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1 Constitution of the Picayune Rancheria 1 (1988)

handle is hein.amindian/ctpcr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CONSTITUTION of the PICAYUNE R'''EAri) PREAMBLE We, the Chukchansi people of the Picayune Reservation, in order to form a tribal organization to handle our Tribe's affairs, improve the economic conditions of ourselves and our posterity, promote our common welfare, conserve and develop our land and other resources, encourage educational progress, and secure our powers of self-government, do hereby establish this Constitution. ARTICLE I - NAME The name of this organized body shall be the Picayune Reservation, referred to hereinafter as the Tribe. ARTICLE II - TERRITORY AND JURISDICTION The jurisdicton of the Tribe shal.l extend to all lands comprising the Picayune Rancheria, as described in the Stipulation for Entry of Judgment entered in Hardwick, et al. v. United States, et al, N.D. Cal. No. C-79-1710-SW, notwithstanding the issuance of any patent, and to all lands hereafter acquired in any manner by the Tribe. ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP SECTION 1. Membership (a) The membership of the Tribe shall consist of: (1) All persons who were listed as distributees or dependent members of dis ibutees in the plan for distribution of the assets of the Picayune Rancheria, as approved by the Secretary of the Interior on June 30, 1960. (2) All persons of Chukchansi Indian blood who have a special relationship with the Tribe not shared by Indians in general, and who have received allotments of public land under the General Allotment Act of 1887, 25 USC §331 a seq., as listed on any official roll of the Bureau of Indian Affairs,. (3) Persons who are direct lineal descendants of individuals eligible for membership under either subsection (1) or (2), regardless of whether the ancestor through whom eligibility is claimed is living or deceased, providing such descendant is of Chukchansi Indian blood. (4) All persons of Chukchansi Indian blood who have a special relationship to the Tribe not shared by Indians m general, who have been accepted into membership under Section 2 of this Article. (b) All applications for membership from any person of Chukcbansi Indian blood shall be submitted to the Enrollment Committee, which shall rule on the application pursuant to an Enrollment Ordinance adopted by the Tribal Council. (¢) Nc-Thn in thn i I ecJo sh aj! ffect :opoer -- rigs exist ng prior to rtification of this Constituticn of any member of the Tribe. SECTION 2 Petitions for nembership (a) At any time within one year of the date of ratification of this Constitution, any person of Chukchansi Indian blood who believes her/himself to be entitled to membership in the Tribe, and who does not fall within the provisions of Sections 1(a)(1), (2) or (3) of this Article, may petition the Tribal Council for admission into membership. The Tribal Council shall review such petitions and determine whether the petioner has, has had, or is the descendant of a person of Chukchansi Indian blood who had, a special relationship with the Tribe not shared by Indians in general, If the Tribal Council determines that the petitioner is eligible for membership under this provision, the petitioner shall be accepted as a tribal member with all rights and responsibilities of membership, and her/his name shall be added to the Base Membership Roll. (b) The Tribal Council may, in its discretion, extend the time for petitions under this section for up to one additional year. SECTION 3. Dual Enrollment No person shall be enrolled as a member of the Tribe if she/he is recognized as a member of any other tribe, band, or Indian community.

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