Chapter CTZ.2 Citizenship Committee By-Laws of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians PreambleThis ordinance is enacted pursuant to the inherent sovereign authority of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians to determine its Tribal citizenship which predates its Treaties of 1825, 1826, 1837, 1842, 1847 and 1854 with the United States Government. In the implementation of this inherent sovereign authority, Article II, §§ 2, 3 and 4 of the Amended Constitution and By-laws of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians empowers the Tribal Governing Board to enact an ordinance pertaining to citizenship. A critical component of the implementation of the Citizenship Code is the establishment of the Citizenship Committee. The responsibility of the Citizenship Committee is to review applications for Tribal citizenship, accept relinquishment requests, accept requests to rescind relinquishment, and recommend the acceptance or rejection of Citizenship applications or renunciation petitions to the Tribal Governing Board.Subchapter CTZ.2.1 Introduction§§ CTZ.2.1.010 – CTZ.2.1.080Subchapter CTZ.2.2 General Definitions§§ CTZ.2.2.010 – CTZ.2.2.010Subchapter CTZ.2.3 Citizenship Policy§§ CTZ.2.3.010 – CTZ.2.3.050Subchapter CTZ.2.4 Citizenship Procedures§§ CTZ.2.4.010 – CTZ.2.4.060