New Mexico Tribal Government

New Mexico Tribal Government

Tribal Government

• Indian sovereignty

• 22 American Indian tribes in New Mexico

• Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975

Multiple Choice

How many native tribes are independent nations within the state of New Mexico?

• 22

• 18

• 88

• 3

Tribal Leadership

• Executive branch includes a governor, president, or chief

• Legislative branch includes a tribal council

• Judicial branch includes tribal courts on the reservations

Pueblo Indian Council

• There are 19 Pueblos in New Mexico

• Each tribe elects their own governors to serve their communities

• They also belong to the All Indian Pueblo Council (AIPC)

• All 19 governors serve on the AIPC

Pueblo of New Mexico

Acoma, Cochiti, Jemez, Isleta, Laguna, Ohkay Owingeh, Picuris, Pojoaque, Sandia, San Felipe, San Ildefonso, San Juan, Santa Ana, Santa Clara, Santo Domingo, Taos, Tesuque, Zia, and ZUNI

Apache

• There are 3 Apache tribes in New Mexico

• Each tribe is led by a chairman, vice-chairman, and a council

• The Apache have a legal department instead of a judicial branch

Apache of New Mexico

• Jicarilla

• Mescalero

• Fort Sill (Chiricahua)

Hopi

• Legislative branch supervises tribal business and makes the laws

• Executive branch enforces the council's laws and policies

• The judicial

  branch explains laws created by the

  Hopi Tribal Council.

Multiple Select

Choose all native groups represented in New Mexico:

• Hopi

• Comanche

• Navajo

• Pueblo

• Apache

Multiple Choice

How many governors serve in the All Indian Pueblo Council (AIPC)?

• 28

• 20

• 19

• 18

Multiple Choice

How many Pueblo tribes are there in New Mexico?

• 28

• 19

• 20

• 18

Navajo

• Divided into 5 agencies that match the 5 Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) agencies

• The smallest political unit is called a chapter

• There are 24 delegates that represent 110 chapters in the U.S.

Multiple Choice

How many chapters belong to Navajo Nation?

• 24

• 19

• 22

• 110

Multiple Choice

According to our textbook, how many delegates serve on the Navajo Nation Council?

• 88

• 65

• 20

• 24