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1 Traditional Constitution of the Newtok Traditional Council, Newtok, Alaska 1 (1999)

handle is hein.amindian/tcntcnak0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Traditional Constitution of the Newtok Traditional Council Newtok, Alaska Preamble We, The Newtok people, maintain our freedom as a sovereign people in historic relationship with the United States of America, in creating this Newtok Traditional Council Constitution. We adopt this Constitution to exercise the Traditional Inherent Sovereign rights, the powers in promoting the well being and unity of this and in succeeding generations, to show our faith in ftindamental Native Rights and Traditions, and in promoting our Traditional, existence from the beginning of living together in Newtok Village, being a sovereign Native people, in order to organize forth common good, to govern ourselves under our own Traditional Customary Laws, and Values to maintain and foster our Traditional culture, to protect our traditional social, culture, economic, political progress, to increase the Criminal Law and Order assertions of jurisdictions. And develop its natural resources, establish and adopt the following Constitution for the government-to-government protection, relationship and common welfare of the Newtok village and its members, We adopt this Constitution and Bylaws under the inherent sovereign authority of our Newtok Traditional Council Newtok, Alaska, ARTICLE I- NAME The name of this organization shall be the Newtok Traditional Council. ARTICLE 11, TERRITORY The Traditional territorial jurisdiction of Newtok Village shall extend to all lands and waters constituting the Newtok Village of Newtok Traditional Council as defined by federal and traditional law. To the extent not inconsistent with federal law, such waters and lands shall include, but not limited to all lands and waters owned by the Newtok village and, to all lands and waters customarily and traditionally governed by Newtok Traditional Council, all exterior boundaries and right of ways, including lands conveyed and Selected for Newtok Village by Newtok Native Corporation. Under Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 43 U.S.C 1601 ET. And all lands starting from Aknerkochick River to North side of Nelson Island, all lands withdrawn for federal townsites of Newtok, Alaska as described in U.S Survey 5581, and all land fees and allotments within the traditional lands of Newtok, Alaska regardless of the issuance of any lands to be opened or unrestricted fee titles of any such lands. Newtok is on the Kealavik River north of Nelson Island in the Yukon-Kuskowim Delta Region. It is 94 mile Northwest of Bethel.

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