Political Science International(PSI)

Political Science Indiana University – Indianapolis, United States

Publications

• Research Article   
  Restoring Democracy: Implications of American Indian Efforts to Return Tribal Governance to Participatory Values
  Author(s): Stephen M. Sachs*
  
  The U.S. Government's attempts to create or restore democratic governments abroad have often failed in large part for failing to sufficiently take account of local values and conditions. American Indian Nations, struggling to overcome the problems of the U.S. government's imposition of culturally inappropriate forms of tribal government have achieved some instructive successes in returning governance to traditional inclusive participatory values, while providing useful lessons in some incomplete or aborted cases. This paper focuses on the efforts of the Southern Ute Tribe, The Comanche Nation and the Navajo Nation. This has involved applying traditional values through appropriately adapting contemporary means along with traditional ways for current circumstances with an eye for future development. The Southern Utes have been quite successful over time in providing numerous way.. Read More»
  

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