Location: Minnesota
Population: 982
Date of Constitution: 1936, as amended 1977, 1998, 2001 & 2007
Lower Sioux Indian Community. 1936. "Constitution of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota." Morton, MN.
ARTICLE IV - GOVERNING BODYSECTION 1. The governing body of the Community organization shall be called "The Community Council of the Lower Sioux Indian Reservation", and shall be composed of five members who shall be duly elected by secret ballot by the qualified voters of the Community... SEC. 5.…
Lawyer Lenor Scheffler (Lower Sioux Indian Community) provides an overview of the Lower Sioux Indian Community's approach to defining citizenship, which is predicated on residency within the Lower Sioux reservation's boundaries. She also discusses how eligibility for tribal social services is tied…
Tim Mentz and Loretta Stone of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Monitors Program present an overview of the program's work to the Honoring Nations Board of Governors in conjunction with the 2005 Honoring Nations Awards.
