essay
Havasupai political structure and leadership
coasts, plains, and deserts : essays in honor of reynold j. ruppt • Tempe, Ariz., U.S.A. • Published In 1987 • Pages: 155-171
By: Martin, John Franklin.
Abstract
In the forty-four years since the election of the first Havasupai Tribal Council Chairman, nineteen individuals have served in that capacity. The mean tenure is thus 2.2 years but this rather brief tenure masks further instability; among the eleven individuals who have served more than one year, five have served discontinuous terms. If we count continuous terms of office, the Havasupai have had twenty-nine over forty-four years for a mean of 1.5 years. The present paper analyzes the bases of this instability, finding them in the interactions of provisions of the Tribal Constitution with aspects of the Havasupai political process (p. 155).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 2010
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1882-1976
- Coverage Place
- Arizona, United States
- Notes
- John F. Martin
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-171)
- LCCN
- 87081808
- LCSH
- Yuman Indians