfeet, professional staff, Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee; LaDonna Harris, Commanche, director, Americans for Indian Opportunity; Peter Mac Donald, Navajo, chairman, Navajo Tribal Council; Barney Old Coyote, Crow, president, AINB; Dr. Ben Reifel, Sioux, chairman, AINB board of directors; Joe Sampson, Yakima, secretary, Yakima Tribe; execuRichard H. Stover, vice-chairma- n, non-India- tive vice-preside- AINB; Sioux, W. Oglala AINB; Charles E. Trimble, Oglala Sioux, executive director. National Congress of American Indians; Stewart L. Udall, chairman of the board. Overview Corporation; Joseph Upickson, Eskimo, president, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation; Richard West, Cheyenne, non-India- vice-preside- n, Fried, Frank, Harris, attorney-at-la- Schriever Kampelman; and William Sioux, executive director. Youpee, National Tribal Chairmen's Association. In its other action, the AINB shareholders reduced the par value of the common capital stock from $25 per share to $5 per share and increased the number of shares authorized from 500,000 to 2,500,000. For present shareholders, this means that they will receive four additional shares (five for one). The additional shares will be going out over the next several weeks, AINB officials & advised. next offering." Asked about the majority of directors from the Washington, D.C. area, Stover said that District banking laws which govern AINB and all bank actions require of the total board membership to come from the immediate area or from e within a radius. Of the 17 12 the District area. from are directors, two-thir- Tribal Sovereignty Threatened By Indian Taxation Question EDITOR'S NOTE: Ute leaders are concerned about Indian taxation by the state of Utah and are currently working to achieve state tax exemption. The following article deals with the Govern- ments attempt to weaken the tax exempt status of Indian trust lands and the tribal attempts to combat this change. By John Q. Evitan - WASHINGTON, D.C. (AIPA) Jay Vincent White, in his book Taxing Those They Found Here, quotes Felix Cohen: "One of the powers essential to the maintenance of any government is the power to levy taxes. That this power is an inherent attribute of Tribal sovereignty which continues unless withdrawn or limited by treaty or by act of Congress is a proposition which hcs never been successfully disputed." Indeed, most of the early treaties and court cases recognized Indian Tribes as nations possessing the determine to their own laws and, right own methods of their apply inherently, taxation. However, Indian rights have always stood on uncertain and shifting ground and often have been lightly overturned. Now Tribes are facing once again the crucial question of sovereignty and in a series of challenges to their exemption from state nd federal taxation. semi-sovereig- n self-regulati- Pancakes recipe for diabetics by Nellie Johnson 1 bread pancake Exchanges per serving: 1 Calories per servings: 70 Yield: 10 pancakes 2 . cups flour 'i teaspoons baking powder sweetner equivalent to Non-nutriti- 2 tablespoons sugar teaspon salt A cup (1 Lloyd Arrowchis Named Outstanding Officer. 100-mil- Cooks Comer 1 A Corporal Lloyd medium) egg 1V cups skim milk 2 Tablespoons diet margarine melted Mix and sift flour, baking powder, sweetner, and salt in medium bowl. In another bowl beat egg, stir in skim milk and margarine; stir into flour mixture until dry ingredients are wet. Heat pan until water dropped on it "jumps up and down. For each pancake put about 3 tablespoons of mixture on pan and cook over low heat until bubbles appear on top and underside is nicely browned. Turn with a spatula and brown other side. Serve these hotcakes with diet Maple Syrup. Arrowchis-wa- s named the Outstanding Officer of the Year for the Ute Tribal Police Department at a vice-preside- nt n, Swallow, Honored at Awards Dinner New stock will be sold at $11 per share, where previously it had sold at $55 per share. Richard Stover, AINB executive and senior advisor, told AIPA that new shares will probably be offered later this year. Lists are now' maintained of those who are interested in purchasing available shares. The trouble is," Stover stated, "no one is interested in selling so there are no shares available for purchase at the present time until the and senior advisor, nt Charles senior Local Officer On Feb. 18, the Supreme Court decided not to review the Tonasket case, which deals with the issue of state taxation of cigarettes sold by an Indian on the Colville Reservation. The contention of the state and the finding of the courts were that when the state of Washington assumed criminal and civil jurisdiction over the reservation in 1965, the state assumed the right to levy taxes on the reservation also. In refusing to review the case, the Supreme