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1 Constitution of the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians of the Guidiville Rancheria 1 (2006)

handle is hein.amindian/cgbpigr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CONSTITUTION of the GUIMILLE BAND OF POMO INDIANS OF THE GUIDiVILLE RANCHERIA PREAMBLE We, the people of the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians of the Guidiville Rancheria, in order to promote our common welfare and to secure to ourselves and our descendants the rights, powers and privileges offered by our sovereign tribal status and by the Indian Reorganization Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 983) as amended, and, do hereby preserve and affirm this sovereign tribe, and adopt this Constitution pursuant to that Act. The Tribe hereby proclaims and demands the full benefits of Indian tribal sovereignty for itself and its members for all time. ARTICLE I: NAME The name of this sovereign tribe shall be the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians of the Guidiville Rancheria (hereinafter, referred to as the Tribe). ARTICLE H: TERRITORY The jurisdiction of the Tribe shall extend to all lands, water, air space, and resources which are held in trust or restricted status within the former boundaries of the Guidiville Rancheria, consistent with the terms of the decision in Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Sugar Bowl Rancheria et al. v. U.S.A., Civil No.C-86-3660-VRW (N.D. Cal. 1991), and to such other lands, water, air space, and resources as have been or may hereinafter be acquired by the Tribe. ARTICLE III: MEMBERSHIP Section 1. Membership Subject to the provisions of this Article III, Section 2 and 3 below, the membership in the Tribe shall consist of the following categories: (a) All persons whose names appear on the official roll of the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians as of the adoption of this Constitution, attached hereto as Exhibit A, (b) All minor children born to the persons whose names appear on the official roll of the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians. (c) All children born to members of the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians after the effective date of this statement. Page 1

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