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(c) equip Indians for living with and in our American culture through education and training;
(d) encourage Indians to preserve, as individuals, their best traditions and lores as an integral part of American life, and 
WHEREAS, we deem this a signal of recognition of the pressing social and economic problems of the American Indian and the part he plays in our modern economy by the Chief Executives of the various states,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the NCAI that the Honorable Luther W. Youngdahl, Governor of Minnesota, be commended for initiating this progressive movement, and that this organization go on record as endorsing and approving the same and tender to the officials of said Governors' Interstate Indian Council our support and cooperation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution be sent to all Governors in the United States, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the President of the NCAI be instructed to communicate with the proper officials of the Department of Interior, in an effort to establish a committee for the purpose of coordinating the efforts of the NCAI, the Department of the Interior and the Governors' Interstate Indian Council, in the formulation of a plan for the readjustment of the administration of Indian affairs.

RESOLUTION NO. 22

WHEREAS the present regional divisions of the NCAI are seven in number; and,
WHEREAS some of these regional districts include more than one state, which is often too large a district for the one regional secretary to cover;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the regional or state secretaries be permitted to work with the Governors' Interstate Indian Council, insofar as may be possible, in the promotion of Indian progress.

RESOLUTION NO. 23

WHEREAS, in 1912, Jim Thorpe, a Sac and Fox Indian, and a former student at Carlisle Indian School, represented the United States at the Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden, and took the highest honors in both Decathlon and Pentathlon events, and
WHEREAS, Jim Thorpe was awarded trophies in token of his great athletic abilities, and the same were taken away from him by the American Athletic Union because, true to his sense of fair play and character, he admitted playing baseball with a minor league for a small stipend; and
WHEREAS there is now a national sentiment to have these trophies returned to Jim Thorpe, who is also making every effort to recover same;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution be sent to the American Athletic Union, to the members of Congress from Oklahoma and other states having Indian populations, to the Governor of New York, and the Legislature thereof, urging them to intercede for the return of these trophies to Jim Thorpe.

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