Indigenous Governance Database
sovereignty
![Seminole Tribe Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_42.jpg?itok=CuJ0oWOs)
Seminole Tribe Constitution
Location: Florida Population: 2,000 Date of Constitution: 1957
![Santa Clara Pueblo Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_41.jpg?itok=U702bDUf)
Santa Clara Pueblo Constitution
Location: New Mexico Population: 4552 Date of Constitution: 1935
![Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_40.jpg?itok=4Wl9LBWQ)
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Constitution
Location: Wisconsin Population: 924 Date of Constitution: as amended 1991
![Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_38.jpg?itok=VMEmSuK2)
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Constitution
Location: Kansas Population: 1200 Date of Constitution: Newest approved December 6, 2007
![Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_37.jpg?itok=QoPpDHkX)
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Constitution
Location: Nebraska Population: 3500 Date of Constitution: 1994
![Pascua Yaqui Tribe Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_36.jpg?itok=f-JP1l8k)
Pascua Yaqui Tribe Constitution
Location: Arizona Population: 3300 Date of Constitution: 1988
![Osage Nation Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Constitutions%20Resource%20Center_0020_Osage%20Nation%20.jpg?itok=VAFp0BSZ)
Osage Nation Constitution
Location: Oklahoma Population: 13,300 Date of Constitution: 2006 Key Facts: The 2006 Constitution reformed the entire Government structure.
![Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_35.jpg?itok=0sZ4DjhZ)
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians Constitution
Location: Michigan Population: 800 Date of Constitution: 2012
![NISGA Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Nisga_a%20Nation.png?itok=rLY-RHf9)
Nisga’a Nation Constitution
Location: Gitlaxt'aamiks, British Columbia Population: 6,066 Date of Constitution: 2000
![Klamath Tribes Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_27.jpg?itok=0ERqCDya)
Klamath Tribes Constitution
Location: Oregon Population: 3500 Date of Constitution: 1950, as amended 1996, 1998, 2000 & 2011
![Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_26.jpg?itok=fxt21T-t)
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Constitution
Location: Texas Population: 700 Date of Constitution: 1989
![Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_1_0.jpg?itok=r0XsN3_Q)
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe Constitution
Location: Olympic Peninsula of Washington State Population: 600 Date of Constitution: 1980, as amended 1983, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2011, and 2012
![Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_24.jpg?itok=qYL1dr4c)
Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California Constitution
Location: California Population: 750 Date of Constitution: 1996
![Hopi Tribe Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_22.jpg?itok=32n2SBS6)
Hopi Tribe Constitution
Location: Arizona Population: 19,000 Date of Constitution: 1936
![Ho-Chunk Nation Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_21.jpg?itok=-qLFHZt1)
Ho-Chunk Nation Constitution
Location: Wisconsin Population: 6563 Date of Constitution: 1994, as amended 2000 and 2009
![Haida Nation Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Constitutions%20Resource%20Center_0044_Haida%20Nation.jpg?itok=gJWNrAPB)
Haida Nation Constitution
Location: Haida Gwaii Population: 4,000 Date of Constitution: 2010
![Grand Ronde Community of Oregon Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_19.jpg?itok=m7qjAMhu)
Grand Ronde Community of Oregon Constitution
Location: In Yamhill and Polk Counties, Oregon Population: 5200 Date of Constitution: 2002 Key Facts: Terminated in 1956; restored in 1983
![Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_20.jpg?itok=TnXhvXk-)
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Constitution
Location: On the upper portion of the lower peninsula of Michigan Population: 4102 Date of Constitution: 1988 Key Facts: One of the first casino tribes
![Douglas Indian Association Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_12.jpg?itok=RwG7w4ax)
Douglas Indian Association Constitution
Location: Alaska Population: 600 Date of Constitution: 1941 Presamble: We, a group of Indians having a common bond of occupation in Arts and Crafts, and the Fishing Industry, including the catching, processing and sale of fish, and the building of fish boats and equipment, belonging to Douglas…
![Coquille Indian Tribe Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_10.jpg?itok=TcOQeFiq)
Coquille Indian Tribe Constitution
Location: Oregon Population: 968 Date of Constitution: 1991, as amended 2008 Preamble: Our ancestors since the beginning of time have lived and died on the Coquille aboriginal lands and waters. The Coquille Indian Tribe is and has always been a sovereign self-governing power dedicated to…