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1 Constitution of the Mentasta Tribe 1 (1995)

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                              CONSTITUTION
                                     OF
                          THE MENTASTA TRIBE


                                 PREAMBLE


We, the aboriginal people and descendants of the Mentasta Tribe, having a
common bond of association through culture, language, land, heritage, and living
within the customary and traditional lands of the Taa' Tl'aa Deneay, (Headwater
People) of Mentasta, Alaska, in order to promote our internal and international
peace and security, our social well being, and to fully exercise our inherent rights
of self - determination and self - governance in accordance with of the Charter of
the United Nations, hereby adopt for ourselves this Constitution.



                                 ARTICLE I
                         NAME AND JURISDICTION


Section 1:

The official name of the Tribe shall be the Mentasta Tribe, and the official name of
this Tribal Government shall be:  Mentasta Traditional Council, herein after
referred to as Tribal Council.-


Section 2:

The jurisdiction of the Mentasta Traditional Council of Alaska shall extend to all
lands constituting the dependent Indian Country of Mentasta as defined by Federal
Law.


Section 3:

Hunting, Fishing and Gathering rights. Nothing in this Article shall be construed
as restricting the exercise of hunting, fishing and gathering rights of tribal members,
when consistent with Federal law.

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