Record Room Roadmap — Public Education, Search and Annotated Law

Build a searchable WordPress archive, create an FAQ, link primary legal sources, and publish easy-to-read constitutional and code introductions. Current search finds published WordPress content; unindexed documents are not guaranteed searchable.

The Constitution & Annotated Code Reader is an expandable learning index, not yet a fully annotated legal code. Public articles and videos already have their own pages.

Place clear links to FAQ, Articles, the Code Reader, Proposed Bills, Site Updates and this Roadmap in the main navigation and homepage.

Add glossary definitions, consistent document numbers and dates, and reader examples. Test accessibility and phone usability.

Publish roughly 20 short lessons in manageable batches, each with: What this means; Why it matters; What the original law or document actually says; Original-source links; What remains uncertain; Last-reviewed date.

Our first 20 plain-language educational articles are proposed below. Each is planned, not yet published, and will require direct source checks.

1. What Is a Constitution, and Why Does It Matter?
2. How the Northern Cheyenne Constitution Is Organized
3. Who Serves on the Tribal Council? Understanding Article III
4. Article IV: Council Powers and Limits
5. Public Spending: What Does the Constitution Say About Records?
6. Article V: Rights and Responsibilities
7. Article VI: How Tribal Elections Are Governed
8. Article VII: Removal, Vacancies and a Fair Hearing
9. What Is a Tribal Resolution?
10. Council Meetings, Agendas and Minutes: What to Look For
11. Constitutional Amendment Versus Ordinary Resolution
12. Where to Find Northern Cheyenne Ordinances and Codes
13. How Tribal Courts and Appeals Work
14. How to Read the Law and Order Code: Titles and Sections
15. What Is the Federal Trust Responsibility?
16. Tribal, Montana and Federal Law: How They Differ
17. How a Montana Bill Becomes Law
18. Finding a Current Montana Code Section and Effective Date
19. Following a Government Grant or Contract
20. Checking a Public Claim Against Original Records

An AI assistant may help draft text, but every factual and legal statement needs editorial source review before it is called verified.

Begin with selected Northern Cheyenne Constitution articles and Code sections, and selected Montana provisions relevant to education, elections, government spending, public records and civil rights.

Record a citation, version, effective date, full official source, plain-language explanation, known amendments, verified case references, unresolved issues and reviewer.

Use DeepSeek, Gemini or ChatGPT only as draft assistants. Legal text, case citations and effective dates must be checked against authoritative documents. No bulk AI output should be published as official law.

Expand title by title once pilot entries are accurate and reviewable. Where official Montana annotations are subject to license or copyright restrictions, link to authorized sources and write original commentary rather than copying protected editorial annotations.

Continue to show the difference between the 2025 MCA edition, August 2026 update, session laws, and any later verified amendments.

Add searchable metadata fields for issuing body, record number, subject, date, status, source URL and corrected version. Consider attachment text indexing only after ensuring scanned documents are safe for publication.

Cross-link articles, source documents, FAQs and related records, with filters for government, geography, date and document type.

Keep disputed DOI, council, hearing and other sensitive records withheld from the public collection until individually reviewed.

Maintain a dated change log, source credits, corrections policy and reader submissions with editorial review. Preserve originals, and label any redactions.