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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Constitution
Location: North Dakota Population: 30,000 Date of Constitution: 1943, most recently amended 2006
Tohono O’odham Nation Constitution
Location: Arizona Population: 33,643 Date of Constitution: 1986
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Constitution
Location: North and South Dakota Population: 16,000 of which 6400 live on the reservation Date of Constitution: 1959, as amended through 2008
Southern Ute Indian Tribe Constitution
Location: Colorado Population: 12,349 enrolled members, of which 8,611 live on the reservation Date of Constitution: 1975
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: MichiganPopulation: 800Date 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…