Court, in the words of one lawyer, "decided not to decide," and left the cue hanging. No one realty knows whether this step was a victory for the states or the Tribes. The taxation area of Indian law is hopelessly confused, with each case standing nearly alone with little relation to other specific cases. One legal expert stated that the case aided the states in that it allowed them to 0 impose tax laws on Tribes in situations. Another lawyer stated that the Tonasket case contradicts earlier decisions. Still another lawyer felt that the Supreme Court did not rule on the case because there were too many complicating factors. He felt that the Court would wait until a clear case came along to make a definitive judgement on the issue. At least three other cases on the same issue are now in court and should provide a clearer view of the legal trend in interpreting Tribal rights and sovereignty in the area of taxation. As for the Tonasket case, a fourth legal expert summed it up in this way: "The Tribe is resisting by saying if revenooers come on the reservation theyll lock 'em up. It's a Mexican stand-ofOn a second front, the Internal Revenue Service is maintaining a ceaseless battle to create inroads on the statues of Indian trust lands. The most recent example of this concerns Indians leasing Tribal and allotted lands on the Fort Peck and Cheyenne River reservations. Three Indians leasing Tribal lands on Cheyenne River have been assessed leasehold interest taxes on the lands leased, have been charged penalties for of taxes and have had liens placed on their earnings from cattle raised leased lands. Cheyenne River Tribal Chairman Wayne Ducheneaux to publicize the has attempted situation but has met with little success. The affected ranchers are caught in a bind. If they attempt to sell their cattle they wiil be snapped up by the lien that has been placed on the ranchers. None of the ranchers are wealthy enough to initiate a court case against the IRS and the Solicitor's Office has indicated PL-28- f. tax-exem- pt recent banquet in Vernal. The dinner held at the Ashley Elementary School on March 27 was in of retiring Utah Highway .ionor Patrolman Sammy Hatch. Outstanding officers from the highway patrol, the Vernal City Police Department, and the Ute Tribal Police Department were also recognized at the banquet. Officer Arrowchis and his wife, Delores, were honored for outstanding service to law enforcement. An award from the Utah Highway Patrol, sponsors of the banquet, was given to Arrowchis. Mrs. Arrowchis was also presented with a silver engraved dish. The local law enforcement agency was among the 350 guests at the banquet. veteran of the Arrowchis is a five-yeUte Tribal Police Department. He was graduated in 1973 from the Bureau of Indian Affairs Indian Police Academy at Brigham City, Utah. ar . Northern Poiutes Prepare Rolls For Per Capita STEWART, Nev. - Eligibility rolls for the per capita distribution of more than $20 million Northern Paiute Indian claim funds are now being prepared at the Western Nevada Agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs here, Robert L. Hunter, BIA Superintendent, said today. Hunter said persons entitled to share in the distribution of the money must meet requirements which include: Persons who were born on a prior to Oct. 10, 1974, or who were living on this date.1 Persons who are lineal descendants of Northern Paiute Indians. Persons whose name or whose lineal ancestor's name appears on any available census roll or other record or evidence acceptable to the Secretary of the Interior and who is identified as being of Northern Paiute ancestry. . Applications for enrollment to share in the funds, which were awarded by the Indian Claims Commission, must be filed with the Superintendent of the Western Nevada Agency and must be received by that office by the close of business on Oct. 13, 1975. The Indian Claims Commission made the award on land taken from the Indians a century ago in Nevada, California, Oregon and Idaho. Hunter said individuals who believe they can meet the eligibility requirements may obtain application forms or further information from either the Western Nevada Agency, Stewart, Nevada 89437 or the Eastern Nevada Agency, P.O. Box 219, Owyhee, Nevada 89832. Notice To Tribal Members non-payme- nt Continued on Page 5 All tribal members should be aware of or salesmen on the Ute Indian Reservation. These people must have a sales permit to sell any merchandise on the Ute Indian Reservation. As an individual you may request to see this license before you buy. If you know of any individual or company, selling without a license, please contact Law and Order at 1 or the tribal administrative office at ext. 5. The Ute Indian Reservation is private property and permission to sell is required. all vendors 72-191- 71-514- 1, |