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The Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians is a single, federally recognized tribe, located in Oklahoma. The tribe is made up of Otoe and Missouria Indians. Traditionally they spoke the Chiwere language, part of the Souian language family. ==Government== The Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians is headquartered in Red Rock, Oklahoma, and their tribal jurisdictional area is in Noble County, Oklahoma and Kay County, Oklahoma. There are 3,089 enrolled tribal members with the majority living within the state of Oklahoma. The Tribal Council is the elected governing body of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe. The primary duties of the Tribal Council are to enforce the Tribal Laws and Policies and to serve as the decision-making authority on budgets and investments. The Tribal Council is also the parent body for the Tribal Administration. Overall, the Tribal Administration ensures that services, as decided by the Tribal Council, are provided to Tribal Members. The Tribal Council consists of a seven members elected by secret ballot by qualified voters of the Tribe. The terms for each member are staggered and last for three years. There are no term limits. Each Tribal Council member has responsibilities for certain duties as listed in the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians Constitution. The Council holds regular meetings monthly in a place and date determined by the members. Currently the meetings are held in the Council Building at tribal headquarters. And are open to the public, except when the Council is in Executive Session.〔Website of Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians http://www.omtribe.org/index.php?government〕 The tribe's Chairman is John R. Shotton, currently serving a three-year term.〔 Shotton has the distinction of being the youngest person to ever serve on the tribal council, being first elected when he was 29 years old.〔("John Shotton Elected Youngest Member Ever to Otoe-Missouria Tribal Council." ) ''The University of Oklahoma Outreach: Public & Community Services.'' July 2006 (retrieved 22 Feb 2009)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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