About the Contributors

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Preface xi
4. Introduction 1
5. Part One
6. one Remaking Tribal Constitutions: Meeting the Challenges of Tradition, Colonialism, and Globalization 11
7. two Seasons of Change: Of Reforms, Melees, and Revolutions in Indian Country 35
8. three The Indian Reorganization Act and Indian Self-Government 49
9. Part Two
10. four Members Only: Designing Citizenship Requirements for Indian Nations 107
11. five My Grandma, Her People, Our Constitution 144
12. six Constitutional Rule and the Effective Governance of Native Nations 184
13. Part Three
14. seven Realizing Constitutional Change through Citizen Participation 237
15. eight The Process of Constitutional Reform 252
16. nine Overcoming the Politics of Reform: The Story of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma Constitution Convention 287
17. About the Contributors 333
18. Index 341