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Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon Constitution

Year

Location: Oregon

Population: 4800

Date of Constitution: 1979, as amended 1994 and 2008

Purposes: Oregon 4800 1979, as amended 1994 and 2008 We, the members of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, being a federally recognized Indian tribe and the political successor in interest to certain bands and tribes of Indians who were signatories to treaties and other agreements with the United States of America, organized pursuant to the Act of November 18, 1977, 91 Stat. 1415, and the Act of June 18, 1934, 48 Stat. 984, hereby adopt this Constitution...

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Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon
Citation

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon. 2009. "Constitution of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon." Siletz, OR.

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