Lummi Tribe Constitution
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Year:
1970
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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