Arnold May: Nipissing First Nation Gichi-Naaknigewin (Constitution)

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Nipissing First Nation Administration
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Counsellor Arnold May of the Nipissing First Nation discusses the importance of the Nipissing Gichi-Naaknigewin (Constitution), which was ratified in 2014 by the Nipissing people. 

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Native Nations
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Nipissing First Nation Administration. "Arnold May: NFN Gichi-Naaknigewin." Nipissing First Nation Administration. Ontario, Canada. December 4, 2013. Video. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybC3VS-ahHA&index=7&list=UUe0LW-xK9Id8LdhRXrHe5KA, accessed March 3, 2023)

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