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Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Nation Constitution
Location: North and South Dakota Population: 13,177 Date of Constitution: as revised and approved in 2006
Sipayik Members of the Passamaquoddy Tribe Constitution
Location: Maine, very close to the Canada border Population: 2148 Date of Constitution: 2003
Seneca Nation Constitution
Location: New York Population: 7800 Date of Constitution: 1848, as amended through 1993
Seminole Tribe Constitution
Location: Florida Population: 2,000 Date of Constitution: 1957
Santa Clara Pueblo Constitution
Location: New Mexico Population: 4552 Date of Constitution: 1935
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Constitution
Location: Wisconsin Population: 924 Date of Constitution: as amended 1991
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Constitution
Location: Kansas Population: 1200 Date of Constitution: Newest approved December 6, 2007
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Constitution
Location: Nebraska Population: 3500 Date of Constitution: 1994
Pascua Yaqui Tribe Constitution
Location: Arizona Population: 3300 Date of Constitution: 1988
Osage Nation Constitution
Location: Oklahoma Population: 13,300 Date of Constitution: 2006 Key Facts: The 2006 Constitution reformed the entire Government structure.
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians Constitution
Location: Michigan Population: 800 Date of Constitution: 2012
Nisga’a Nation Constitution
Location: Gitlaxt'aamiks, British Columbia Population: 6,066 Date of Constitution: 2000
Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut Constitution
Location: Uncasville, CT Population: 1,700 Date of Constitution: Adopted 2007, amended 2016
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Constitution
Population: 41,000 Date of Constitution: 2006 (last amended)
Theresa Arevgaq John: Alaska indigenous governance through traditions and cultural values
Theresa Arevgaq John is a well known Y’upik cultural advocate and Associate Professor in Indigenous Studies and the Department of Cross-Cultural Studies at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and has intimate knowledge about cultural practices within Indigenous governance. She advocates…
Wilson Justin: Leadership with Cultural Knowledge and Perseverance
Wilson Justin is a cultural ambassador for Cheesh’na Tribal council and serves as a Vice Chair Board of Directors for Mt. Sanford Tribal Consortium. He relays his expertise and perspective on the intricacies of Indigenous governance in Alaska through adapting cultural traditions, creating a…
Lummi Tribe Constitution
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
Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Constitution
Location: North Carolina Population: 60,000 Date of Constitution: 2001, as amended 2003 Key Facts: Recognized by the State of North Carolina, but not by the U.S. Government
Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Constitution
Location: Michigan Population: 4000 Date of Constitution: 2005
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Constitution
Location: Michigan Population: 12000 Date of Constitution: 1998