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.

PRP.10.1.030 Declaration of Need

It is hereby declared;

(a) A code governing the leases of trust lands is necessary to govern the leasing of real property held in trust by the United States for the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa;

(b) The Tribe has a crucial role and responsibility to provide Tribal Members with a sustainable, compatible method of leasing the Tribe's trust lands that clarifies the expectations and responsibilities between the lessor and lessee;

(c) The Tribe recognizes that the provision of land and improvements play a vital role in the successful function and use of the Tribe's lands; and

(d) The Tribe recognizes the need to exercise its inherent sovereign authority by opting out of the Secretary of Interior approval requirements for tribal leases.