Cite as: 73 CNCA § 203

For purposes of this chapter:

1. "Cherokee Nation" means the government of Cherokee Nation located at Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

2. "Filing" means the initiation of legal action in any court or regulatory body.

3. "Litigation" means any proceeding or suit at law.

4. "Principal Chief" means the Principal Chief of Cherokee Nation.

5. "Sovereignty" means the matters that concern the boundaries, or territory, or the jurisdiction, or treaty rights, or the powers or rights of self-governance of Cherokee Nation.

6. "Substantial assets" means litigation that involves an amount in controversy in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00).

7. "Tribal Council" means the Cherokee Nation Council.

Historical Data

LA 07–01, eff. March 16, 2001.