GNC.4.13.050 Definitions

For the purposes of this Ordinance, the below terms are defined.

(a) "Department" means the Lac Courte Oreilles Conservation Department.

(b) "Director" means the Director of the Department.

(c) "Governing Board" means the governing body of the Tribe as set forth in Article III, Section 1 of the Tribal Constitution.

(d) "Nonmember" means any person other than a tribal member.

(e) "Off Reservation Territory" means all lands or waters or interests therein which may be acquired outside of the Reservation by or on behalf of the Tribe, including any trust land or leasehold interest held by the Tribe in any restricted or trust allotment, to the extent consistent with applicable law.

(f) "Person" means any natural person, including a tribal member or nonmember; any government, or agency thereof (excluding the Tribe), any firm, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, co-partnership, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, subchapter S corporation, limited liability company, estate, business trust, receiver, or any other group or combination acting as a unit in the plural as well as the singular.

(g) "Reservation" means the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation as defined in Article I, Section 1 of the Tribal Constitution.

(h) "Tribal Constitution" means the Amended Constitution of the Tribe.

(i) "Tribal Court" means the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Court.

(j) "Tribal Member" means an enrolled member of the Tribe.

(k) "Tribe" means the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin, a sovereign nation, along with its agencies, divisions, programs, entities, enterprises, including any corporation that is owned by the Tribe and is chartered by the Tribe or the federal government.