Tohono O'odham Legislative Council

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The Tohono O'odham Legislative Council is the primary lawmaking body of the Tohono O'odham Nation, responsible for enacting tribal laws, policies, and governance decisions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf governing body
lawmaking body
tribal legislative body
appliesToJurisdiction Tohono O'odham
surface form: Tohono O'odham Nation
cooperatesWith Bureau of Indian Affairs
Arizona
surface form: State of Arizona

local governments in Arizona
country United States of America
surface form: United States
ethnicGroupRepresented Tohono O'odham
surface form: O'odham

Tohono O'odham
surface form: Tohono O'odham people
governingDocument Constitution of the Tohono O'odham Nation
governmentBranch legislative branch of the Tohono O'odham Nation
governmentLevel sovereign tribal government
governs Tohono O'odham Nation Reservation
surface form: Tohono O'odham Nation government
hasAuthorityOver tribal departments of the Tohono O'odham Nation
tribal members of the Tohono O'odham Nation
hasFunction adopt tribal policies
appropriate tribal funds
approve tribal budgets
enact ordinances
enact resolutions
enact tribal laws
make governance decisions
oversee executive branch of the Tohono O'odham Nation
ratify intergovernmental agreements
regulate tribal enterprises
hasPower create subordinate boards and committees
enact civil regulations
enact criminal codes
establish tribal courts
levy tribal taxes
higherAuthority Constitution of the Tohono O'odham Nation
languageUsed English
Tohono Oʼodham language
surface form: O'odham language
legalSystem tribal law
locatedIn Arizona
Tohono O'odham Nation Reservation
meetsIn Sells, Arizona
partOf Tohono O'odham
surface form: Tohono O'odham Nation
recognizedBy United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
represents districts of the Tohono O'odham Nation
responsibleFor promotion of welfare of Tohono O'odham members
protection of tribal lands
protection of tribal natural resources
protection of tribal sovereignty
subjectTo federal Indian law
typeOfLegislature tribal council

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Tohono O'odham governingBody Tohono O'odham Legislative Council
Papago governingBody Tohono O'odham Legislative Council
this entity surface form: Tohono O'odham Nation government
Sells, Arizona hasTribalGovernmentBuilding Tohono O'odham Legislative Council
this entity surface form: Tohono O'odham Nation Legislative Council chambers
Sells, Arizona hasTribalGovernmentBuilding Tohono O'odham Legislative Council
this entity surface form: Tohono O'odham Nation executive offices
Tohono O'odham Nation Reservation tribalGovernment Tohono O'odham Legislative Council
this entity surface form: Tohono O'odham Nation Legislative Council