Tulalips say US Supreme Court ruling undermines tribal sovereignty
TULALIP — Leaders of the Tulalip Tribes say a U.S. Supreme Court decision on Wednesday puts tribal sovereignty at risk.
Justices ruled states have jurisdiction in prosecuting crimes committed by non-Natives against Native Americans in “Indian country.”
“This morning we received another blow when the Supreme Court overturned 200 years of case law and ruled that states have concurrent jurisdiction over crimes committed by non-natives against Indian people on Indian land,” read a letter signed by Tulalip Tribal Board members Teri Gobin, Misty Napeahi, Debra Posey, Pat Contraro, Melvin Sheldon Jr., Marie Zackuse and Hazen Shopbell.
Before the Supreme Court ruling, only the federal government and tribal governments could prosecute crimes on Native American reservations in most states. Washington is among nine states that already had some jurisdiction in such cases as a result of an earlier federal law.
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When we can pin a badge on Cleetus so he can feel high and mighty as he pushes around the Indian population?
