American Indian constitutional reform and the rebuilding of Native nations
By: edited by Eric D. Lemont.
Contributors: Lemont, Eric D. 1969-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 343
Subjects: Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States; Indians of North America -- Politics and government
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Remaking tribal constitutions : meeting the challenges of tradition, colonialism, and globalization / Duane Champagne; title: Seasons of change : of reforms, melees, and revolutions in Indian country / David Wilkins; title: The Indian Reorganization Act and indian self-government / Elmer Rusco; title: Firsthand accounts: why engage in constitutional reform?; title: Members only : designing citizenship requirements for Indian nations / Carole Goldberg; title: My grandma, her people, our constitution / Joseph Thomas Flies-Away; title: Firsthand accounts: membership and citizenship; title: Constitutional rule and the effective governance of Native nations / Joseph Kalt; title: Firsthand accounts: governmental institutions; title: Realizing constitutional change through citizen participation / Eric Lemont; title: The process of constitutional reform / Steven Haberfeld; title: Firsthand accounts: maximizing citizen participation and ownership in reform processes; title: Overcoming the politics of reform : the story of the 1999 Cherokee Nation Constitution Convention / Eric Lemont; title: Firsthand account: overcoming the politics of reform.