What are the prerequisites for changing government in Europa Universalis IV?
I am currently playing a game as the Iroquois Nation, and I have:
- Completed all native ideas
- Have a number of provinces bordering a westernized nation (France to the North)
- I have the Conquest of Paradise DLC installed and active.
- (Possibly Irrelevant) I am independently at level 6 administrative tech.
As you can see in the screenshot below, despite the above I still cannot change my government type. Does anyone know why or what the complete list of requirements is to change government types as a North American nation?

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UPDATE: @CrusaderJ posited a very reasonable explanation that perhaps the French provinces were not cores, but sadly that is not the case as you can see in this here:

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AND if that weren't enough, it appears that I'm bordered on the east by the Netherlands, also western, also touching a core province.
Best Answer
This is a restriction on the tribal nations. If you have the DLC, you will eventually be able to reform your government – but not untill you are exposed to western countries. From what I can understand from your question, you already fulfill all requirements (point 1-3).
Your tech level shouldn't matter untill you decide to westernize – but in order to that, you must have reformed your government. Ergo is your point 4 irrelevant, as fas as I can tell.
Requirements
- All native ideas filled.
- A core province next to a Western nation's core province.
Effects
- All native ideas lost.
- All native buildings are lost (also the already built ones are lost), the standard building interface replaces it.
- Tech level advances to 90% of the Western nation's, rounded down.(?)
- Government changes to the form of government that borders the nation, if you border a kingdom then you will reform into a kingdom, same for republics and theocracies.
- Allows westernizing the country, if the regular conditions are met (at least 8 technologies behind the western neighbour)
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