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The White Earth Nation of Anishinaabeg Natives ratified in 2009
a new constitution, the first indigenous democratic constitution,
on a reservation in Minnesota. Many Native constitutions were
written by the federal government, and with little knowledge of the
people and cultures. The White Earth Nation set out to create a
constitution that reflected its own culture. The resulting document
provides a clear Native perspective on sovereignty, independent
governance, traditional leadership values, and the importance of
individual and human rights.
This volume includes the text of the Constitution of the White
Earth Nation; an introduction by David E. Wilkins, a legal and
political scholar who was a special consultant to the White Earth
Constitutional Convention; an essay by Gerald Vizenor, the delegate
and principal writer of the Constitution of the White Earth Nation;
and articles first published in "Anishinaabeg Today" by Jill
Doerfler, who coordinated and participated in the deliberations and
ratification of the Constitution. Together these essays and the
text of the Constitution provide direct insight into the process of
the delegate deliberations, the writing and ratification of this
groundbreaking document, and the current constitutional, legal, and
political debates about new constitutions.
For the Anishinaabeg people, who span a vast geographic region from
the Great Lakes to the Plains and beyond, stories are vessels of
knowledge. They are "bagijiganan," offerings of the possibilities
within Anishinaabeg life. Existing along a broad narrative
spectrum, from "aadizookaanag "(traditional or sacred narratives)
to "dibaajimowinan "(histories and news)--as well as everything in
between--storytelling is one of the central practices and methods
of individual and community existence. Stories create and
understand, survive and endure, revitalize and persist. They honor
the past, recognize the present, and provide visions of the future.
In remembering, (re)making, and (re)writing stories, Anishinaabeg
storytellers have forged a well-traveled path of agency,
resistance, and resurgence. Respecting this tradition, this
groundbreaking anthology features twenty-four contributors who
utilize creative and critical approaches to propose that this
people's stories carry dynamic answers to questions posed within
Anishinaabeg communities, nations, and the world at large.
Examining a range of stories and storytellers across time and
space, each contributor explores how narratives form a cultural,
political, and historical foundation for Anishinaabeg Studies.
Written by Anishinaabeg and non-Anishinaabeg scholars,
storytellers, and activists, these essays draw upon the power of
cultural expression to illustrate active and ongoing senses of
Anishinaabeg life. They are new and dynamic bagijiganan, revealing
a viable and sustainable center for Anishinaabeg Studies, what it
has been, what it is, what it can be.
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