| Government Poll | ||
| Personal Questions: | ||
| Sex/ Gender: | ||
| Age: | ||
| Nation: | ||
| Personal Questions for the Questionnaire | ||
| I agree | please choose one or more answers from each block | |
| I care about governmental issues. | ||
| I do not care about governmental issues. | ||
| I care only about certain governmental issues. | ||
| Government effects my life. | ||
| I follow the changes that government is undergoing with interest. | ||
| I follow some of the changes that government is undergoing with interest. | ||
| I dont see any changes that government is undergoing. | ||
| The government doesn't interest me at all. | ||
| I am involved in the tribal council/ government (volunteer/ elected member). | ||
| I do not involve myself with the tribal council/ government. | ||
| I am interested in a modern Traditional form of representation with Tribal Laws evolved and created. | ||
| I am interested to learn more about our options of types of government. | ||
| Being updated about the changes government is undergoing is important to me. | ||
| Being involved in our Nations politics is important to me. | ||
| Being involved in our Nations future is something I have always wanted to do. | ||
| I vote. | ||
| I do not vote because i don't care. | ||
| I only vote in tribal elections. | ||
| I believe that I get benefits from our current form of government. | ||
| I believe that there could be more benefits from another form of government. | ||
| I believe that I do not benefit from our form of government presently and hope for change in the future. | ||
| I do care what’s happening with the politics of my Nation the way it is. | ||
| I want a change in my nations political status. | ||
| I do not care about tribal politics I have more important things to do. | ||
| If I have the power to influence our tribal council I would use it to change the way we govern. | ||
| If I have the power to influence our tribal council I would not take advantage of it. | ||
| If I have the power to influence our tribal council I would not change anything. | ||
| If I have the power to help create a new way I will. | ||
| If the tribal system of representation was our way I would be involved. | ||
| Questions about the government/ tribal council | ||
| I am satisfied with our government/ tribal council. | ||
| I am dissatisfied with our government/ tribal council. | ||
| I would prefer a modern traditional system now known as Meritocracy. | ||
| I would prefer a United States version of government. | ||
| I would prefer a different world form of government. | ||
| I do prefer only one person having the responsibility and representing our Nation. | ||
| I do prefer more than one person having the responsibility and representing our Nation. | ||
| I prefer if the people choose who to represent our nation. | ||
| It is a good thing that every district elects members for the tribal council. | ||
| It would be better if leaders are selected by merit or accomplishments. | ||
| It would be great to return to a family system of earning a position of responsibility. | ||
| It would be good if every district had a voice of selecting every council member. | ||
| It is good to have a corporate form of government. | ||
| It would be good to have a family form of government so that every willing voice is heard. | ||
| I believe that our current form of government and decision making is good. | ||
| I believe that there is a better way of decision making and representation. | ||
| I believe that our way of earning leadership and decisions by consensus of clan leaders is the best way. | ||
| I feel my government provides well for me. | ||
| I feel well represented by our government. | ||
| I feel used by our government. | ||
| I feel left out by our government. | ||
| I feel ignored by our governments decision making. | ||
| I believe that our government can put more effort in their work. | ||
| I believe that our efforts should be into creating a new constitution. | ||
| I believe that our current form of government is representing our Nations needs well. | ||
| I believe that our current form of government is representing our Nations needs is not effective | ||
| I believe that our current form of government is representing our Nations needs but can do more. | ||
| I believe we should move forward into a modern form of Native government. | ||
| I believe we have to compromise and mix western and native ways of representation. | ||
| Elections are fair and accurate. | ||
| Earning a position by merit is the best way to hold a council position. | ||
| I believe there is a better way of selecting council members. | ||
| Council members elected by popularity works for me. | ||
| Council members elected by popularity does not work for me. | ||
| Questions about the Indian Reorganization Act (Howard Wheeler Act, IRA) | ||
| I am well informed of the impact the IRA had on our Nation. | ||
| I am not informed about the IRA. | ||
| The IRA was a step in the right direction. | ||
| The IRA form of government has been tried long enough to know it needs to be changed. | ||
| The IRA helped us finding our way back to sovereignty. | ||
| The IRA in many ways allowed the system to remain the same since its adoption in 1934. | ||
| The IRA gave us back a piece of our identity. (by giving us back the opportunity to form our own government) | ||
| The IRA gave us no options, we had to stick to the Act. | ||
| The IRA has no meaning to me at all. | ||
| The current form of government has taken no action to modernize its operations. | ||
| The current constitution has become outdated and dysfunctional. | ||
| I believe a new constitution is possible. | ||