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1 Constitution of the Asa'carsarmiut Tribe 1 (2013)

handle is hein.amindian/casactb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CONSTITUTION OF THE ASA'CARSARMIUT TRIBE We, the Native People residing in Mountain Village, Alaska, and citizens of the United States, in order to implement our inherent right to self-government and self-determination and to promote our political social, cultural and economic progress, do hereby ordain and establish this constitution under our inherent sovereign authority. ARTICLE I - NAME The name of this organization shall be the Asa'carsarmiut Tribe. 4RTICLE II - TERRITORY The jurisdiction of the Asa'carsarmiut Tribe shall extend to the lands and waters constituting Indian country of the Asa'carsarmiut Tribe as defined by federal law. To the extent consistent with federal law, such lands shall include, but are not limited to, all lands and waters customarily and traditionally used by the Asa'carsarmiut people, including within such traditional lands and waters all lands withdrawn for selection by the Azachorok Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (P.L. 92-90), all lands withdrawn for the federal townsite of Mountain Village (44 Stat. 629) as described in U.S. Survey 44-12 (map attached), and all fee lands and allotments within the traditional lands of Asa'carsarmiut, not withstanding the issuance of any patent or unrestricted fee title to any such lands. ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP Section 1. Basic Membership. The basic membership of the Asa'carsarmiut Tribe shall consist of Alaska Natives whose names appear on the basic membership role dated September 20, 1994, provided that the Council may correct the basic membership roll within two years following the adoption of this Constitution. Lineal descendants and adopted children of the original base roll members shall automatically become tribal members. Section 2. Adoption of Members. In addition to the persons described in Section 1, the Council shall have the option to adopt any person of Alaska Native or American Indian descent who

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