Lummi Tribe Constitution

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Location: 20 miles south of the Canadian border on the Washington coast

Population: 6590

Date of Constitution: 1970, amended 1996

Key Facts: Tribe manages nearly 13,000 acres of tidelands

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Lummi Nation. 1970. "Constitution and Bylaws of the Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation, Washington." Bellingham, WA.

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