Council of the Cherokee Nation - File #: 19-096

• File #: 19-096
• Version: 2
• Name: 2019 AMENDMENT TO THE TITLE 10 THE "CHILDRENS CODE"
• Type: Legislative Act
• Status: Tabled Indefinitely
• File created: 10/30/2019
• In control: RULES COMMITTEE
• On agenda: 11/13/2019
• Title: AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 10 OF THE CHEROKEE NATION CODE ANNOTATED TO PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND INCORPORATE CERTAIN CHEROKEE TRIBAL TRADITIONS, CUSTOMS AND CULTURE
• Sponsors: Wes Nofire
• Indexes: CHILDREN, Culture, Indian Child Welfare
• Code sections: Title 10 - Children
• Related files: CNCA-10

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/30/2020	2	RULES COMMITTEE	Tabled Indefinitely	Pass
12/16/2019	1	RULES COMMITTEE	Tabled	Pass
11/13/2019	1	RULES COMMITTEE	Tabled	Pass

Title
AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 10 OF THE CHEROKEE NATION CODE ANNOTATED TO PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND INCORPORATE CERTAIN CHEROKEE TRIBAL TRADITIONS, CUSTOMS AND CULTURE
Body
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:

Section 1. Title and Codification

This act codifies certain amendments to Title 10 of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated.

Section 2. Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to amend Title 10 of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated to preserve, protect, and incorporate certain Cherokee tribal traditions, customs and culture into legal proceedings involving Cherokee children. Traditional Cherokee families must be protected and respected by the District Courts of the Cherokee Nation and Cherokee Elders should be respected and recognized by the District Courts as competent expert witnesses to provide evidence of Cherokee traditions, customs, and culture.

Section 3. Legislative History


Section 4. Definitions


Section 5. Substantive Provisions

§ 1.5. Preservation of Cherokee Tradition, Customs, and Culture

Cherokee people embrace a mix of both modern and traditional aspects of Cherokee traditions, customs, and culture. Respect for and recognition of Cherokee Elders as repositories of Cherokee traditions, customs and cultural knowledge shall be the law of the Cherokee Nation. Cherokee families have traditionally been based on matrilineal clans focused on the family group that include extended family primarily along the mother’s family by blood. The Cherokee Nation acknowledges and respects this aspect of traditional Cherokee traditions, customs and culture, which extend beyond the modern custom of family recognized by most state governments. District Courts of the Cherokee Nation shall acknowledge and respect traditional Cherokee traditions, customs, and culture. As used in Title 10, Cherokee Elders shall mean Cherokee persons that have accumulated a great deal of wisdom and knowledge throughout his or her lifetime, especially in the traditions, customs...