Indigenous Governance Database
Constitutions
![Wyoming Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_54.jpg?itok=Gy_kJeqS)
Wyoming Constitution
Location: Northwestern United States Population: 580,000 Date of Constitution: 1889, most recent amendment was 2008 Key Facts: 10th largest state in terms of territory, 50th in terms of population
![Massachusetts Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_32.jpg?itok=nuwKYXgb)
Massachusetts Constitution
Location: Northeastern United States Population: 6.7 million Date of Constitution: 1780 Key Facts: first constitution drafted by convention assembled for that purpose; oldest continuously functioning written constitution that remains in effect
![Connecticut Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_9.jpg?itok=C6bIOKV_)
Connecticut Constitution
Location: U.S. state in southern New England Population: 3.576 Million Date of Constitution: 1965 Preamble: The People of Connecticut acknowledging with gratitude, the good providence of God, in having permitted them to enjoy a free government; do, in order more effectually to define, secure, and…
![Yurok Tribe Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_56.jpg?itok=AJfd1teq)
Yurok Tribe Constitution
Location: California Population: 6,000 Date of Constitution: 1993
![Yavapai-Apache Nation Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_55.jpg?itok=tLyl0AZs)
Yavapai-Apache Nation Constitution
Location: Arizona Population: 2300 Date of Constitution: 1936, as amended 1947
![White Earth Nation Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_53.jpg?itok=9zajmQHS)
White Earth Nation Constitution
Location: Minnesota Population: 19000 Date of Constitution: TBD Key Facts: Proposed constitution - scheduled for referendum November 2013
![Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_8.jpg?itok=izcr03e-)
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Constitution
Location: Oregon Population: 4,000 Date of Constitution: 1938, as amended 1992 Preamble: We, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, in order to establish a more responsible and effective organization to promote our general welfare, conserve and develop our lands and…
![Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_52.jpg?itok=meiUkEx1)
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) Constitution
Location: Massachusetts Population: 1100 Date of Constitution: 1990, amended 1994 and 1995
![Tunica-Biloxi Indians of Louisiana Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_49.jpg?itok=-NJYPnka)
Tunica-Biloxi Indians of Louisiana Constitution
Location: Louisiana Population: 26,000 Date of Constitution: 1974
![Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_50.jpg?itok=HaxjpUJK)
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](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_48.jpg?itok=no2UQv6P)
Tohono O’odham Nation Constitution
Location: Arizona Population: 33,643 Date of Constitution: 1986
![Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_47.jpg?itok=-hQc9jAp)
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](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_46.jpg?itok=9e8ODK2A)
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](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_45.jpg?itok=ynsWDViY)
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](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_44.jpg?itok=YemoRqZR)
Sipayik Members of the Passamaquoddy Tribe Constitution
Location: Maine, very close to the Canada border Population: 2148 Date of Constitution: 2003
![Seneca Nation Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_43.jpg?itok=UTswIwx1)
Seneca Nation Constitution
Location: New York Population: 7800 Date of Constitution: 1848, as amended through 1993
![Seminole Tribe Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_42.jpg?itok=CuJ0oWOs)
Seminole Tribe Constitution
Location: Florida Population: 2,000 Date of Constitution: 1957
![Santa Clara Pueblo Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_41.jpg?itok=U702bDUf)
Santa Clara Pueblo Constitution
Location: New Mexico Population: 4552 Date of Constitution: 1935
![Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_40.jpg?itok=4Wl9LBWQ)
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Constitution
Location: Wisconsin Population: 924 Date of Constitution: as amended 1991
![Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_38.jpg?itok=VMEmSuK2)
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Constitution
Location: Kansas Population: 1200 Date of Constitution: Newest approved December 6, 2007