Tribe: Spirit Lake Tribe
§21-1-101 Authority and Purpose. The purpose of Title 21 of the Spirit Lake Tribe Law and Order Code is to establish a Wodakota: Traditional Court to provide a non-adversarial alternative for the resolution of disputes and issues and to use culturally appropriate mediation to reach conciliatory results rather than court-imposed sanctions where appropriate. The Title is also intended to provide formal recognition, support, structure and enforcement to traditional Tribal methods of resolving disputes and issues. This Title shall be interpreted liberally and formally with the goal of providing a fair, informal, cost-effective and traditional means of resolving disputes and issues. Upon adoption this Title shall become part of the Spirit Lake Tribe Law and Order Code.
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