Indigenous Governance Database

Indoodem: Who is a Red Lake Ojibwe, the Making of the Red Lake Constitution

Producer
Red Lake Constitution Reform Committee
Year

Produced by the Red Lake Constitution Reform Committee, "Indoodem" provides Red Lake Nation citizens and others with information on clan systems and enrollment in the Red Lake Nation. The film documents the origins of blood quantum and traditional ways of knowing who was a part of the community. 

blood quantum
clan systems
constitutional reform
constitutional reform committee
enrollment
Native Nations
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
Resource Type
TV, Radio and Film
Topics
Citizenship/Membership
Constitutions
Governance
Laws and Codes
Citation

Red Lake Constitution Reform Committee. "Indoodem: Who is a Red Lake Ojibwe, the Making of the Red Lake Constitution." Red Lake Nation. Red Lake, Minnesota. October 22, 2014. Video. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=599&v=JfvprqlDnvs, accessed July 25, 2023)

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