Tribal Law - Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico - Tribal Law

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Pueblo de San Ildefonso Code.

23.1.2.050 Findings

The Council hereby finds and declares that:

(a) The Preamble to the Governing Agreement Governing Agreement, which establishes the government for the Pueblo, states that the purpose of creating the government is to "…protect our culture, our resources, and to maintain law and order;" and,

(b) Under the Agreement, all three branches of government are required to exercise their powers consist with the culture, beliefs, and values of the Pueblo; and,

(c) In order to meet the goal of protecting the Pueblo's culture and cultural resources, the Council finds it in the best interests of the Pueblo to authorize the Pueblo to assume certain responsibilities from the State Historic Preservation Office as permitted by federal law.