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1 Constitution of the Chickasaw Nation 1 (1979)

handle is hein.amindian/cchkswn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: iONSTITUTION OF THE CHICKASAW NATION PREAMBLE Invoking the will and'\ uidance of Almighty God, we the citizens of the Chickasaw Nation. in order to insure equal justice, to enhance and promote educational o??oru:tu1es\among our members, to preserve and enrich our tribal heritage and culx-r e,Xto secure to ourselves and our descendants the rights and benefits to w ,dcn\ we are entitled, and otherwise to promote the common welfare of the Chickasaw people, do hereby establish and adopt this Constitution. ARTICI\E I - NAME The name of this body shall be The C~ckasaw Nation. ARTICLE 1I - CITIZENSHIP Section 1. The Chickasaw Nation shall cons st of all Chickasaw Indians by blood whose names appear on the final rolls of the Chickasaw Nation approved pursuant to Section 2 of the Act of April 26, 1906 (34 Stat. 137) and their lineal descendants. Sec. 2. The Tribal Council shall have the power to enact ordinances governing future citizenship and loss of citizenship i*the Chickasaw Nation. ARTICLE III - RIGHTS OF SUFFERA4 Section 1. AL ctizens eighteen (18) years of age or older shall be deemed qualified electors under The authority of this Constitution.\ Sec. 2. No e.rolled member of another tribe or person w1o votes as a citizen or member of another tribe shall be eligible to vote. ARTICLE 1V - BILL OF RIGHTS Section 1. Noth!i- in this Constitution shall be interpreted in a way\,w,,hich would change -e -ividual rights and privileges the tribal members hae as citizens of te Cb-c<asaw Na:ion, the State of Oklahoma, the United Sttes of America and -Uaranteed under the Indian Civil Rights Act.

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