Chapter DMR.1 Children's Code 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 promote the traditional value that children are the most important asset of the Tribe, 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 V, § 1 (q), (s), (t), and (u) of the Amended Constitution and By-laws of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians empowers the Tribal Governing Board to: "establish a tribal court for the purpose of enforcing tribal ordinance..." Article V, § 1 (q); "promulgate and enforce ordinances governing the conduct of members of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians and providing for the maintenance of law and order and the administration of justice by establishing a tribal court and defining its duties and powers" Article V, § 1 (s); "provide for the regulation of child custody and domestic relations matters by ordinances or resolution" Article V, § 1 (t); "provide for the appointment of guardians for minors, aged persons, and mental incompetents by ordinance or resolution" Article V, § 1 (u). It is the purpose of this ordinance to protect the health, safety, and welfare of all children within the jurisdiction of the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe. In the children lie the Tribe's future, and in their retention of Ojibwe traditions and culture lies the preservation of the Tribe's past. It is the policy of the Tribe to strengthen family structures, to prevent family breakups, and to foster conditions favorable to the growth, spirit, culture, and individuality of each child. A child without knowledge of the past is directionless in the path forward; a child without a nurturing present is denied the strengths that lead to the future. It is the Tribe's policy to favor preventive action over belated reaction, meditation over confrontation, counseling over lecturing, conciliation over punishment, - but in all decisions made under this ordinance the welfare of the child shall be the ultimate touchstone.Subchapter DMR.1.1 Introduction§§ DMR.1.1.010 – DMR.1.1.080Subchapter DMR.1.2 Definitions§§ DMR.1.2.010 – DMR.1.2.010Subchapter DMR.1.3 Children's Court§§ DMR.1.3.010 – DMR.1.3.150Subchapter DMR.1.4 Emergency Custody Proceeding§§ DMR.1.4.010 – DMR.1.4.050Subchapter DMR.1.5 Minor in Need of Care Proceedings§§ DMR.1.5.010 – DMR.1.5.080Subchapter DMR.1.6 Termination or Suspension of Parental Rights§§ DMR.1.6.010 – DMR.1.6.130Subchapter DMR.1.7 Guardianship§§ DMR.1.7.010 – DMR.1.7.070Subchapter DMR.1.8 Adoption and Customary Adoption§§ DMR.1.8.010 – DMR.1.8.090Subchapter DMR.1.9 Administration§§ DMR.1.9.010 – DMR.1.9.020Subchapter DMR.1.10 AODA Minor in Need of Care Proceedings§§ DMR.1.10.010 – DMR.1.10.110Subchapter DMR.1.11 Guardian Ad Litem Code§§ DMR.1.11.010 – DMR.1.11.030
