Location: Nevada, Oregon
Population: 700
Date of Constitution: 1936
Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe. 1936. "Constitution and By-Laws of the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe." McDermitt, NV.
ARTICLE II -- MEMBERSHIP SECTION 1. The membership of the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe shall consist of-- (a) All original allottees at Fort McDermitt, and such of their descendants as do now maintain a bona-fide residence on the former Fort McDermitt Military Reserve. (b) Every child…
Scholar Carole Goldberg shares what she's learned about citizenship criteria from her extensive work with Native nations across the country, and sets forth the internal and external considerations that Native nations need to wrestle with in determining what their citizenship criteria should be.
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