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1 Constitution of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma 1 (1983)

handle is hein.amindian/cchtwnok0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CONSTITUTION OF THE CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA PREAMBLE We, the members o~f the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, invoking the will and guidance of Almighty God in order to promote the general welfare, to insure tranquility and to secure to ourselves and our posterity the blessings of our ancestral heritage, culture and tribal sovereignty, do hereby ordain and establish, pursuant to the inherent tribal sovereignty of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, this Constitution for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. ARTICLE I - NAME AND GEOGRAPHICAL AREA Section 1. The name of this body shall be The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Sec. 2. Where in this Constitution the term Choctaw Nation or the Nation is used to denote a geographical area, it shall mean the following areas in the State of Oklahoma, to-wit: Beginning at a point on the Arkansas River, 100 paces east of Old Fort Smith, where the western boundary line of the State of Arkansas crosses the said River, and running thence due south to Red River; thence up Red River to the mouth of Island Bayou, where it empties into Red River, about 26 miles on a straight line below the mouth of False Washita; thence running a northwesterly course along the main channel of said Bayou to the junction of the three prongs of said Bayou, nearest the dividing ridge between Washita and Low Blue Rivers, as laid down on Capt. R. L. Hunter's map; thence northerly along the eastern prong of Island Bayou to its source; thence due north to the Canadian River; thence down said River to its junction with the Arkansas River; thence down said River to the place of beginning as set forth in the Treaty of June 22, 1855 (11 Stat. 611). ARTICLE RI - MEMBERSHIP Section 1. The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma shall consist of all Choctaw Indians by blood whose names appear on the final rolls of the Choctaw Nation approved pursuant to Section 2 of the Act of April 26, 1906 (34 Stat. 136) and their lineal descendants. Sec. 2. Except as hereinafter provided, any Choctaw by blood who has elected or shall hereafter elect to become a member of any other tribe or band of Indians may not be a member of this Nation. Sec. 3. The Tribal Council shall have the power to adopt any Choctaw by blood as a member of the Choctaw Nation who is or has become a member of any other tribe or band of Indians and who applies for membership in the Choctaw Nation; provided, the applicant denounces his membership in such other tribe or band of Indians.

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