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1 Constitution of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas 1 (1989)

handle is hein.amindian/ckkptttx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CONSTI'UICN OF THE KICAPOO TRADITICNAL TRIBE OF TEXAS PREAMBLE We, the members of the Texas Sand of Kickapoo, by virtue of our sovereign rights as an Indian Tribe and pursuant to the authorities cunferred by the Indian Reorganizaticn Act of June 18, 1934, (48 Stat. 984), and Public Law 97-429, do hereby organize as a Tribe separate and apart from the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma for the well-being of the Band and its members, to direct and control cur own affairs, to protect and develop our land and resources for ourselves and our children, and to ensure the political integrity and cultural identity of the Band, and for these purposes do adopt this Constitution for the Texas Band of Kickapoo, henceforth to be knawn as the Kickapoo Traditicnal Tribe of Texas. ARTICLE I - JURISDICTICJ The jurisdicticn of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas, hereinafter referred to as the Tribe, shall extend to the extent permitted by federal law, to all lands placed in trust for the Tribe pursuant to Public Law 97-429, known as the Kickapoo Village, to all additiccal lards which may be acquired by the Kickapoo Traditioal Tribe of Texas, to all lands which may be acquired by the United States and held in trust for the Tribe, and to all other lands over which the Tribe may exercise jurisdicticn under federal law. ARTICaE II - section 1 The metership of the Kickapoc Trai1ticl1 Tribe of Texas shall ccnsist of the following persans: (a) All perscuw of Kickapoo Indian blood whome name apear cn the official roll of the Texas Band of Kickapoo dated Noveter 8, 1987, and to thoe aerolledthrough Novemer 8, 1988; and (b) All childrem born to a tribal member who are at least aie-fourth (1/4) degre Kick*oc Indian blood. Section 2. Frm and after the adoption of this cmwtituticn, persons who are members of other federally recognized Indian Tribes who are at least 1/4 degree Kickapoo Indian blood may apply for mmbership in the Tribe provided: 1) they have relinquished their metership in tie other Tribe; 2) they have resided within the jurisdiction of the Tribe as defined in Article I for three (3) years; and 3) the applicaticn for mtership is approved by the Memership caittee.

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