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Rebuilding Native Nations: "Constitutions: Reflecting and Enacting Culture and Identity"

Rebuilding Native Nations:  "Constitutions: Reflecting and Enacting Culture and Identity"
From the Rebuilding Native Nations Course Series: "Constitutions: Reflecting and Enacting Culture and Identity"
Hepsi Barnett, Frank Ettawageshik, Greg Gilham and Donald "Del" Laverdure offer their perspectives on the opportunity that constitutional reform presents Native nations with respect to reintegrating their distinct cultures and identities into their governance systems.
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Tribal Governments: What Price 'Democracy'?

Tribal Governments: What Price 'Democracy'?
Tribal Governments: What Price 'Democracy'?
A puzzling aspect of the term tribe is its lack of a clear definition. Even the Department of the Interior, the last word on federal recognition, doesn’t have one. Most tribal communities do have an expression in their own language of what their community means to them and to their people. Take...
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Declaration of Tsawwassen Identity & Nationhood

Declaration of Tsawwassen Identity & Nationhood
Declaration of Tsawwassen Identity & Nationhood
We are Tsawwassen People — ‘People facing the sea’, descendants of our ancestors who exercised sovereign authority over our land for thousands of years. Tsawwassen People were governed under the sÉ™niw (advice) and guidance of siË€em (leaders), sciË€eÉ« (highborn women) hiwaqÊ· (headmen), and sqÊ·...
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NNI Indigenous Leadership Fellow: Michael Kanentakeron Mitchell (Part 2)

NNI Indigenous Leadership Fellow: Michael Kanentakeron Mitchell (Part 2)
NNI Indigenous Leadership Fellow: Michael Kanentakeron Mitchell (Part 2)
In part two of his Indigenous Leadership Fellow interview, Grand Chief Michael Mitchell of the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne touches on a wide range of nation-building topics, notably the importance of clearly defining the distinct roles and responsibilities of leaders and administrators working on...
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Michael K. Mitchell: Perspectives on Leadership and Nation Building

Michael K. Mitchell: Perspectives on Leadership and Nation Building
Michael K. Mitchell: Perspectives on Leadership and Nation Building
Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Grand Chief Michael K. Mitchell discusses the Akwesasne Mohawk's effort to regain control over their own affairs, and offers his advice to leaders who are working to regain jurisdiction over their lands and resources as well as rebuild their nations.
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NNI Indigenous Leadership Fellow: Michael Kanentakeron Mitchell (Part 1)

NNI Indigenous Leadership Fellow: Michael Kanentakeron Mitchell (Part 1)
NNI Indigenous Leadership Fellow: Michael Kanentakeron Mitchell (Part 1)
Grand Chief Michael Mitchell of the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne provides an overview of the nation-building work his nation has engaged in over the past four decades, from its decision to move away from the Indian Act to its systematic development of capable governing institutions designed to...
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Indian Pride 102; Treaties & Sovereignty

Indian Pride 102; Treaties & Sovereignty
Indian Pride: Episode 102: Treaties & Sovereignty
Indian Pride, an American Indian cultural magazine television series, spotlights the diverse cultures of American Indian people throughout the country. This episode of Indian Pride features John Echohawk, Executive Director of the Native American Rights Fund, and focuses on understanding Indian...
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Sovereignty and Peoplehood

Sovereignty and Peoplehood
Sovereignty and Peoplehood
The term "sovereignty" perplexes students of the American Indian policy perhaps more than any other concept. The word comes from the Old French soverain or souverein and was usually used in reference to a king or lord who had the undisputed right to make decisions and act accordingly with or...
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