Location: Massachusetts
Population: 1100
Date of Constitution: 1990, amended 1994 and 1995
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah). 1990. "Constitution of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)." Aquinnah, MA.
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