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In January 2007, the Tribal Council adopted the Code of Ordinances for residing on the reservation and on tribal lands. Specific conditions regarding individuals arrested and/or convicted for criminal activities related to drug use/sale or sexual offenses were included in the document.
Article III, Criminal Activity of the Tribe’s Code of Ordinances addresses persons arrested for a sex related crime--they “shall be immediately banned from the Reservation of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of LA immediately upon arrest.” The code allows such individuals to apply to the Tribal Council for re-admission following the outcome of such charges.
The same conditions apply to those persons arrested on drug related activities. In either situation individuals who violate the ban may be fined as much as $10,000. In the case of a tribal member, per capita payments may be garnished if such a fine is imposed. A fine may be imposed on tribal or non-tribal members violating the tribal law.
Tribal officials have been concerned with the increase in drug activities on the reservation, and all have taken the position of “zero tolerance.” To that end, elected officials are also developing a formal resolution that will spell out specific conditions surrounding these two issues, to make as clear as possible that the tribal government will not support this kind of behavior on the rez.
The resolution will cover the adoption of background investigations of current reservation residents and potential residents or any adult in their household.
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May 17,2008 -Marksville, LA
June 14,2008 -Marksville, LA
July 26,2008 -Marksville, LA
August 9,2008 -Marksville, LA
September 13,2008 -Marksville, LA
October 4,2008 -Marksville, LA
November 8,2008 -Marksville, LA
December 6,2008 -Marksville, LA
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Tunica-Biloxi Chairman Honored as 'Louisiana Legend'
Chairman Earl Barbry Sr. of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe was honored as a 2006 Louisiana Legend as the
longest term in office in Native Country ... Read More
Council Reviews Trust Programs
Tribal officials met with
legal and financial experts on
February 27th during their regular executive session... Read More
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In January 2007, the
Tribal Council adopted the
Code of Ordinances for residing
on the reservation and on
tribal lands... Read More
Maintenance Requirement of Reservation
The tribe’s Housing
Authority requires that existing
homeowners or future homeowners for those planning to build on the reservation must maintain the lots where they reside or will reside... Read More
Indian Preference To Be Secured by Tribal Law
The Tunica-Biloxi Tribal
Council is nearing completion of a
tribal employment rights ordinance.
Work on the document began over
two years ago, and was postponed
periodically from time to time as
other issues became the focus of
the Council’s attention.
... Read More
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