Indigenous Governance Database
Constitutions and Constitutions Excerpts
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)
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
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
Gila River Indian Community Constitution
Location: approximately 34 miles south of the Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix, Arizona. Population: 11,257 Date of Constitution: 1960
Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe Constitution
Location: Nevada, Oregon Population: 700 Date of Constitution: 1936
Fort Belknap Indian Community Constitution
Location: Montana Population: 7,000 Date of Constitution: 1935 Key Facts: This version of the constitution is from the tribe’s website. Please note that the National Indian Law Library’s site indicates an amended version exists.
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…
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…