Nördliche Marianen, 3. November 1985 : Büro für Eingeborenenangelegenheiten

"Resident Executive For Indigenous Affairs.
a) There is hereby established the office of resident executive to the governor for indigenous affairs. The governor shall appoint a person who is of Northern Marianas descent with the necessary and sufficient education and experience to be resident executive, with the advice and consent of the senate. The term of office shall be four years. Nothing in this section shall preclude renewal of such appointment by the governor. The resident executive may be removed as provided in Article II, Section 8, of this Gonstitution for incompetence, neglect of duty, commission of a felony, treason, or corruption.
b) Responsibilities of Resident Executive. The duties and responsibilities of the resident executive for indigenous affairs shall include but not limited to:

• coordinate the development, distribution, adoption and translation of a comprehensive history of the Marianas.
• ensure local participation in executive managerial decision-making in the government and private sector.
• assist and promote local entrepreneurial development.
• establish a community foundation for the advancement of the indigenous people.
• coordinate the translation and distribution of such official documents as the Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the Covenant and the analyses thereof.
• plan for the establishment of the Indigenous Cultural Center and the Indigenous Hall of Fame.
• coordinate an annual cultural festival.
• develop and implement a long-range plan to assist and promote the entry of the indigenous people into professional and technical institutions of higher education.
• serve as an advocate of positions taken by indigenous people on issues brought before them.

c) The office of resident executive for indigenous affairs shall commence immediately upon ratification of this section.
d) The resident executive is authorized to hire staff and promulgate rules and regulations in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the office.
e) The governor shall include in the budget of the executive branch the funding necessary to fully implement the provisions of this section."