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Constitution and By-Laws For The Blackfeet Tribe Of The Blackfeet Indian Reservation Of Montana We, the adult members of the Blackfeet Indian Tribe, pursuant to the authority vested in us by Section 16 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Statutes at large, page 986), and amendments thereto, do hereby organize for the common welfare of said tribe and the members thereof, and for such purpose do adopt the following constitution for the government, protection, and common welfare of the said tribe and members thereof. We the people of the Cherokee Nation, in order to preserve and enrich our tribalculture, achieve and maintain a desirable measure of prosperity, insure tranquility and to secure to ourselves and our posterity the blessings of freedom, acknowledging, with humility and gratitude, the goodness of the Sovereign Ruler of the Universe in permitting us so to do, and imploring his aid and guidance in its accomplishment--do ordain and establish this Constitution for the government of the Cherokee Nation. The term "Nation" as used in this Constitution is the same as "Tribe."Approved for Referendum by the Commissioner, Morris
Constitution of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in MinnesotaAs Amended Through November 18, 1998. Amended Constitution of the Yankton Sioux Tribal Business and Claims Committee[Includes amendments through March 20, 1975. ]PREAMBLEWhereas the Yankton Sioux Tribe of Indians have progressed in their association with other members of the community in which they live, and many members are educated and self supporting, and trained in business, trades, skills and farming and Whereas, the Yankton Sioux Tribe of Indians adopted a Constitution and By-Laws on September 22, 1932, which Constitution provides for amendment of the same at any regular or special Tribal Council, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and the said Constitution failing to provide for business and Tribal affairs as they exist today, and a Tribal Council having been held at Greenwood, South Dakota, on August 3-4, 1961, after due notice was given and continued thereafter until the business of that Council was completed, at which Tribal Council at its meeting having authorized a resolution whereby a Constitutional Committee was elected on December 16, 1961, to draft a Constitution and By-Laws and the Committee having duly considered the matter and having discovered that the Yankton Sioux Tribe of Indians has a Constitution, which Constitution was adopted on September 22, 1932, and approved by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs on October 5, 1932, and the original Constitution and By-Laws providing in Section 16 thereof that the Constitution and By-Laws may be amended at any regular or special Tribal Council, sub-to the approval of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and which Constitution is now in full force and effect, the Constitutional Committee after due consideration being of the opinion that the said Committee is without authority to draft a Constitution and By-Laws, but is authorized to the drafting of amendments and by-laws to the original said Constitution at a Tribal Council held at Greenwood , South Dakota, on July 17 , 1962, and in order to establish further a united Tribal organization to conserve and develop the common resources of our Tribe, to promote and advance the health, education and welfare of ourselves and our posterity to instill through education and industrial development on our reservation, a sense of responsibility and initiative both of which are necessary in a dynamic society, to ever hold before our Tribe the glory and heritage of our race, we do hereby amend our existing Constitution and By-Laws as follows:. Constitution of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe ON-KWA-IA-NE-REN-SHE-RA (our laws) 1995We, the members of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, in order to secure to us and to our posterity the political and civil rights we possess from time immemorial; to guarantee individual rights and freedom of religion; to exercise the right to self-government; to promote the betterment of our tribe; to administer our affairs, both as a self-governing body and as a proprietor of our tribal assets, to maintain our tribal customs and traditions; to utilize, increase and protect our tribal resources; to secure educational advantages and vocational opportunities, do ordain and establish this Constitution. HistoryApproved for Referendum by the Commissioner, Morris Thompson, on September 5, 1975, Seconded by the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, Ross O. CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE OF THE PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION OF SOUTH DAKOTA- Last Updated 1996PREAMBLEWe, the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, in order to establish a more perfect organization, promote the general welfare, conserve and develop our lands and resources, secure to ourselves and our posterity the power to exercise certain rights of home rule not inconsistent with Federal laws and our treaties, and in recognition of God Almighty and His Divine Providence, do ordain and establish this constitution for the Oglala Sioux Tribe. CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS OF THE LOWER BRULE SIOUX TRIBEPreambleWe, the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Sioux Reservation, in order to establish a more perfect tribal organization, promote the general welfare, develop better school facilities, conserve and develop our lands and resources, and secure to ourselves and our posterity the power to exercise certain rights of home rule not inconsistent with the Federal, State, and local laws, applicable to Indian tribes, do ordain and establish this constitution for the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe. Swimmer, on October 2, 1975, approved by Referendum on June 26, 1976. Cherokee Nation JAT 93-5 (1995)CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWSOFTHE CHEYENNE-ARAPAHO TRIBES OF OKLAHOMARATIFIED APRIL 19, 1975PREAMBLE We, the Indians of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, in order to promote more unified tribal economic progress, to better transact our tribal business and industrial affairs, to protect our religious rights, to protect and maintain our allotted lands, to look after our just claims and our rights under treaty stipulations, to borrow money from the Federal Government--such funds to constitute a tribal revolving fund from which sums may be lent to individual members of the tribes and to groups of members for cooperative enterprises--to participate in the management of tribal lands and property, to assist and advise in the purchase of land which the government may obtain for landless members of the tribes, to negotiate with the representatives of federal, state, and local governments in regard to all matters affecting the tribes now or in the future, and to further the general welfare of ourselves and our posterity, do hereby adopt the following constitution and by-laws pursuant to the Thomas-Rogers Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act of June 26, 1936, which shall replace as our governing document that constitution and by-laws ratified September 18, 1937, and all amendments thereto. PREAMBLE We, the Minnesota Mdewakanton Sioux residing on the Lower Sioux Reservation under the Pipestone jurisdiction in the State of Minnesota, in order to form a more perfect union, develop our natural resources, insure our domestic tranquility, promote the general welfare, to enjoy certain rights of home rule, to provide education in schools of higher learning including vocational, trade, high schools, and colleges for our people, and to secure the opportunities offered us under the Indian Reorganization Act, do hereby establish the following Constitution and Bylaws; and we solemnly affirm that it is our earnest intention faithfully to support, respect and promote the integrity of the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Minnesota, together with all laws pertaining thereto which are the constituted authority of our commonwealth. Swimmer, on October 2, 1975, approved by Referendum on June 26, 1976. Constitution and By-Laws of theCheyenne River Sioux Tribe APPROVED DECEMBER 27, 1935AMENDED FEBRUARY 11, 1966AMENDED JUNE 18, 1980AMENDED JULY 17, 1992 PREAMBLEWe, the Sioux Indians of the Cheyenne River Reservation in the State of South Dakota in order to establish our tribal organization, to conserve our tribal property, to develop our common resources, to establish justice, and to promote the welfare of ourselves and our descendants, do hereby ordain and establish this constitution band by-laws for our tribal council as a guide to its deliberationsConstitution and Bylaws of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South DakotaLast amended: 1973PREAMBLEUnder and by virtue of our Creator and His divine providence, we the enrolled members of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of Indians of the Rosebud Indian Reservation in the State of South Dakota, in order to establish a united tribal organization, to establish justice, to insure tranquility and enjoy the blessings of freedom and liberty, to conserve our tribal property, to develop our common posterity, in education and industry, do hereby adopt and establish this constitution and by-laws. Cross ReferencesSeat of government, Article XVII of the Cherokee Constitution.
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