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Tribal Governments Come In Many Forms

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Author: 
Duane Champagne
Year: 
2015

Tribal Governments Come In Many Forms

Tribal Governments Come In Many Forms
Tribal Governments Come In Many Forms

When the U.S. and Canadian governments suggest and support Western-style governments for indigenous nations, they are trying to improve Native government and make it more compatible with national government. Indigenous nations have diverse political arrangements and forms of government. When adapting to present-day nation states and market economies, if possible, indigenous nations will make political changes that express their historical political and cultural relations...

consensus decision-making, decision making, general council system, traditional governance systems
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Oneida Nation of Wisconsin
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Champagne, Duane. "Tribal Governments Come In Many Forms." Indian Country Today Media Network. June 23, 2015. Article. (https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/history/events/tribal-governments..., accessed June 24, 2015)

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