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Constitution and by-laws of the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Reservation, Nevada

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Creator

Creator: Moapa Band of Paiute Indians

Date

1942-04-17

Description

Constitution and by-laws of the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Reservation. The constitution includes eight (8) articles: Territory, Membership, Governing Body, Vacancies and Removal from Office, Powers of the Business Council, Bill of Rights, Land, and Amendments. The constitution by-laws include six (6) articles: Duties of Officers, Certificate of Election, Compensation of Council Members, Time and Place of Meetings, Installation of Officers and Council Members, and Ratification of Constitution and By-Laws.

Digital ID

hln001354

Physical Identifier

KF8228.P23 M6

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d17081198
Details

Contributor

Contributor: United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs

Subject

Moapa Band of Paiute Indians
Indians of North America--Politics and government
Representative government and representation

Time Period

1940s (1940 - 1949)

Place

Moapa River Indian Reservation

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

government records
constitutions
bylaws (administrative records)

Digital Project

Historic Landscape of Nevada

Citation

hln001354. UNLV Libraries Collection on the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe, approximately 1974-1990. MS-00961. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d17081198

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Standardized Rights Statement

Copyright Not Evaluated

Digital Provenance

Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

Digital Processing Note

OCR transcription

Language

English

Format

image/tiff