constitutional design

Guides for Indigenous Governance Constitutional Design is a joint publication series of The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development and The Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management and Policy. The Harvard Project and Native Nations Institute are dedicated to allowing Indigenous communities to learn from each other as they address the challenges of self-determination through self-governance. The Guides provide leaders and communities with practical information gathered from the real world experience of Indigenous nations and communities worldwide.

The lessons and frameworks in this Learning Guide draw on years of rich quantitative and qualitative data provided by the Native Nations Institute, and the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development. "Guides for Indigenous Governance: Constitutional Design" is authored by Joseph P. Kalt, Jessie M. Mosquedo, and C. Falan Yinug.

This toolbox is not meant to constitute legal advice or to substitute for the advice of a qualified attorney. But it will help you to form questions to ask your attorney if you are developing your business structure.