10/30/17
Understanding the System: Purposes, Roles, & Functions
Elizabeth L. Homer Homer Law Chtd.
Authority of Tribal Governments • Doctrine of Tribal Sovereignty • Pursuant to U.S. Constitutional Law, Indian Tribes are Political Entities, Possessing Inherent Sovereign Powers • Federal Indian law flows from the legal premise that Indian tribes retain a certain "nationhood" status, which pre-dates the establishment of the United States, and includes inherent powers of internal self-government.
Homer Law Chtd. 2009
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