WDN Laws

WDN Constitution

We are the Whitecap Dakota Oyàte, a Sovereign Nation, and this is our written Constitution. This
Constitution exists alongside and is guided by our Dakota traditions and customs that we have
passed down from generation to generation.

The Whitecap Dakota, by virtue of our Creator and original occupation of the land since time
immemorial, has the inherent right to maintain, improve, and establish connection to our Dakota
heritage, lands, resources, language, and laws as ancestors of our Nation, the Ocèti Sakowin,
have exercised.

Our Dakota teachings and values are the roots of our Constitutional Principles and guide the
interpretation and implementation of our Constitution.

The Whitecap Dakota and the Whitecap Dakota Nation Government are committed to the principle
of honouring and respecting the customs and traditions of our ancestors and our oral history.
We, the people of Whitecap Dakota Nation, hereby adopt and approve this Constitution.

Whitecap Dakota Nation Constitution 

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WDN Registry of Laws

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