Title: The Tribal Court System: What Jurisdiction Does it Have? | by Williams & Cochrane | Medium
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The Tribal Court System: What Jurisdiction Does it Have?
Content: The Tribal Court System: What Jurisdiction Does it Have? | by Williams & Cochrane | Medium
The Tribal Court System: What Jurisdiction Does it Have? Williams & Cochrane
Jun 25, 2018 · 3 min read
Many people outside of Indian Country may not even realize that tribal court systems exists on sovereign Indian nations in the United States today. The Native American justice system and the rules surrounding it are quite detailed, and not widely known. For those doing business with a tribe or tribe member, here are a few basics about tribal courts. First off, the purpose of a tribal court s ystem is to preside over legal issues and resolve conflict in Indian Country specifically among Native American tribe members. While the American Indian tribal courts do have complete and exclusive jurisdiction over intra-tribal matters and their territories, their jurisdiction with respect to the outside public or external lands is much more limited. Due to their inalienable rights that the federal government began to recognize in the 1800s, tribes have long been able to self-govern and adhere to their own laws within their own territory, but the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 promoted self determination and the practice of the tribal justice system, further encouraging tribes to establish their own court systems and justice codes.