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Native Americans are active at many levels of government in New Mexico today. But at home in their pueblos and reservations, participation takes many forms. Some communities elect their leaders and others rely on more traditional methods, including selection by religious leaders. Meanwhile, the advent of tribal gaming has brought new political clout, along with a backlash.
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The Tyranny of Democracy
Marcos Martinez
Here in New Mexico, there are 21 Indian tribal communities. These includes nineteen pueblos, along with Apache and Navajo reservations. There are also thousands of Native Americans who live in cities like Albuquerque and Farmington. When the first Spanish military expeditions came here in the sixteenth century New Mexico?s Indian communities already had sophisticated forms of democratic self-governance.
On the banks of the Rio Grande, south of Albuquerque is the Pueblo of Isleta. Verna Teller has lived here all her life, and served as pueblo governor from 1986 to 1990. Teller says a matrilineal clanship system provided for maximum input in tribal decision-making.
Verna
"Any issue, anything that would impact our people, tribe, land, if people were sick, or disharmony, it was a decision of the clan leaders. So it was a long drawn o...
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Posted on September 25, 2003 at 09:55 AM | Permalink
Review of Democracy on the Reservation
very timely for November's contemplation of democracy in general but more specifically to NM Native American governmental endeavors.
A chock full, straightforward news feature.