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1 Constitution of the Cuyapaipe Band of Mission Indians, Cuyapaie Indian Reservation, California 1 (1973)

handle is hein.amindian/ccbmici0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CONSTITUTION OF THlE CUYAPAIPE BAND OF MISSION INDIANS CUYAPAIPE INDIAN RESERVATION, CALIFORNIA We, the people of the Cuyapaipe Band of Mission Indians of California, a band of Diegueno Indians, in order to establish a formal organiza- tion so that the band members may help each other, and to improve and develop the Cuyapaipe Reservation for the benefit of the band propose this constitution for ratification and approval. - ARTICLE I - NAME The name of this organization shll be the Cuyapaipe Band of Mission Indians hereinafter referred to'as the band. ARTICLE II - TERRITORY The jurisdiction of the Cuyapaipe Band of Mission Indians shall extend to the lands now and hereafter comprising the Cuyapaipe Indian Reservation, California. In accordance with Public Law 280, the State of California exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction over the band members. ARTICLE III- MEMBERSHIP Section 1. The membership of the band shall consist of: (a) Persons whose names appear on the 1940 Census Roll of the Cuyapaipe Band, except where NE appears in Column 1 opposite the names of certain persons, such persons shall not be eligible for membership. (b) Those persons adopted into membership by the Cuyapaipe Band of Mission Indians as approved by the Acting Area Director, Sacramento Area Office, dated March 29, 1972. (c) Persons of one-eighth (1/8) or more degree of Diegueno Indian blood who are lineal descendants of individuals who were living on or before 1890 and were members of the Cuyapaipe Band, provided their applications for enrollment are approved by a majority vote of the tribal governing body.

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