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We, the members of the Shawnee Tribe (formerly incorporated by agreement dated June 7, 1869, and approved on June 9, 1869, with the Cherokee Nation,) desire to retain our separate identity in order to preserve our Tribal culture and ensure tranquility among the Tribal members, whereby we may prosper with economic independence and social advancement. The Shawnee Tribe is an inseparable part of the United States. Therefore, we accept the United States Constitution as the supreme law of the land, and the Shawnee Tribe will not attempt to implement any laws, rules, or regulations in conflict with the Constitution of the United States of America.
The name of this Tribe shall be Shawnee Tribe, recognizing however that we are the same people and Tribe who have been called, variously, the “Ohio Shawnee”; the “Cherokee Shawnee”; the “Shawnee Cherokee”; the “United Tribe of Shawnee”; and the “Loyal Shawnee.”
ARTICLE II - TERRITORY AND JURISDICTION
The sovereign authority and jurisdiction of the Shawnee Tribe shall extend to all the territory now or ever known as SHAWNEE LANDS, which includes lands within the boundaries of the State of Oklahoma not within the boundaries of the Cherokee Nation; or within the Cherokee Nation if approved by the Cherokee Nation; the original Shawnee Reservation within the boundaries of the Kansas Territory, now known as the State of Kansas; all Indian lands beneficially owned by the current and future members of the Shawnee Tribe; all lands which may be acquired by the Shawnee Tribe for its land base; and all Indian Country of the Shawnee Tribe and its members as now or hereafter defined by federal law. The Shawnee Tribe may exercise its sovereign authority and jurisdiction within or outside the territory above described to the fullest extent not prohibited by Federal law. Unless otherwise modified by Tribal Resolution or Law, the Shawnee Tribe shall exercise all inherent attributes of sovereignty, exclusive civil jurisdiction, criminal jurisdiction where applicable, and governmental powers over the lands identified in this ARTICLE II.
