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[[corner was cut off]] from NCAI 1949 Convention Proceedings (continued) -2-

[[corner was cut off]]e, in additional attempts to raise money for NCAI, President Johnson and
[[corner was cut off]]r prominent NCAI members help start a committee known as ARROW..

[['Subject]] to your approval, your committee intends to make NCAI control over ARROW complete, by making all of ARROW's Board of Directors appointed by, responsible to, and removable by the President and the Business Committee of NCAI. Thus ARROW would become that fund-raising subsidiary which the NCAI has so long hoped to have.

'The purpose of ARROW shall be; to raise funds for informative, educational, and patriotic purposes connected with the American Indian problem. It is not a political organization. All political, policy, and legislative problems are to be handled by the NCAI.

'ARROW is -- Totally controlled by the NCAI. The money-raising subsidiary of the NCAI. Tax-exempt (which NCAI cannot be). Not separate, but a part of NCAI. Not political."

"Mrs. Bronson moved to approve the report. Motion was seconded by Mr. Goodey. The motion was agreed to."

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Note: The Business Committee of NCAI was abolished by action of the NCAI Executive Council on Nov. 15, 1952.  ------------

C O P Y

March 4, 1957.

Memorandum to Willis Etter, Executive Director Arrow, Inc.
Helen L. Peterson, Executive Director, NCAI

In the effort to determine the relationship between Arrow, Inc., and the NCAI I think the role of the NCAI Fund is important. I wish, as the originator of this NCAI Fund to point out that this organization had no legal connection with the NCAI. I am certain you will find no reference to this Fund in the by-laws of the NCAI or no action taken to connect it with NCAI in the minutes of any meeting of an NCAI Executive Committee meeting. The NCAI Fund was set up at a time when NCAI was extremely unstable, and it was created for the purpose of holding any funds which I, or any member the Board of the NCAI Fund might raise to be used at our discretion for Indians. The Board was three individuals, acting in our capacity as private individuals, and not as officers of NCAI. In fact, one of the Board--D'Arcy McNickle, was not an officer of NCAI. The three members of the Board of the NCAI Fund were Ruth M. Bronson, N.B. Johnson, and D'Arcy McNickle, as I remember. The Board was self-perpetuating. We were not elected by NCAI but acted on our own initiative in setting up the fund. The Fund never was active. I would say it occupied much the same position to NCAI as Arrow does, and was never under the control of NCAI.

/s/ Ruth M. Bronson

Ruth M. Bronson

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