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"' Article II. ORDER OF BUSINESS. Conventions and executive council meetings may be conducted in accordance with rules which may be approved by a majority vote of a convention or executive council meeting.

"' ARTICLE III. AMENDMENTS. This constitution and bylaws may be amended by a majority of those present at any convention. When an amendment has been adopted by an affirmative vote of the delegates present at a convention, it shall thereupon become effective.

"' ARTICLE IV. RATIFICATION. This constitution and bylaws, when adopted by a two-thirds majority vote of the Indian delegates present at a national convention shall become effective.

"CERTIFICATE OF ADOPTION

"The foregoing constitution and bylaws was duly adopted on Novemeber 16, 1944, at a national convention held at Denver, Colo., by a unanimous vote of the Indian delegates present:

"BEN DWIGHT,
"President, Constitutional Convention.
"ERMA O. HICKS,
"Secretary, Constitutional Convention.'"

It will be noted that the constitution provides for an executive council, which will hold office for the coming year and the personnel of that council as it was selected by the convention is as follows:
President: N.B. Johnson, (Cherokee), Claremore, Okla. district judge of the Twelfth Judicial District of Oklahoma.
Vice President: Edward L. Rogers (Chippewa), Walker, Minn., county attorney of Bellaire County.
Secretary: Dan M. Madrano (Caddo), Ritz Building, Tulsa, Okla., member of the Oklahoma State Legislature from Tulsa County.
Treasurer: George Lamotte (Chippewa), 6104 Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Ill. retired.

COUNCILMEN

1. S.C. Demers (Flathead), Polson, Mont., chairman of the Confederated Salish and Kutenai Tribes.
2. Henry Throssel (Papago), Sells, Ariz., chairman of the Papago Tribe of Indians.
3. Howard Gorman (Navajo), Window Rock, Ariz., former vice chairman of the Navajo Council.
4. Dr. Arthur C. Parker (Seneca), Rochester, N.Y., director, Department of Social Sciences.
5. D'Arcy McNickle (Flathead), Washington, D.C., field representative of the Commisioner of Indian Affairs.
6. William Firethunder (Oglalla Sioux), Pine Ridge, S. Dak., chairman Pine Ridge Tribal Council.
7. Archie Phinney (Nez Perce), Lapwai, Idaho, superintendent, Northern Idaho Indian Agency, graduate of the University of Kansas, student of Franz Boas at Columbia University.
8. Luke Gilbert (Sioux), Cheyenne River Agency, S. Dak., former chairman, Cheyenne River Tribal Council.

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