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1 Constitution of the Ninilchik Tribe [1] (2010)

handle is hein.amindian/ctnnlckt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: August 23, 2010 (Includes Adopted Constitutional Amendments A, B, C and D) Constitution of the Ninitchik Tribe Preamble We the descendants of the original Alaska Native inhabitants of Ninilchik, having a common bond of heritage, in order to promote our health, education, welfare and social well being, do hereby establish this revised Constitution as a successor to the Constitution and Bylaws that was adopted on April 24, 1979, including all subsequent amendments thereto. This document is intended to enhance, not diminish in any way, the cultural practices and observances that have enriched our tribal life through history. Article I - Name The name of this organization shall be the Ninilchik Tribe. This tribe is one and the same entity as the tribe recognized by the United States Government as the Ninilchik Village. Article II - Definition of Territory The following description is approximate. It is intended to describe in layman's terms the boundaries of the Ninilchik Tribe. It is not intended for use as a legal description. All angle points, unless otherwise stated, are township corners. Bearings and distances used in this description are approximate. Beginning at a point which is the highest point on Redoubt Volcano, located on the West side of the Cook Inlet; thence East approximately 50 miles to a point which is equidistance from the shores of the mouth of the Kasilof River at low mean water; thence East approximately 14 miles following a series of points which are equidistant from the shores of the Kasilof River, on its Northermost tributary which connects both up stream and down with the Kasilof River, and are at one foot intervals, to a point which is equidistant from the shores of the Kasilof River at the confluence of the Kasilof River and the Tustemena Lake; thence Northeast to a point which is equidistant from the Southernmost point of Fox Lake and the Westernmost point of Caribou Island; thence Southeast to a point which is the intersection of the East shore of Tustemena Lake and the Seward Base Line; thence East along the Seward Base Line until the intersection of the Seward Base Line and the Cook Inlet Regional Corporation boundary; thence South following the Cook Inlet Regional Corporation boundary approximately 44.5 miles until the intersection of the Cook Inlet Regional Corporation boundary and the highest point of the Dinglestadt Glacier on that line; thence Northwest approximately 8 miles to a point which is the Southeasternmost shore of Glacier Lake; thence Northwest approximately 2 miles to a point which is equidistant and at the confluence of the Fox River and Glacier Lake; thence West approximately 20 miles along a series of points which are equidistant from the shores of the Fox River and at intervals of one foot within the northernmost tributary of the Fox River until a point which is the confluence of the Fox River and Kachemak Bay; thence Southwest approximately 20 miles to a point which is the Southeastern most point of the Homer Spit at Mean Low Tide; thence due

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