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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
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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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Digital Provenance
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Digital Processing Note
OCR transcription
Language

English

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