Tribal Leader Stands Up For Civil Rights Against Federal, State Regulators

Native American tribes are constitutionally guaranteed the right to order their own affairs outside the sphere of federal law and explicit acts of Congress. They have consistently used this right to establish tribe-owned and operated businesses that spend the profits on health care, education, housing, and social services.

But certain tribes have recently seen the emergence of a new threat to their sovereign independence and tribal immunities from prosecution by the states. A recent administrative order by the state of Connecticut’s Department of Banking against the Otoe-Missouria tribe of Northern Oklahoma has led to an unprecedented civil rights lawsuit that may forever change the way Native American tribes and their business arms conduct online banking across state lines.

http://dailycaller.com/2015/03/20/tribal-leader-stands-up-for-civil-rights-against-federal-state-regulators/