Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma - Constitution and By-Laws

Amended: March 9, 2020

The tribe makes their constitution available online. The link below will take you to the version of the constitution available on the Tribe's website.

Constitution and By-Laws (pdf)

Table of Contents

PREAMBLE
ARTICLE I- Name
ARTICLE II- Membership of the Tribe
ARTICLE III- Membership of Council
ARTICLE IV- Officers
ARTICLE V- Tribal Committee
ARTICLE VI- Elections
ARTICLE VII- Vacancies
ARTICLE VIII- Removal of Officers
ARTICLE IX- Bill of Rights
ARTICLE X- Amendments

BY-LAWS OF THE TONKAWA TRIBE OF INDIANS OF OKLAHOMA
ARTICLE I- Duties of Officers
ARTICLE II- Qualification of Officers
ARTICLE III- Meetings
ARTICLE IV- Quorum
ARTICLE V- Adoption

SECRETARY OF INTERIOR APPROVAL
CERTIFICATION OF ADOPTION

AMENDMENT I - April 2, 1977
AMENDMENT II - August 12, 1994
AMENDMENT III - September 10, 2009
AMENDMENT IV - September 10, 2009
AMENDMENT V - September 10, 2009
AMENDMENT VI - March 9, 2013
AMENDMENT VII - December 6, 2014
AMENDMENT VIII - March 21, 2019
AMENDMENT IX - March 21, 2019
AMENDMENT X - March 9, 2020

[Table of Contents created by NILL in August 2025, based on materials available on Tribe's website.]