Section TCT.02.02 — Purpose

(a) This ordinance shall be interpreted and understood to accomplish the following tribal objectives:

(1) To exert jurisdiction over all matters essential to the Tribe's goal of self-determination and self-governance; and

(2) To provide orderly procedures for resolving conflicts that reflect tribal traditions as well as the prevailing community standards, and which afford all affected persons a fair, prompt and impartial hearing; and

(3) To establish a set of procedural rules to govern civil litigation in the Tribal Court System, except to the extent the Court of Appeals has its own procedural rules applying to appeals before it as established under Chapter TCT.03; and

(4) To ensure that all matters shall be conducted in a manner so as to afford all persons who appear before the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Court all rights guaranteed by the Stockbridge-Munsee Bill of Rights; and

(5) To ensure that the sovereignty of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community is recognized in all matters affecting the welfare of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community.