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1 Proposed Constitution and Bylaws of the Village of Klukwan, Alaska 1 (2006)

handle is hein.amindian/pcbvkkwak0001 and id is 1 raw text is: RECEIVED ?fREAU Or tNDIAN AFF-AIRS MAY I 1 0 T RIBAL GOVEThMENT SFRVICES PREAMBLE JUNAU RCONAL OFFkCE We, a sovereign community of Tlingit Indians having a common bond of residence in the Village of Klukwan, Alaska, in order to promote our welfare, thrtough the development and operation of government, social, and economic enterprises, do establish this Constitution and By-laws in accordance with, and by authority of, the Act of Congress of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984), as amended. ARTICLE I -NAME This is the Constitution for the government of the Chilkat Indian Village, hereinafter called the Village. ARTICLE 11- TERRITORY AND JURISDICTION Section 1. Territory: The territory of the Chilkat Indian Village includes all lands, waters, property, airspace, surface rights, subsurface rights and other natural resources which are owned now or in the future by, or for the benefit of, the Village, whether held in trust, restricted, fee simple or any other form of title, as well as any allotments in the vicinity of the Village owned by Village members. Section 2. Jurisdiction: The Chilkat Indian Village shall have jurisdiction, and governmental powers over all matters affecting the Village's political integrity, economic security or health and welfare arising within the geographic limits of the real property owned by the Village, or on Native allotments in the vicinity of the Village owned by Village members, including all matters involving the real or personal property of the Village, or of its members; clan property; or the personal relationships of the members to each other or consensual relationships between the Village or Village members and other persons. Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit the ability of the Village to exercise its jurisdiction, based upon its inherent sovereign rights, powers, and laws, including written and unwritten Tlingit Law or Federal Indian Law, as an Indian Tribe. ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP Section 1.Defined: The membership of the Chilkat Indian Village shall consist of the following: a. Original members.- All persons whose names appear on the 1940 census roll, prepared in accordance with the Instructions of the Secretary of the Interior for Organization in Alaska, being all the Indians residing in the Village of Klukwan, shall be members of the Village. b. Resident M1Jernbers.- All lineal descendents of persons who were members under section (a), and who are residents of the Village.

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