Indigenous Governance: Clans, Constitutions, and Consent

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David E. Wilkins (E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professor in Leadership Studies, E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professor in Leadership Studies, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA)

Indigenous Governance

Clans, Constitutions, and Consent

David E. Wilkins (E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professor in Leadership Studies, E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professor in Leadership Studies, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA)

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Oxford University Press Inc
12 December 2023

History of other lands; Politics & government

After decades of federal dominance and dependence, Native governments now command attention as they exercise greater degrees of political, economic, and cultural power. Given the weight and importance of many issues confronting Native peoples today, these governments arguably matter even more to their peoples and to the broader society than ever before. Native governments have become critically important as the chief providers of basic services and the authors of solutions to collective problems in their societies. As major actors within the realm of democratic politics, they increasingly wield their powers to educate and advocate regarding Indigenous concerns. For many communities (including non-Native neighbors) they are the largest spenders and employers. They have also become adept at negotiating intergovernmental agreements that protect their peoples and resources while strengthening their unique political status. Native peoples and governments are also navigating the devastating and lingering health and economic impact of COVID-19;

the profound environmental problems that have been exacerbated by climate change; and jurisdictional conflicts with local, state, and federal actors.

Indigenous Governance is a comprehensive, critical examination of Native political systems: the senior political sovereigns on the North American continent in terms of their origin, development, structures, and operation. Author David E. Wilkins provides the recognition and respect due Indigenous governments, while offering a considered critique of their shortcomings as imperfect, sovereign institutions. This appraisal will highlight their history, evolution, internal and intergovernmental issues, and diverse structures.

By: David E. Wilkins (E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professor in Leadership Studies E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professor in Leadership Studies University of Richmond Richmond VA)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 156mm, Width: 235mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 830g
ISBN: 9780190095994
ISBN 10: 0190095997
Pages: 504
Publication Date: 12 December 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Chapter 1: Three Sovereigns: A Comparison of Native nations, the federal & state governments Chapter 2: Political Organization B.C. (Before Contact) Chapter 3: European Intrusions/Native Political Transitions Chapter 4: Another Star on the Flag: Attempts to Create an Indigenous State Chapter 5: Modern Native Constitutionalism Chapter 6: Governing Systems Chapter 7: The Enigmatic Nature of Leadership Chapter 8: Citizenship and Membership Chapter 9: Electoral Politics Chapter 10: Political Economics Chapter 11: International Diplomacy in the 21st Century Chapter 12: Indian Country Justice Chapter 13: Governments & the Media Chapter 14: Peoples of Alaxsxaq & Kanaka Maoli Conclusion Notes Bibliography

David E. Wilkins holds the E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professorship in Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond's Jepson School of Leadership Studies. A member of the Lumbee Nation of North Carolina, he received his doctorate in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1990. His recent book publications include Indigenous Governance: Clans, Constitutions, and Consent (Oxford, 2023); Documents of Native American Political Development: 1933-Present (Oxford, 2019); American Indian Politics and the American Political System, 4th ed., co-authored with Heidi Stark (Rowman & Littlefield, 2018); Dismembered: Native Disenrollment and the Battle for Human Rights, co-authored with Shelly Hulse Wilkins (University of Washington, 2017); and others.