NRL Company Legal Documents
NRL Company Legal Documents
NRL Company Legal Documents
and ongoing process. The rest would depend notices of delay in availability, to statements
on the complete and perpetual cooperation of of traditional law and absence of written
full-time workers,
The NARF Board of Directors selected Resource Center, Seventh Generation Fund,
Ada Deer, a member of the Menominee Native American Indian Women's
Tribe of Wisconsin, as its new chairwoman. Association, National Congress of American
Deer replaces outgoing leader, Norman Indians, and Native Americans for a Clean
Ration, a Navajo-Laguna Indian from New Environment. Principal Chief Mankiller has
Mexico who until recently headed DNA Legal a B.S. in Social Work and graduate work in
Services. community planning.
The Board also elected Wilma Mankiller, John R. Lewis has an extensive background
Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, and in management and administration in working
John R. Lewis, Director of the Inter-Tribal with Indian organizations in the Southwest.
Council of Arizona as new board members. He is the current director of the Inter-Tribal
Deer has an extensive background in Council of Arizona. Lewis has also worked at
public service, both in Wisconsin and Southwestern Indian Development,
nationwide. She ran for Secretary of State in Med-Start Project, National Indian Training
the Democratic Primary in Wisconsin in 1977 and Research Center, Pascua Yaqui
and 1982. Deer is currently President of the Development Project, and the Colorado
Wisconsin Chapter of the National River Indian Tribes.
Association of Social Workers and has served Lewis also serves as a board member with
on numerous local, state and national boards the Arizona Academy, the Valley of the Sun
including Common Cause, Girl Scouts of the United Way and the Minority Advi~ory
U.S.A., the American Indian Scholarship Committee, Arizona State University. He has
Program and Housing Assistance Council. In a B.A. in Anthropology and an M.. A in
1982 she was among the first 18 women Cultural Anthropology. The two new board
honored by the Wonder Woman Foundation. members replace outgoing members Norman
Principal Chief Mankiller has extensive Ration and Dan LittleAxe, an Absentee -
experience in tribal and community-based Shawnee member from Oklahoma.
activities in her work with the Cherokee
Nation. Chief Mankiller has also worked with
the Cherokee Nation as Deputy Principal
Chief, National Community Development
Department Director, Program Development
Specialist, and Economic Stimulus
Coordinator. Principal Chief Mankiller has
won numerous honors and awards that
include: International Woman of Distinction;
Honorary Doctorate of Public Service, Rhode
Island College 1989; Woman of the Year, Ms.
Magazine, 1987; Honorary Doctorate in
Human Letters, University of New England,
1986 and Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame,
Governor's Advisory Committee, 1986.. She
serves on the following boards and
committees: Council of Energy Resource
Tribes, Arkansas Riverbed Authority, Ms.
Foundation for Women, Indian Law
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ada Deer, chair •••.•..••••.....•••••...Menominee
Richard A. Hayward, vice-chair•.Mashantucket Pequot
Lionel Bordeaux.•.•.....••••••.•••• Rosebud Sioux
Mahealani Ing•••••••••••••••••••••Native Hawaiian
John R. Lewis•..••.•.•••..•...•.•••• Mohave/Pima
Wilma Mankiller...••..•.•••••...•••.••.•Cherokee
Twila Martin-Kekahbah.••Turtle Mountain Chippewa
Calvin Peters.•...••..•••........... Squaxin Island
Caleb Pungowiyi .••.•.••••......•••.Siberian Yupik Western History Collections
Anthony L. Strong ...••••••...••.•..•.•...•Tlingit University of Oklahoma Library
William Thorne ••••.•.••.•••.....•••••.•.•••Pomo
Eddie Tullis.•••..•••.••.••..Poarch Band of Creeks
Verna Williamson..........•....••..• Isleta Pueblo
Executive Director: John E. Echohawk (Pawnee)
Deputy Director: Rick Dauphinais