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Indigenous Governance Database

NNI "Tribal Constitutions: Rebuilding Native Governments" Seminar, May 1-2, 2012

Convened by the Native Nations Institute on May 1-2, 2012 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 and Q&A sessions from this groundbreaking seminar, listed below.

Selected Presentations and Q&A Sessions:

Regis Pecos: The Why of Making and Remaking Governing Systems

Reforming Our Nations' Constitutions: What We Did and Why

Frank Ettawageshik: Reforming the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Constitution: What We Did and Why

Gwen Phillips: Reforming the Ktunaxa Nation Constitution: What We're Doing and Why

Frank Ettawageshik and Gwen Phillips: Reforming Our Nations' Constitutions: What We Did and Why (Q&A)

Key Issue Focus: Separations of Powers and Checks and Balances

Todd Hembree: A Key Constitutional Issue: Separations of Powers

Todd Hembree: A Key Constitutional Issue: Separations of Powers (Q&A)

Key Issue Focus: Dispute Resolution

Frank Pommersheim: A Key Constitutional Issue: Dispute Resolution

Frank Pommersheim: A Key Constitutional Issue: Dispute Resolution (Q&A)

The Process of Constitutional Reform: What We Did and Why

Julia Coates: The Process of Constitutional Reform: What the Cherokee Nation Did and Why

Anthony Hill: The Process of Constitutional Reform: What Gila River Indian Community Did and Why

The Process of Constitutional Reform: Key Issues and Cases to Consider

Joan Timeche and Joseph P. Kalt: The Process of Constitutional Reform: Key Issues and Cases to Consider

Constitutional Reform: A Wrap-Up Discussion (Q&A)

 

 

 

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