Crow Tribe Constitution

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Location: Montana

Population: 12,000

Date of Constitution: 2001

Preamble: We, the adult members of the Crow Tribe of Indians located on the Crow Indian  Reservation as established by the Fort Laramie Treaties of 1851 and 1868, in an effort to enforce and exercise our treaty rights, our inherent sovereign rights, to secure certain privileges and retain inherent powers do hereby adopt this Constitution to create a governing body to represent the members of the Crow Tribe of Indians, to promote the general welfare of the Crow Tribe and to provide for the lawful operation of government.

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Crow Tribe of Indians. 2001. "Constitution and Bylaws of the Crow Tribe of Indians." Crow Agency, MT.

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