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1 Constitution of Stevens Village 1 (1990)

handle is hein.amindian/conststvlg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CONSTITUTION OF STEVENS VILLAGE PREAMBLE WE, THE KOYUKON PEOPLE, residing within the vicinity of Stevens Village, Alaska, in order to perpetuate our way: of life according to our ancient traditions, in the presence of our ancestors and-to provide for our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution, by the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) of June 18, 1934, as amended. When adopted by the membership and approved by the Secretary of the Interior, this Constitution shall supersede the previously adopted and approved IRA Constitution of December 30, 1939. ARTICLE I- NAME This is the Constitution of the People and Government of Stevens Village. ARTICLE II - TERRITORY The territory of Stevens Village shall extend to and include all lands customarily and traditionally used or owned by the Koyukon people of Stevens Village since time immemorial including within such traditional lands all lands withdrawn for selection by the Dinyea (.also called Dinyee) Corporation or Doyon Limited pursuant to the terms of the ATlaka Native Claims Settlement Act of December 18, 1971 (P.L. 92-203), as heretof ore And hereafter amended, as well as 411 lands acquired by Dinyea or Do.sn,'bs lands withdrawn as the Stevens Village federal townsite under the terms of the Alaska Native Townsite Act of May 25, 1926 (44 Stat. 629) and all fee lands and allotments within the traditional lands of Stevens Village. not withstanding the issuance of any patent or unrestricted fee title to any such lands. ARTICLE III - JURISDICTION Stevens Village shall have jurisdiction to the fullest extent possible over all lands and people within its territory to the extent such jurisdiction does not violate federal or Stevens Village law. ARTICLE IV - EMBERSHIP SECTION 1. First Members. Our ancestors, whose names are on the list of Native residents made according to the Instructions of the Secretary of the Interior as described in the original 1939. IRA.Constitution, are the first members of Stevens Village as named below:

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