About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

1 Qagan Tayagungin Tribe of Sand Point Constitution [1] (2004)

handle is hein.amindian/qttspc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: PREAMBLE We, the Alaska Native lAleut People/ of Sand Point, Alaska, ciizens of the United States and descendants of the original inhabitants of this land (Shumagin Islands, Sanak Islands and Pavioflslands), having common bonds of ancestry, culture and community identity, in order to implement our inherent right of self-government and self-determination as an Alaska Native people and to further our political, social, cultural and economic progress, do hereby establish this Constitution. ARTICLE I. NAME This official name of the Tribe shall be the Qagan Tayagungin Tribe of Sand Point ARTICLE II. TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION The territorial jurisdiction of the Qagan Tayagungin Tribe of Sand Point shall extend from the South end of Kodiak (50.60 N. Lat 254.50 W. Long.) to the end of the Aleutian chain (53 N. Lat 172.50 E. Long.) and to include the 200 Mile limit and any other land acquiring by this village, and any other lands that may not have been listed but lies in these boundaries shall be included to the extent permitted by applicable law. The Tribal Council may, by ordinance, further define the exact geographical boundaries of such territorial jurisdiction as may be found to exist under federal law. ARTICLE III. MEMBERSHIP Section 1. Base Membership. All persons of Aleut descent whose names appear on the 1984 Sanak Corporation and 1989 Shumagin corporation ANCSA rolls and all persons of American Indian and Alaska Native descent who are residents within the territorial boundaries of Qagan Tayagungin Tribe of Sand Point who are not members or any other American Indian or Alaska Native Tribe. Section 2. The Base Roll. The Base Roll is to be certified by the Tribal Council within 30 days of the adoption of this Constitution. Once the Base Roll is certified, it cannot be changed from that date forward. Any additions of new members or corrections of structural errors on the base roll shall appear on the current tribal membership roll which shall be updated on a regular basis. Section 3. Current Roll/Non-Base Membership. A current tribal membership roll shall be maintained and updated on a regular basis. Aleut descendants of base roll members and other Alaska Native Aleuts shall be eligible for enrollment in the Qagan Tayagungin Tribe of Sand Point. Section 4. Dual Membership Prohibited. No person may be a member of the Qagan Tayagungin Tribe of Sand Point who is also an enrolled member of another federally recognized Alaska Native or American Indian Tribe. Persons whose dual enrollment has been verified by affidavit shall be noticed by certified mail and given thirty (30) days to prove they are no longer dually enrolled. Failure to respond within thirty (30) days shall result in automatic removal from the membership rolls of the Tribe. A person who has been removed may be eligible to reapply for enrollment to the Qagan Tayagungin Tribe, provided they prove that they have relinquished enrollment in any other Tribe and meet any other existing membership criteria as established by this Constitution or Tribal ordinance. Administrative actions made under this section shall be appealable directly to the Tribal Council, whose decision shall be final and non- appealable. Section 5. Honorary Members. Person not eligible for membership may be designated honorary members by the Tribal Council. Honorary members may not hold office, do not have the right to vote, and do not become eligible for tribal benefits by reason of the honorary membership.

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most