Indigenous Governance Database

First Nation Constitutions

First Nation Constitutions
First Nation Constitutions
Author
Anishinabek Nation
Year

A constitution is a solid foundation for First Nations to move ahead in self-government and in nation-building activities. Your constitution will be specific to your community. It should address your community's sense of itself, how you are governed, how the membership has input into governance, key positions of your government and your sovereign powers.

citizen engagement
community engagement
constitutionalism
cultural match
First Nations
nation building
self-governance
Native Nations
Anishinabek Nation
Resource Type
Tribal Documents and Laws
Topics
Constitutions
Governance
Laws and Codes
Citation

Anishinabek Nation. "First Nation Constitutions." Anishinabek Nation. North Bay, Ontario. Canada. 2012. Webpage. (http://www.anishinabek.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/WHAT-IS-A-CONSTITUTION-w-LOGO.pdf, accessed April 11, 2023)

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