Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Constitution

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Location: Kansas

Population: 1200

Date of Constitution: Newest approved December 6, 2007

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Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. 2007. "Constitution of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation." Mayetta KS.

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