Indigenous Governance Database
Constitutions
![Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_37.jpg?itok=QoPpDHkX)
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Constitution
Location: Nebraska Population: 3500 Date of Constitution: 1994
![Pascua Yaqui Tribe Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_36.jpg?itok=f-JP1l8k)
Pascua Yaqui Tribe Constitution
Location: Arizona Population: 3300 Date of Constitution: 1988
![Osage Nation Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Constitutions%20Resource%20Center_0020_Osage%20Nation%20.jpg?itok=VAFp0BSZ)
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](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_35.jpg?itok=0sZ4DjhZ)
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians Constitution
Location: Michigan Population: 800 Date of Constitution: 2012
![NISGA Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Nisga_a%20Nation.png?itok=rLY-RHf9)
Nisga’a Nation Constitution
Location: Gitlaxt'aamiks, British Columbia Population: 6,066 Date of Constitution: 2000
![Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_34.jpg?itok=MX7-Ih_O)
Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut Constitution
Location: Uncasville, CT Population: 1,700 Date of Constitution: Adopted 2007, amended 2016
![Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_33.jpg?itok=hv76Y8xF)
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Constitution
Population: 41,000 Date of Constitution: 2006 (last amended)
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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](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_31.jpg?itok=2c-sY4jI)
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](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_30.jpg?itok=5awm-N1_)
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](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_29.jpg?itok=q4MJRCYj)
Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Constitution
Location: Michigan Population: 4000 Date of Constitution: 2005
![Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_28.jpg?itok=tncUF7Go)
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Constitution
Location: Michigan Population: 12000 Date of Constitution: 1998
![Klamath Tribes Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_27.jpg?itok=0ERqCDya)
Klamath Tribes Constitution
Location: Oregon Population: 3500 Date of Constitution: 1950, as amended 1996, 1998, 2000 & 2011
![Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_26.jpg?itok=fxt21T-t)
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Constitution
Location: Texas Population: 700 Date of Constitution: 1989
![Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_1_0.jpg?itok=r0XsN3_Q)
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe Constitution
Location: Olympic Peninsula of Washington State Population: 600 Date of Constitution: 1980, as amended 1983, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2011, and 2012
![Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_24.jpg?itok=qYL1dr4c)
Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California Constitution
Location: California Population: 750 Date of Constitution: 1996
![Hopi Tribe Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_22.jpg?itok=32n2SBS6)
Hopi Tribe Constitution
Location: Arizona Population: 19,000 Date of Constitution: 1936
![Ho-Chunk Nation Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_21.jpg?itok=-qLFHZt1)
Ho-Chunk Nation Constitution
Location: Wisconsin Population: 6563 Date of Constitution: 1994, as amended 2000 and 2009
![Haida Nation Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Constitutions%20Resource%20Center_0044_Haida%20Nation.jpg?itok=gJWNrAPB)
Haida Nation Constitution
Location: Haida Gwaii Population: 4,000 Date of Constitution: 2010
![Grand Ronde Community of Oregon Constitution](/sites/nnigovernance.arizona.edu/files/styles/resources/public/2022-09/Structuring-Sovereignty-Constitutions-of-Native-Nations-Cover-thumbnail_1_19.jpg?itok=m7qjAMhu)
Grand Ronde Community of Oregon Constitution
Location: In Yamhill and Polk Counties, Oregon Population: 5200 Date of Constitution: 2002 Key Facts: Terminated in 1956; restored in 1983