Indigenous Governance Database
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Gitanyow Nation Constitution
Location: British Columbia Population: 802 Date of Constitution: 2009
Crow Tribe Constitution
Location: Montana Population: 12,000 Date of Constitution: 2001 Preamble: We, the adult members of the Crow Tribe of Indians located on the Crow Indian Reservation as established by the Fort Laramie Treaties of 1851 and 1868, in an effort to enforce and exercise our treaty rights, our…
Comanche Nation Constitution
The Comanche Nation is located in Oklahoma with a population of 14,700 people. The constitution was enacted in 1966, and amended in 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1994, and 2002. PREAMBLE: Invoking the guidance of Almighty God, we, the members of the Comanche Nation with faith in the purposes…
Village of Bill Moore’s Slough Constitution
Location: Southwestern Alaska Population: 83 Date of Constitution: 1988
Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi Constitution
The Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi is spread across New England in the U.S. and the Quebec and Maritimes regions in Canada. It has a population of 12,000 and it is not recognized by the U.S. Government. The nation's constitution was enacted in 2002. The Abenaki People of the St. Francis/Sokoki Band…
Vanuatu Constitution
Location: Island nation in South Pacific Ocean Population: 243,000 Form of Government: Parliamentary Democracy Date of Constitution: 1980, amended 1981 and 1983
Ireland Constitution
Location: Europe Population: 6.3 Million Form of Government: Democracy, uses parliamentary system Date of Constitution: 1937, amended most recently in 2012 Key Facts: Ireland fought for and won its independence from England in 1922, although the island split into…
Guatemala Constitution
Location: Central America Population: 15 million Form of Government: Representative Democracy Date of Constitution: 1985, amended 1993
Gabon Constitution
Location: West Africa Population: 1.6 Million Form of Government: Democratic Republic Date of Constitution: 1991, amended 1994, 1995, 1997
Federated States of Micronesia Constitution
Location: Group of islands in western Pacific Ocean Population: 106,500 Form of Government: Constitutional government in free association with USA Date of Constitution: 1978, amended 1990 & 2001 Key Facts: Pacific Islands were often the site of weapons and…
Costa Rica Constitution
Location: Central America Population: 4.6 million Form of Government: Democratic Republic Date of Constitution: 2011 Key Facts: Has large population of residents who are not citizens
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
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
Location: Massachusetts Population: 1100 Date of Constitution: 1990, amended 1994 and 1995
Tunica-Biloxi Indians of Louisiana Constitution
Location: Louisiana Population: 26,000 Date of Constitution: 1974
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