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Indigenous Governance Database

NNI "Tribal Constitutions" Seminar, April 2-3, 2014

Convened by the Native Nations Institute on April 2-3, 2014 in Tucson, Arizona, the “Tribal Constitutions: Rebuilding Native Governments” executive education seminar is 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 share 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:

Defining Constitutions and the Movement to Remake Them

Stephen Cornell: Defining Constitutions (Presentation Highlight)

Ian Record: Some of the Difficulties of Constitutional Reform (Presentation Highlight)

Joan Timeche: The Hopi Tribe: Wrestling with the IRA System of Governance (Presentation Highlight)

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

John Borrows: Who Are We and How Do We Know?

Carlos Hisa and Esequiel (Zeke) Garcia: Ysleta del Sur Pueblo: Redefining Citizenship

Carlos Hisa and Esequiel (Zeke) Garcia: Ysleta del Sur Pueblo: Redefining Citizenship (Q&A)

Key Things a Constitution Should Address: "How Do We Make Law?"

Miriam Jorgensen: Considering People-Made Law in Your Constitution (Presentation Highlight)

Key Things a Constitution Should Address: "How Do We Resolve Disputes?"

Joseph Flies-Away: Knowing, Living and Defending the Rule of Law

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

Shannon Douma: Cultivating Good Leadership: The Santa Fe Indian School's Summer Policy Academy

Richard Luarkie: How Do We Choose Our Leaders and Maintain Quality Leadership?: The Pueblo of Laguna

Shannon Douma and Richard Luarkie: How Do We Choose Our Leaders and Maintain Quality Leadership? (Q&A)

The Process of Constitutional Reform: The Challenge of Citizen Engagement

Jennifer Porter: The Kootenai Tribe: Strengthening the People's Voice in Government Through Constitutional Change

Terry Janis: Citizen Engagement and Constitutional Change at the White Earth Nation

Terry Janis: Citizen Engagement and Constitutional Change at the White Earth Nation (Q&A)

The Legal Process of Constitutional Reform

Robert Hershey: Dispelling Stereotypes about the Federal Government's Role in Constitutional Reform

Andrew Martinez: Constitutional Reform: The Secretarial Election Process

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