Structuring sovereignty
Subtitle: constitutions of native nations
By: by Melissa L. Tatum, Miriam Jorgensen, Mary E. Guss, Sarah Deer
Contributors: Jorgensen, Miriam, author; Guss, Mary E., author; Deer, Sarah, 1972-, author; University of California, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center
Series: Tribal legal studies
Publisher: American Indian Studies Center
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Los Angeles, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9780935626681
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Constitutional law; Indigenous peoples; Legal status, laws; Tribal government; Indians of North America; Case studies; Legal composition; Constitutions
Description: "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.
Notes: "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.

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