Indigenous Governance Database
Constitutions
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Constitution
Location: Nebraska Population: 3500 Date of Constitution: 1994
Pascua Yaqui Tribe Constitution
Location: Arizona Population: 3300 Date of Constitution: 1988
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
Location: Michigan Population: 800 Date of Constitution: 2012
Nisga’a Nation Constitution
Location: Gitlaxt'aamiks, British Columbia Population: 6,066 Date of Constitution: 2000
Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut Constitution
Location: Uncasville, CT Population: 1,700 Date of Constitution: Adopted 2007, amended 2016
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Constitution
Population: 41,000 Date of Constitution: 2006 (last amended)
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
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
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
Location: Michigan Population: 4000 Date of Constitution: 2005
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Constitution
Location: Michigan Population: 12000 Date of Constitution: 1998
Klamath Tribes Constitution
Location: Oregon Population: 3500 Date of Constitution: 1950, as amended 1996, 1998, 2000 & 2011
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Constitution
Location: Texas Population: 700 Date of Constitution: 1989
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
Location: California Population: 750 Date of Constitution: 1996
Hopi Tribe Constitution
Location: Arizona Population: 19,000 Date of Constitution: 1936
Ho-Chunk Nation Constitution
Location: Wisconsin Population: 6563 Date of Constitution: 1994, as amended 2000 and 2009
Haida Nation Constitution
Location: Haida Gwaii Population: 4,000 Date of Constitution: 2010
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