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Wisconsin Session Laws (Laws of Wisconsin) - Wisconsin
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE
Wisconsin Legislative Committee - Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations
This committee studies issues relating to American Indians and the tribes and bands in Wisconsin and develops recommendations and legislative proposals relating to those issues. It is a permanent study committee pursuant to Section 13.83 (3) of the Wisconsin Statutes.
The resource describes general principles regarding Wisconsin's American Indians, tribes and bands. The document provides a good overvew of the tribes in Wisconsin, relations with the federal government, jurisdictions, gaming and relations with the branches of Wisconsin government.
For some research projects, it may be necessary to conduct a legislative history review of specific statutes. For guidelines on how to conduct a Wisconsin legislative history, please see the research guide titled, "Wisconsin Legislative History Research Guide," one in a series of Research Guides prepared by the Marquette University Eckstein Law Library librarians
TRIBAL CODES AND CONSTITUTIONS
Charters, Constitutions and By-laws of the Indian Tribes of North America: Part II: The Indian Tribes of Wisconsin - compiled and edited by George E. Fay
Most Wisconsin tribes' websites include codes/constitutions:
Bad River Constitution and ByLaws
Forest County Potawatomi Community Code of Laws
Lac Courte Oreilles Constitution and Bylaws
Lac du Flambeau Constitution and Bylaws
Menominee Constitution and Bylaws
Oneida Constitution (also Oneida Laws and Regulations - Oneida Code of Laws)
Red Cliff Band Tribal Constitution
St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin Constitution and Bylaws
Sokaogon Chippewa Community of Mole Lake Constitution and Bylaws