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NAASA By-Laws
Published in the NAASA Newsletter,
Vol. 2, no.1, Winter 1984

AMENDED CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS
NATIVE AMERICAN ART STUDIES ASSOCIATION, INC.

I. PURPOSE:
     The purpose of the Native American Art Studies Association, Inc., is to encourage the on-going study and exchange of ideas on Native American art north of the Rio Grande by Native American artists and/or scholars from Indian nations as well as members of the academic community, museum personnel, writers and others actively involved in the study of Native American art.

II. OBJECTIVES:
     The Native American Art Studies Association, Inc., will encourage and promote:

          A. Meetings to be held no less frequently than every two years for the purpose of discussing and disseminating knowledge concerning Native American art north of the Rio Grande. Meetings will be held at a different institution each time. Correspondence concerning the meeting will be paid for by the annual dues. In addition, a registration fee, not to exceed $50.00, may be charged for the annual meeting. Costs for food and lodging are at the discretion of the host institution.

          B. The publication of a periodic newsletter.

III. STRUCTURE:
     The governing body of the Native American Art Studies Association, Inc., will be its officers and board of directors, consisting of a President, Vice-President/Parliamentarian, Secretary/Treasurer, and four Board Members.

IV. DUTIES OF OFFICERS:

  1. President. Presides over meetings of the Association, chairs meetings of the Executive Board, edits newsletter.
  2. Vice-President/Parliamentarian. Substitutes of the President at meetings when necessary, is responsible for parliamentary procedure.
  3. Corresponding Secretary/Treasurer. Collects dues and distributes funds, takes minutes at meetings and distributes them to Board members, is responsible for correspondence at Presidentís discretion.
  4. D. Board Members (4).
  5. The Executive Board (seven members total). Composed of the Officers and Board Members of the Association. Meets at least once a year, usually at the national meeting. The Executive Board will also be responsible for a periodic newsletter which will include information of interest to the Native American art studies community. The President will serve as editor of the newsletter. Printing and mailing costs of the newsletter will be paid for by the annual fees.

    6. V. TERMS OF OFFICE:
         A. President, Vice-President/Parliamentarian, and Corresponding Secretary/Treasurer: two (2) years.
         B. Board Members: two (2) elected for a two-year term, two (2) elected for a one-year term; thereafter two (2) members to be elected each year.

    VI. RELATIONSHIP OF EXECUTIVE BOARD TO HOST INSTITUTION:
         The host institution will be responsible for organizing and planning the meeting with the approval of the Board, based on professional standards and accessibility. Approval of plans will be dependent upon the guidelines of the By-Laws. Plans and procedures will be publicized in the newsletter.

    VII. GOVERNANCE/MEMBERSHIP:
         Any dues-paying members are eligible to serve as an Officer of Board Member of the Native American Art Studies Association, Inc. The election of Officers and Board Members will occur at the national meeting. Adjustments in categories of membership and dues may be proposed from time to time by the Board of Directors through the President to the Annual Business Meeting and will be subject to ratification by majority vote of those in attendance.

    VIII. AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS:
         The By-Laws may be amended by a simple majority of voting members present at the national meeting or by a simple majority of those voting in a mail ballot.

    IX. PROCEDURES:
         A. The By-Laws were ratified at the Spring, 1982 meeting.
         B. The procedures will be reviewed at the 1985 meeting.