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

• Author: ProQuest (Firm)
• TeilnehmendeR: Lemont, Eric D. 1969-; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: xiii, 343 p.
• Notes: Includes index.

Table of Contents

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.