Reviewed by Kirsten Matoy Carlson | Reviews | Journal of American Ethnic History, 27.1

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American Indian Constitutional Reform and the Rebuilding of Native Nations. Edited by Eric D. Lemont. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2006. xiii + 343 pp. Notes and index. $55.00 (cloth); $21.95 (paper).

Two major, and seemingly separate, trends marked the end of the twentieth century. Internationally, constitutionalism emerged as a popular response to rising concerns about human rights, economic development, and the rule of law. Major constitutional revisions occurred in North America, southern Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and most recently in the Middle East. Simultaneously, the U.S. government adopted a domestic policy of promoting the sovereignty and independence of American Indian nations. A fascinating and informative book edited by Eric Lemont, a research fellow at the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development, illustrates how these two trends intersected. While American Indian Constitutional Reform investigates the specific issues facing some American Indian nations as they embarked on constitutional reforms in response to the U.S. government's self-determination policy, it speaks more universally to the challenges of constitution making and will be of interest to constitutional reformers, advocates, and scholars around the world.

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