Tribal Law - Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, Wisconsin; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin - Tribal Law

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Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Code of Law.

CTZ.1.7.100 Burden of Proof and Evidence of Continued Eligibility

(a) The petitioner shall have the burden of proof in establishing to the Tribal Governing Board by clear and convincing evidence that the petitioned applicant does not meet the requirements for tribal Citizenship (Membership).

(b) The evidence, which a petitioner may submit in support of a renunciation petition, shall be limited as provided in Section CTZ.1.6.060 of this ordinance.

(c) The Tribal Governing Board shall consider all other relevant evidence except as limited herein regarding the affected Citizen's (Member's) eligibility for continued enrollment and shall have the authority to determine the relevance, weight and sufficiency of such evidence.