Chapter GWE.1 General Welfare Exclusion Ordinance 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 (h) of the Amended Constitution and By-laws of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians empowers the Tribal Governing Board to: "engage in any business that will further the social or economic well-being of members of the Band or undertake any programs or projects designed for the economic advancement of the people" and pursuant to Article V, §1(j) "to administer any funds within the control of the Band; to make expenditures from available funds for public purposes…All expenditures by the Governing Board shall be in accord with a previously approved budget, and the amount so paid shall be a matter of public record at all times." As such the Tribal Governing Board adopts this Ordinance to memorialize and confirm existing procedures used in the administration of general welfare assistance programs and services and is not to be construed as the creation of new general welfare assistance rights that previously did not exist. Assistance provided prior to the enactment of this Ordinance is hereby ratified and confirmed as general welfare assistance pursuant to the authority of the Tribal Constitution. It is intended to establish a framework to improve the coordination of general welfare doctrine compliance. Programs and Services referred to herein must be authorized by independent action of the Tribe or its designees.Subchapter GWE.1.1 Introduction§§ GWE.1.1.010 – GWE.1.1.070Subchapter GWE.1.2 Definitions§§ GWE.1.2.010 – GWE.1.2.010Subchapter GWE.1.3 Indian General Welfare Benefits (Code Section 139E)§§ GWE.1.3.010 – GWE.1.3.080Subchapter GWE.1.4 Programs Meeting the General Test§§ GWE.1.4.010 – GWE.1.4.100
