17.2.3.010 Findings

(a) On November 2, 2001, the Secretary of the Interior issued a federal charter of incorporation to the All Indian Pueblo Council for the Pueblo Insurance Agency, Inc. ("Federal Charter") under Section 17 of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, 25 U.S.C. § 477, for the benefit of the Pueblo of Acoma, Pueblo of Cochiti, Pueblo of Isleta, Pueblo of Jemez, Pueblo of Laguna, Pueblo of Santa Ana, Pueblo of Sandia, Pueblo of San Felipe, Pueblo of Santo Domingo, Pueblo of Zia, Pueblo of Zuni, Pueblo of Nambe, Pueblo of Picuris, Pueblo of Pojoaque, Pueblo of Santa Clara, Pueblo de San Ildefonso, Ohkay Owingeh, Pueblo of Tesuque, and Pueblo of Taos (the "19 Pueblos");

(b) The Federal Charter, Art. XX (A), authorizes the All Indian Pueblo Council, as the shareholder's representative of the 19 Pueblos, to petition the Secretary to amend the Federal Charter;

(c) There is no requirement or procedure under the law of the Pueblo requiring a referendum by the members of the Pueblo or any other procedure or requirement beyond this resolution in order to petition the Secretary for the Amended Federal Charter under 25 U.S.C. § 477;

(d) The 19 Pueblos dissolved the All Indian Pueblo Council in 2011;

(e) In light of the dissolution of the All Indian Pueblo Council, the 19 Pueblos desire to remove all references to the All Indian Pueblo Council from the Federal Charter and clarify the role of the 19 Pueblos as the sole shareholders under the Federal Charter as shown on the amended Federal Charter ("Amended Federal Charter"), which is attached as Exhibit A;

(f) The Pueblo de San Ildefonso finds that it is in the best interests of the Pueblo to petition the Secretary to approve the Amended Federal Charter.