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Wolves Have A Constitution:” Continuities in Indigenous Self-Government

Wolves Have A Constitution:” Continuities in Indigenous Self-Government
Wolves Have A Constitution: Continuities in Indigenous Self-Government
This article is about constitutionalism as an Indigenous tradition. The political idea of constitutionalism is the idea that the process of governing is itself governed by a set of foundational laws or rules. There is ample evidence that Indigenous nations in North America–and in Australia and New...
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Joseph Flies-Away: "How Do We Resolve Disputes?"

Joseph Flies-Away: "How Do We Resolve Disputes?"
Joseph Flies-Away: Knowing, Living and Defending the Rule of Law
Joseph Flies-Away (Hualapai), Associate Justice of the Hualapai Nation Court of Appeals, discusses the importance of Native nations building and living a sound, culturally sensible rule of law -- through constitutions, codes, common law and in other ways -- that everyone in those nations knows,...
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Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution: A List of Resources

Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution: A List of Resources
Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution: A List of Resources
The Native American Rights Fund's National Indian Law Library provides a comprehensive list of relevant news stories and academic articles on the peacemaking mechanisms and conflict resolution approaches of Native nations.
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Constitutions and Constitutional Reform - Day 1 (Q&A)

Constitutions and Constitutional Reform - Day 1 (Q&A)
Constitutions and Constitutional Reform - Day 1 (Q&A)
Presenters and moderators from the first day of NNI's "Tribal Constitutions" seminar gather to field questions from seminar participants on a variety of topics ranging from dual citizenship to the relationship between a nation's constitution and its economic development environment.
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Stephen Cornell: The Task of Reclaiming Self-Governance (Presentation Highlight)

Stephen Cornell: The Task of Reclaiming Self-Governance (Presentation Highlight)
Stephen Cornell: The Task of Reclaiming Self-Governance (Presentation Highlight)
In this highlight from the presentation "Key Things a Constitution Should Address: 'Who Has Responsibility for What?'," NNI's Stephen Cornell provides an overview of the fundamental questions that Native nations must ask themselves as they reclaim control over and then redesign their governance...
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Indigenous Governance Toolkit

Indigenous Governance Toolkit
Indigenous Governance Toolkit
The Indigenous Governance Toolkit is an online resource developed for Indigenous nations, communities, individuals and organisations searching for information to build their governance. It covers all the basics — your rules, values, culture, membership, leadership, and decision making — and has...
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Managing Land, Governing for the Future: Finding the Path Forward for Membertou

Managing Land, Governing for the Future: Finding the Path Forward for Membertou
Managing Land, Governing for the Future: Finding the Path Forward for Membertou
This in-depth, interview-based study was commissioned by Membertou Chief and Council and the Membertou Governance Committee, and funded by the Atlantic Aboriginal Economic Development Integrated Research Program to investigate methods by which Membertou First Nation can further increase its...
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Videos: White Earth Nation Constitutional Reform

Videos: White Earth Nation Constitutional Reform
Videos: White Earth Nation Constitutional Reform
As part of its ongoing process of educating the White Earth people and others about White Earth's proposed new constitution, White Earth Nation's Constitutional Education Team produced several videos for White Earth citizens to view in order to gain a better understanding of the key governance...
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Rebuilding Native Nations: "What Strong, Independent and Legitimate Justice Systems Require"

Rebuilding Native Nations:  "What Strong, Independent and Legitimate Justice Systems Require"
From the Rebuilding Native Nations Course Series: "What Strong, Independent and Legitimate Justice Systems Require"
Native leaders and scholars discuss what Native nations need to do to create strong, independent and culturally legimate justice systems.
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Frank Pommersheim: A Key Constitutional Issue: Dispute Resolution

Frank Pommersheim: A Key Constitutional Issue: Dispute Resolution
Frank Pommersheim: A Key Constitutional Issue: Dispute Resolution
University of South Dakota Professor of Law Frank Pommersheim discusses the key constitutional issue of dispute resolution and presents three cases demonstrating how tribes are endowing their constitutions with legitimacy through the careful, thoughtful resolution of disputes.
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