[HISTORY: Approved by the eligible voters of the Nottawaseppi
Huron Band of the Potawatomi at an election held 4-27-2013; amendment
of Article III, Section 1(a), as approved by a majority of eligible
voters of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi per the constitutional
amendment ballot question of 4-27-2019.]
PREAMBLE
We, the members of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi
Tribe of Michigan, in order to establish a recognized and approved
tribal government to provide a means for the orderly transaction of
community business, consistent with our Bode'wadmi traditions
and cultural values, and as the free expression of the community will;
to insure treaty rights and establish an affable relationship with
the Federal Government via the Bureau of Indian Affairs and other
agencies; to promote the betterment of the socioeconomic welfare and
best interests of our community, and to implement any corporate mechanism
to achieve these goals, do establish and adopt the following Constitution
for the government, protection, and common welfare of the Nottawaseppi
Huron Band of the Potawatomi.
