Excerpt of OST CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS (Amended 2008) – OATH OF OFFICE:
SECTION 1. Each Tribal Council Representative and Executive Committee Officer shall be required take an oath of office prior to assuming constitutional duties.
(Oath) “I, _________________________________, do solemnly swear that I will promote, preserve, and strengthen the general health and welfare of the Oglala Lakota Oyate; and I will support and defend this Constitution and the human rights of the Oglala Lakota Oyate and the human rights of other peoples as recognized in international law, treaties – which includes both the 1851 and 1868 Ft. Laramie Treaties, and declarations.”