§3652 — Title 25 Indians | U.S. Code

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Provide technical and legal help to Indian tribes and tribal members so they can get quality assistance. Strengthen tribal courts, governments, and economies by improving court systems for civil and criminal cases, encourage partnerships among tribal judicial groups and nonprofits, and build on earlier efforts like the Indian Tribal Justice Act (25 U.S.C. 3601 et seq., Public Law 103–176).

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The purposes of this chapter are as follows:

(1)to carry out the responsibility of the United States to Indian tribes and members of Indian tribes by ensuring access to quality technical and legal assistance.

(2)To strengthen and improve the capacity of tribal court systems that address civil and criminal causes of action under the jurisdiction of Indian tribes.

(3)To strengthen tribal governments and the economies of Indian tribes through the enhancement and, where appropriate, development of tribal court systems for the administration of justice in Indian country by providing technical and legal assistance services.

(4)To encourage collaborative efforts between national or regional membership organizations and associations whose membership consists of judicial system personnel within tribal justice systems; non-profit entities which provide legal assistance services for Indian tribes, members of Indian tribes, and/or tribal justice systems.

(5)To assist in the development of tribal judicial systems by supplementing prior congressional efforts such as the Indian Tribal Justice Act [25 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.] (Public Law 103–176).

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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 106–559, Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2778, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 3651 of this title and Tables. The Indian Tribal Justice Act, referred to in par. (5), is Pub. L. 103–176, Dec. 3, 1993, 107 Stat. 2004, which is classified generally to chapter 38 (§ 3601 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 3601 of this title and Tables.

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