Cherokee Nation Constitution

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The Cherokee Nation Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the government structure, powers, and rights within the Cherokee Nation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution ⓘ
foundational legal document ⓘ
adoptedBy Cherokee Nation citizens ⓘ
appliesTo Cherokee Nation ⓘ
basisFor Cherokee Nation governmental institutions ⓘ
Cherokee Nation statutory law ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
defines government structure of the Cherokee Nation ⓘ
powers of the Cherokee Nation government ⓘ
rights within the Cherokee Nation ⓘ
establishes executive branch of the Cherokee Nation ⓘ
judicial branch of the Cherokee Nation ⓘ
legislative branch of the Cherokee Nation ⓘ
governs citizens of the Cherokee Nation ⓘ
internal affairs of the Cherokee Nation ⓘ
hasLegalStatus supreme law of the Cherokee Nation ⓘ
hasPurpose to affirm Cherokee Nation sovereignty ⓘ
to organize the government of the Cherokee Nation ⓘ
to protect the rights of Cherokee Nation citizens ⓘ
influencedBy Cherokee legal traditions ⓘ
Cherokee political traditions ⓘ
United States constitutional principles ⓘ
inForceIn Cherokee Nation jurisdictional area ⓘ
Oklahoma ⓘ
jurisdiction Cherokee Nation reservation ⓘ
Cherokee Nation tribal lands ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalSystemType tribal law ⓘ
written constitution ⓘ
protects civil rights of Cherokee Nation citizens ⓘ
cultural rights of Cherokee Nation citizens ⓘ
political rights of Cherokee Nation citizens ⓘ
providesFor amendment procedures within the Cherokee Nation ⓘ
impeachment or removal of Cherokee Nation officials ⓘ
recognition of Cherokee Nation citizenship ⓘ
recognizes separation of powers within the Cherokee Nation government ⓘ
sovereign status of the Cherokee Nation ⓘ
regulates elections in the Cherokee Nation ⓘ
judicial procedures of the Cherokee Nation ⓘ
legislative procedures of the Cherokee Nation ⓘ
qualifications for Cherokee Nation public office ⓘ
subjectOf Cherokee Nation constitutional law ⓘ
Native American law scholarship ⓘ
intergovernmental agreements involving the Cherokee Nation ⓘ
tribal governance studies ⓘ
usedBy Cherokee Nation Tribal Council ⓘ
Cherokee Nation courts ⓘ
Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation ⓘ

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Cherokee Nation Executive Branch → legalBasis → Cherokee Nation Constitution ⓘ
National Committee of the Cherokee Nation → legalBasis → Cherokee Nation constitution ⓘ
linked to: Cherokee Nation Constitution