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Book Synopsis
Tribal leaders, academics, and legal practitioners offer a comprehensive overview of American Indian nations' governmental reform opportunities and challenges at the turn of the millennium.

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Part I
    • Chapter 1. Remaking Tribal Constitutions: Meeting the Challenges of Tradition, Colonialism, and Globalization (Duane Champagne)
    • Chapter 2. Seasons of Change: Of Reforms, Melees, and Revolutions in Indian Country (David Wilkins)
    • Chapter 3. The Indian Reorganization Act and Indian Self-Government (Elmer Rusco)
    • Firsthand Accounts: Why Engage in Constitutional Reform?
  • Part II
    • Chapter 4. Members Only: Designing Citizenship Requirements for Indian Nations (Carole Goldberg)
    • Chapter 5. My Grandma, Her People, Our Constitution (Joseph Thomas Flies-Away)
    • Firsthand Accounts: Membership and Citizenship
    • Chapter 6. Constitutional Rule and the Effective Governance of Native Nations (Joseph Kalt)
    • Firsthand Accounts: Governmental Institutions
  • Part III
    • Chapter 7. Realizing Constitutional Change through Citizen Participation (Eric Lemont)
    • Chapter 8. The Process of Constitutional Reform (Steven Haberfeld)
    • Firsthand Accounts: Maximizing Citizen Participation and Ownership in Reform Processes
    • Chapter 9. Overcoming the Politics of Reform: The Story of the 1999 Cherokee Nation Constitution Convention (Eric Lemont)
    • Firsthand Account: Overcoming the Politics of Reform
  • About the Contributors
  • Index

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/06/2006
      ISBN13: 9780292713178, 978-0292713178
      ISBN10: 0292713177

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Tribal leaders, academics, and legal practitioners offer a comprehensive overview of American Indian nations' governmental reform opportunities and challenges at the turn of the millennium.

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • Introduction
      • Part I
        • Chapter 1. Remaking Tribal Constitutions: Meeting the Challenges of Tradition, Colonialism, and Globalization (Duane Champagne)
        • Chapter 2. Seasons of Change: Of Reforms, Melees, and Revolutions in Indian Country (David Wilkins)
        • Chapter 3. The Indian Reorganization Act and Indian Self-Government (Elmer Rusco)
        • Firsthand Accounts: Why Engage in Constitutional Reform?
      • Part II
        • Chapter 4. Members Only: Designing Citizenship Requirements for Indian Nations (Carole Goldberg)
        • Chapter 5. My Grandma, Her People, Our Constitution (Joseph Thomas Flies-Away)
        • Firsthand Accounts: Membership and Citizenship
        • Chapter 6. Constitutional Rule and the Effective Governance of Native Nations (Joseph Kalt)
        • Firsthand Accounts: Governmental Institutions
      • Part III
        • Chapter 7. Realizing Constitutional Change through Citizen Participation (Eric Lemont)
        • Chapter 8. The Process of Constitutional Reform (Steven Haberfeld)
        • Firsthand Accounts: Maximizing Citizen Participation and Ownership in Reform Processes
        • Chapter 9. Overcoming the Politics of Reform: The Story of the 1999 Cherokee Nation Constitution Convention (Eric Lemont)
        • Firsthand Account: Overcoming the Politics of Reform
      • About the Contributors
      • Index

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