Akiachak Native Community Constitution

Producer

Akiachak Native Community

Year

1948

The Akiachak Native Community is located in Southwestern Alaska with a population of 627 people. Their constitution was ratified in 1948.

Preamble: We, a group of Eskimos having the common bond of living together in Akiachak, Territory of Alaska, in order to have better life and greater security, make for ourselves this Constitution and By-laws, by authority of the act of Congress of June 18, 1934., as amended by the acts of June 15, 1935 (49 Stat. 378), and May 1, 1936 (49 Stat. 1250).

constitution

common law

Additional Information

Native Nations

Akiachak Native Community

Resource Type

Constitutions and Constitutions Excerpts

Topics

Constitutions

Citation

Akiachak Native Community. 1948. "Constitution and Bylaws of the Akiachak Native Community." Akiachak, AK.

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