Location: Uncasville, CT
Population: 1,700
Date of Constitution: Adopted 2007, amended 2016
Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut. 2007. "Constitution of the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut." Uncasville, CT.
ARTICLE IX. - POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL Section 3. - [Powers and Duties of Chair.] The powers and duties of the Chair of The Tribal Council shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) to serve as the chief executive officer of The Tribe and as head of the executive branch…
ARTICLE IX. - POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL Section 1. - [Generally.] All legislative and executive powers of The Mohegan Tribe not granted to The Council of Elders shall be vested in The Tribal Council and shall be exercised in accordance with this Constitution and laws of the United…
ARTICLE X. - POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS Section 2. - [Specific Judicial Review Powers.] (h) to establish and enforce rules of tribal custom, consistent with applicable federal statutes and the applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior, for the management of tribal…
Preamble: We, The Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut answerable to our ancestors, in order to secure to ourselves and our descendants the management of our own affairs as a sovereign American Indian Nation, to ensure the maintenance of our basic human rights, to exercise our sovereign rights…
