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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452219803321

Titolo

American Indian constitutional reform and the rebuilding of Native nations [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Eric D. Lemont

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2006

ISBN

0-292-79584-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (360 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LemontEric D <1969-> (Eric David)

Disciplina

342.7308/72

Soggetti

Indians of North America - Legal status, laws, etc

Indians of North America - Politics and government

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Remaking tribal constitutions : meeting the challenges of tradition, colonialism, and globalization / Duane Champagne -- Seasons of change : of reforms, melees, and revolutions in Indian country / David Wilkins -- The Indian Reorganization Act and indian self-government / Elmer Rusco -- Firsthand accounts : why engage in constitutional reform? -- Members only : designing citizenship requirements for Indian nations / Carole Goldberg -- My grandma, her people, our constitution / Joseph Thomas Flies-Away -- Firsthand accounts : membership and citizenship -- Constitutional rule and the effective governance of Native nations / Joseph Kalt -- Firsthand accounts : governmental institutions -- Realizing constitutional change through citizen participation / Eric Lemont -- The process of constitutional reform / Steven Haberfeld -- Firsthand accounts : maximizing citizen participation and ownership in reform processes -- Overcoming the politics of reform : the story of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma Constitution Convention / Eric Lemont -- Firsthand account : overcoming the politics of reform / Martha Berry.