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.

GWE.1.1.050 Interpretation

The provisions of this ordinance:

(a) Shall be liberally construed in favor of the Tribe as the Indian General Welfare Exclusion Act requires that "any ambiguities in new Code section 139E shall resolved by the IRS in favor of Indian Tribal governments and deference shall be given to Indian Tribal governments for programs administered and authorized by the Tribe to benefit the general welfare of the Tribal community."

(a) Shall not be deemed a limitation or repeal of any other tribal power or authority.

(b) Does not waive the sovereign immunity of the Tribe in any respect.