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Chinook Nation
The Chinook Indian Nation is an unrecognized tribe in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington (state), Washington that was List of federally recognized tribes in the contiguous United States, federally recognized from 2001 to 2002. It consists of the five westernmost Chinookan peoples, Chinookan tribes: the Cathlamet people, Cathlamet, Clatsop, Lower Chinook people, Lower Chinook, , and Willapa people, Willapa. Its headquarters is in Bay Center, Washington. The Chinookan people of the Columbia River had a vast trading network before and during European colonization. The trading center of Cathlapotle, established in the 15th century, was visited by the Lewis and Clark expedition. The governments of the Oregon Territory, Oregon and Washington Territory, Washington Territories negotiated treaties with Chinookans as settlers entered the region. The tribes that would become the Chinook Nation signed the Tansy Point Treaty (1851), which would grant them land, but it was not ratified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nonprofit Corporation
A nonprofit corporation is any legal entity which has been incorporated under the law of its jurisdiction for purposes other than making profits for its owners or shareholders. Depending on the laws of the jurisdiction, a nonprofit corporation may seek official recognition as such, and may be taxed differently from for-profit corporations, and treated differently in other ways. Public-benefit nonprofit corporations A public-benefit nonprofit corporation is a type of nonprofit corporation chartered by a state government, and organized primarily or exclusively for social, educational, recreational or charitable purposes by like-minded citizens. Public-benefit nonprofit corporations are distinct in the law from mutual-benefit nonprofit corporations in that they are organized for the general public benefit, rather than for the interest of its members. They are also distinct in the law from religious corporations. Religious corporation A religious corporation is a nonprofi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
