Committee: Rules Author: Todd Hembree
Date: 4-27-06 Committee Date: 4-27-06 Sponsor: Jackie Bob Martin
RESOLUTION NO. 63-06
COUNCIL OF THE CHEROKEE NATION
A RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 1 OF THE CHEROKEE NATION CONSTITUTION OF 1975 AND ARTICLE IV, SECTION 1 OF CHEROKEE CONSTITUTION OF 1999 PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 15, SECTION 2,
DETERMINING CRITERIA FOR CITIZENSHIP INTO THE CHEROKEE NATION
WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation since time immemorial has exercised the sovereign rights of self-government in behalf of the Cherokee people; and,
WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation is a federally recognized Indian Nation with a historic and continual government to government relationship with the United States of America;
WHEREAS, the Constitution of the Cherokee Nation was approved by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs on September 5, 1975, seconded by Principal Chief Ross 0. Swimmer on October 2, 1975, and ratified by the Cherokee people on June 26, 1976 and the Constitution of the Cherokee Nation was ratified by the people on July 26, 2003, after said Constitution was revised at a duly called Convention of Delegates as provided by Cherokee law, and;
WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council is empowered by Article XV, Section 2 of the Constitution to propose constitutional amendments when the same are approved by a majority of all members of the Council and submitted to the people for their approval at a general election, or at a special election called for that purpose by a two-thirds vote of the Council.
WHEREAS, Article Ill, Section 1, of the Cherokee Constitution of 1975 provides as follows:
All members of the Cherokee Nation must be citizens as proven by reference to the Dawes Commission Rolls, including the Delaware Cherokees of Article II of the Delaware Agreement dated the 8th day of May, 1867, and the Shawnee Cherokees as of Article HI of the Shawnee Agreement dated the 9th day of June, 1869, and/or their descendants.
WHEREAS, Article IV, ...
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