Tribal Administration Handbook: A Guide for Native Nations in the United States (Makwa Enewed)

About this book

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.