Full Description
A direct response to the needs and ambitions articulated by tribal administrators and leaders, this handbook seeks to serve practitioners, students, researchers, and community members alike. It grew out of an ongoing collaboration among scholars and practitioners from tribal nations, universities, tribal colleges, and nonprofit organizations who are developing practical and teaching resources in the field of tribal administration and governance. Designed as a readable, accessible volume, it focuses on three key areas: tribal management, funding and delivering core services, and sovereign tribes engaging settler governments. While the chapters complement one another by presenting a coherent and unified constellation of voices that illuminates a shared terrain of practical Indigenous governance, each chapter ultimately stands alone to accommodate a variety of needs and interests with specific best practices, quick-reference executive summaries, and practitioner notes to aid lesson applications. This humble collection of remarkable voices initiates a conversation about tribal administration that will hopefully continue to grow in service to Native nations.
Contents
Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1. Tribal Management From Citizen Engagement to Haudenosaunee Governance: Bringing an Ancient Participatory Governing System Forward, Toni M. House and Jo Anne House Operations Management Roles and Responsibilities: Providing a Space for Haudenosaunee Decision-Making, Lois Stevens and Brandon Yellowbird-Stevens Authorizing Environment: Making Decisions with People and Governments, Kris Peters and Amy Gould Leadership and Ethics in Higher Education, Laural Ballew, ses yehomia/tsi kuts bat soot Strategic Management: Implementing Culturally Appropriate Planning Methods in a Contemporary World, Rebecca M. Webster and Julie Clark Project Management: From Idea to Implementation, Joseph Bauerkemper and Jason Hollinday Tribal Government Human Resources, Rebecca M. Webster, Paul Ninham, and Michael J. Poitra Part 2. Funding and Delivery of Core Services Tribal Finance, Eric S. Trevan and Jon Panamaroff Building Tribal Economies through Economic Development, Eric S. Trevan and Jon Panamaroff Human Services for Indigenous Futures, Katie Johnston-Goodstar, Cary B. Waubanascum, and Donald Eubanks Community Wellness, Linda Bane Frizzell and Candice Skenandore Tribal Natural Resources, Kekek Jason Stark Part 3. Sovereign Tribes Engaging Settler Governments Jurisdiction and Law in Indian Country, Krystal L. John Federal Lawmaking and Policy, Kirsten Matoy Carlson, Wendy Helgemo, Tadd M. Johnson, and Laura Paynter Navigating the Federal Budget Process to Empower Tribal Budgeting and Decision-Making, Lawrence S. Roberts Tribal-Local Intergovernmental Agreements, Nicholas C. Zaferatos Tribal Influence in Federal and State Politics, Michael D. O. Rusco, Kirsten Matoy Carlson, and Patrice Kunesh About the Contributors Index
