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Seminole Tribe Constitution

Seminole Tribe Constitution

Location: Florida Population: 2,000 Date of Constitution: 1957

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Santa Clara Pueblo Constitution

Santa Clara Pueblo Constitution

Location: New Mexico Population: 4552 Date of Constitution: 1935

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Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Constitution

Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Constitution

Location: Kansas Population: 1200 Date of Constitution: Newest approved December 6, 2007

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Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Constitution

Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Constitution

Location: Nebraska Population: 3500 Date of Constitution: 1994

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Pascua Yaqui Tribe Constitution

Pascua Yaqui Tribe Constitution

Location: Arizona Population: 3300 Date of Constitution: 1988

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Osage Nation Constitution

Osage Nation Constitution

Location: Oklahoma Population: 13,300 Date of Constitution: 2006 Key Facts: The 2006 Constitution reformed the entire Government structure.

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Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians Constitution

Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians Constitution

Location: Michigan Population: 800 Date of Constitution: 2012

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NISGA Constitution

Nisga’a Nation Constitution

Location: Gitlaxt'aamiks, British Columbia Population: 6,066 Date of Constitution: 2000

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Klamath Tribes Constitution

Klamath Tribes Constitution

Location: Oregon Population: 3500 Date of Constitution: 1950, as amended 1996, 1998, 2000 & 2011

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Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Constitution

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Constitution

Location: Texas Population: 700 Date of Constitution: 1989

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Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe Constitution

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

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Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California Constitution

Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California Constitution

Location: California Population: 750 Date of Constitution: 1996

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Hopi Tribe Constitution

Hopi Tribe Constitution

Location: Arizona Population: 19,000 Date of Constitution: 1936

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Ho-Chunk Nation Constitution

Ho-Chunk Nation Constitution

Location: Wisconsin Population: 6563 Date of Constitution: 1994, as amended 2000 and 2009

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Haida Nation Constitution

Haida Nation Constitution

Location: Haida Gwaii Population: 4,000 Date of Constitution: 2010

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Grand Ronde Community of Oregon Constitution

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

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Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Constitution

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Constitution

Location: On the upper portion of the lower peninsula of Michigan Population: 4102 Date of Constitution: 1988 Key Facts: One of the first casino tribes

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Ely Shoshone Tribe Constitution

Ely Shoshone Tribe Constitution

Location: Nevada Population: 500 Date of Constitution: 1966, as amended 1990 Preamble: We, the Ely Shoshone Indians of Nevada, located at Ely, Nevada, to exercise our traditional and historical inherent sovereign powers and to improve the constitution previously adopted, pursuant to the Indian…

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Douglas Indian Association Constitution

Douglas Indian Association Constitution

Location: Alaska Population: 600 Date of Constitution: 1941 Presamble: We, a group of Indians having a common bond of occupation in Arts and Crafts, and the Fishing Industry, including the catching, processing and sale of fish, and the building of fish boats and equipment, belonging to Douglas…

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Coquille Indian Tribe Constitution

Coquille Indian Tribe Constitution

Location: Oregon Population: 968 Date of Constitution: 1991, as amended 2008 Preamble: Our ancestors since the beginning of time have lived and died on the Coquille aboriginal lands and waters.  The Coquille Indian Tribe is and has always been a sovereign self-governing power dedicated to…