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Indigenous Governance Database

NNI "Tribal Constitutions: Rebuilding Native Governments" Seminar, April 3-4, 2013

Convened by the Native Nations Institute on April 3-4, 2013 in Tucson, Arizona, the “Tribal Constitutions: Rebuilding Native Governments” executive education seminar was designed to equip Native nation leaders and other key decision-makers with cutting-edge knowledge and tools for assessing their constitutions and systems of governance and then determining what needs changing and how. In addition, Native leaders and governance experts shared their knowledge and experience in remaking governance systems through constitutional reform and other means. The Indigenous Governance Database features selected presentations, presentation highlights, and Q&A sessions from this groundbreaking seminar, listed below.

Selected Presentations and Q&A Sessions:

Joan Timeche: The Two Tests a Constitution Must Pass (Presentation Highlight)

Key Things a Constitution Should Address: "Who Are We and How Do We Know?"

Jill Doerfler: "No Easy Answer": Citizenship Requirements

Carole Goldberg: Designing Tribal Citizenship

Jill Doerfler and Carole Goldberg: Key Things a Constitution Should Address: Who Are We and How Do We Know? (Q&A)

Stephen Cornell: The Task of Reclaiming Self-Governance (Presentation Highlight)

Miriam Jorgensen: Constitutions: Creating Space for Court-Made Law and Judicial Review (Presentation Highlight)

Constitutions and Constitutional Reform - Day 1 (Q&A)

Melissa Tatum: Striking a Balance on What to Include in Your Constitution (Presentation Highlight)

Key Things a Constitution Should Address: "How Do We Choose Our Leaders and Maintain Quality Leadership?"

Ruben Santiesteban and Joni Theobald: Choosing Our Leaders and Maintain Quality Leadership: The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians

The Process of Constitutional Reform: The Challenge of Citizen Engagement

Angela Wesley: A "Made in Huu-ay-aht" Constitution

Anthony Hill: Constitutional Reform on the Gila River Indian Community

Anthony Hill and Angela Wesley: The Process of Constitutional Reform: The Challenge of Citizen Engagement (Q&A)

Ian Record: Setting the Focus and Providing the Context: Critical Constitutional Reform Tasks (Presentation Highlight)

Robert Hershey: The Legal Process of Constitutional Reform

Constitutions and Constitutional Reform - Day 2 (Q&A)

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