Research Catalog

Title

Structuring sovereignty : constitutions of native nations / by Melissa L. Tatum, Miriam Jorgensen, Mary E. Guss, Sarah Deer.

Author

Tatum, Melissa L.

Publication

• Los Angeles, California : American Indian Studies Center, [2014]
• ©2014

Supplementary Content

Part V: Constitutions (electronic appendix)

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Jorgensen, Miriam
• Guss, Mary E.
• Deer, Sarah, 1972-
• University of California, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center.

Description

xiii, 210 pages; 23 cm

Summary

"Drafting and adopting a constitution is a collective journey of self-discovery and reflection for any nation, Indigenous or non-Indigenous. This book is a guide for communities engaged in the process of drafting a constitution and for students who are studying that process. It draws on research, firsthand experience with constitution writing and constitutional change, and numerous examples from actual governing documents to demonstrate the many ways that Indigenous nations can structure their sovereignty"--UCLA American Indian Studies Center Publications website.

Uniform Title

Tribal legal studies.

Subject

• Constitutional law
• Indigenous peoples > Legal status, laws, etc
• Tribal government
• Indians of North America > Legal status, laws, etc. > Case studies
• Indians of North America > Legal status, laws, etc. > Canada > Case studies
• Indigenous peoples > Legal status, laws, etc. > Case studies
• Legal composition
• Constitutions

Note

• "Part V provides the complete text of each constitution excerpted in the body of the textbook, along with basic background information about the nation, including its location and population, the form of its government, and the date of its constitution. Part V also includes a number of other complete constitutions to rpovide additional insight into how the various parts of a constitution can fit together into a cohesive whole"--Page xiii.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Part I. Background: Constitutional stories: Crow Nation -- chapter 1. Governments and constitutions -- chapter 2. Constitutions in context -- chapter 3. The preamble as a statement of identity -- Part II. Government and its citizens: Constitutional stories: Hopi Tribe -- chapter 4. Defining the citizenry -- chapter 5. Relationship between government and citizens -- Part III. Structure of government: Constitutional stories: Lac du Flambeau Tribe -- chapter 6. Scope of governmental authority -- chapter 7. Governmental structure -- chapter 8. Legislative functions -- chapter 9. Executive functions -- chapter 10. Government officials -- chapter 11. Judicial functions -- Part IV. Implementing and interpreting the constitution: Constitutional stories: Cherokee Nation -- chapter 12. The process of constitutional development -- chapter 13. Interpreting the constitution -- Part V: Constitutions (go to www.books.aisc.ucla.edu).

Call Number

JFE 14-4426

ISBN

• 0935626689
• 9780935626681

OCLC

876350590

Author

Tatum, Melissa L., author.

Title

Structuring sovereignty : constitutions of native nations / by Melissa L. Tatum, Miriam Jorgensen, Mary E. Guss, Sarah Deer.

Publisher

Los Angeles, California : American Indian Studies Center, [2014]

Copyright Date

©2014

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Tribal legal studies.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Connect to:

Part V: Constitutions (electronic appendix)

Added Author

Jorgensen, Miriam, author.

Guss, Mary E., author.

Deer, Sarah, 1972- author.

University of California, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center.

Research Call Number

JFE 14-4426