Chiricahua Apache Alliance

Organizational Charter

 

Formation of the Chiricahua Apache Alliance

 

  1. An association of individuals and groups is formed and called the “Chiricahua Apache Alliance” (the “Alliance”).
  2. This group is motivated by Chiricahua Apache relations both past and present, is based on the utmost mutuality of respect and solidarity of purpose among its members, and seeks to be guided by the Creator in all its endeavors.

 

Purposes of the Alliance

  1. The Alliance is to rebuild and strengthen relations among Chiricahua Apache people, wherever they are, and to pursue goals and objectives common among them.  In particular, the purposes of the Alliance are to:
    1. Develop unity and solidarity among the Chiricahua Apache people.
    2. Promote and defend Chiricahua Apache self-determination and culture throughout the Chiricahua ancestral territory, in a spirit of respect for the other peoples now living within that territory.
    3. Develop and advance strategies to obtain redress for historical and ongoing grievances.
    4. Compile and disseminate, as appropriate, information about the Chiricahua Apache people and their history.

 

Membership

 

  1. The Alliance’s membership is comprised of individuals and groups that share in Chiricahua Apache identity, and it is open to all such individuals and groups.  Descendents of the Chiricahua Apache people who inhabited the North American continent prior to the arrival of Europeans, and tribal or other groups that are made up of such descendents, are invited to join the Alliance.

 

Organization

 

  1. The Alliance is to be governed in accordance with the appropriate Chiricahua Apache customs and traditions.
     
  2. Decision making, insofar as possible, shall be on the basis of consensus following appropriate consultations and deliberations among the membership.
A coordinating group of four of the founding members shall jointly guide the activities of the Alliance, until replaced by other leadership through a decision of the Alliance’s membership.  The four individuals who constitute this initial coordinating group are designated by the founding membership.

 

 

 

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