Indigenous Governance Database

Lummi Tribe Constitution

Year

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

Native Nations
Lummi Nation
Resource Type
Constitutions and Constitutions Excerpts
Topics
Constitutions
Useful Links
Lummi Nation
Citation

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

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