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1 Constitution of the Native Village of Kokhanok, Alaska [1] (2004)

handle is hein.amindian/cnvkkhkak0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CONSTITUTION OF THE NATIVE VILLAGE OF KOKEANOK, ALASKA PREAMBLE We, the Alaska Natives of Kok-anok Alaska, having common bonds of ancestry, culture and community identity, in order to fully exercise our inherent right of self- gover-nent and self deternination as an Alaska Native people and to promote our common political, social, health, and economic progress, do ordain and establish this Constitution. ARTICLE I. NAME The narne of this organization is the Native Village of Kokhanok. ARTICLE 11. TERRITORY Section I Jurisdiction. The jurisdiction of the Native Village of Kokhanok consists of but not limited to, all territory within the inhabited limits of the Village, all lands acquired by the Village, all lands selected by the Village pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, all Native allotments held by the United States in trust for the benefit of Tribal members, all lands of Tribal mernbers which are restricted because of their owner's status as Alaska Natives, and to all areas customarily and traditionally used by tribal members for hunting, fishing, gathering and other subsistence activities, to the full extent permitted by federal, state and tribal law. Section 2 Territorial Jurisdiction. The territorial jurisdiction of Kokhanok Village shall extend to all lands acquired by Kokhanok Village, to all lands selected by Alaska Peninsula Corporation under the Alaska Native Land Claims Settlement Act for Kokhanok Village, to all lands within the Village's site and to any other Indian Countr-y of the village as may exist under federal law. ARTICLE mE. MEMBERSHP Section I Base Mernbershi. All persons listed on the Base Roll of Kokhanok Village dated December 18, 1971, are members of the Village. Any person whose name does not appear on the Base Roll and who meets the eligibility of Article Ill, Section 2 of this Constitution can apply for menbership under procedures established by the Tribal Cot~, !

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