Drafting Tribal Historic Preservation Ordinances & Laws

Course Description

• Drafting Tribal Ordinances & other laws relating to a Tribe’s historic preservation office are important as to the jurisdiction and other areas of sovereignty and the protection of the Tribe’s political integrity;
• A Tribal Historic Preservation Office may not be able to enforce tribal historic preservation policies and regulations if the Tribe does not have a Tribal Historic Preservation Ordinance or similar law in place to set out the laws of the Tribe in regards what substantively is required by outside companies, federal, state or tribal agencies when ground disturbance is required;
• Tribal Historic Preservation Offices must understand the need for tribal historic preservation laws that protect the Tribal Historic Preservation Office from allegations of not fairly operating their offices – violating ICRA;
• Learn about the legal, historical, and cultural factors required to be reviewed and substantively(written) to protect the Tribal Historic Preservation Office and the Tribe when enforcing the Tribal Historic Preservation policies within tribal boundaries and within the Tribe’s aboriginal boundaries;

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