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The reserved land for Native Rodokans is governed by a body known as the Rodokan Native Tribal Administration (RNTA), which is composed of elected representatives from the various tribes. The RNTA was established in 1992 as a legal successor body to the various tribes, who agreed to pool their resources and governance together. While the King of Tavaris holds the title of "High Chief," the Administration elects from among its membership a Presiding Chief, who along with a Tribal Council is the executive of the Administration. The current Presiding Chief is Ivi Puna Laar, who is also the Chief of the Puna tribe. The Administration largely holds the same authority in governance over its territory as a province would, and this was the case even before Rodoka itself became a province. The Treaty can only be amended by mutual agreement of the Administration and the Tavari government, a process which was undertaken to establish the RNTA in 1992. The RNTA governs all public land within the reservation, regulates businesses, construction, and infrastructure, and can set a local income tax and a local VAT on goods and services. The national Tavari VAT is not charged inside the reservation, but the national income tax is - except it is reduced by the income tax rate charged by the RNTA, so that Native Rodokans pay the same total income tax rate as other Tavari do. Of the 5 million people on Rodoka, some 1.6 million are Native Rodokans. An additional 237,000 Native Rodokans live on the [[Isles of Kanor]], which are also administrated by the RNTA through an Area Chief appointed by the RNTA High Council.