35.06.010 Jurisdiction

Except as otherwise provided by this Code, the Turtle Mountain Tribe, through its Tribal Council, Tribal Court, and such other tribal entities as are designated by Tribal law, shall have absolute, original, and exclusive jurisdiction to regulate and adjudicate all matters pertaining to wildlife and other resources, and all matters pertaining to Recreational Activities.

This authority is derived by Treaties with the Chippewa, etc. 1825 and 1829 at Prairie du Chien, The Sweet Corn Treaty, The Treaty with the Chippewa-Red Lake and Pembina Bands, 1863 and 1864, Executive Orders of 1882 and 1884, the McCumber Agreement of 1892, and the Turtle Mountain Agreement of 1904. The Turtle Mountain Pembina Chippewa reserved the right to control the restoration of habitat and taking of wildlife upon all lands designated by the Constitution and Bylaws of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Article II Jurisdiction Section 1 – "That may be acquired in behalf of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa."