Statutes | Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Law Title 46, Chapter 1 ยง 3 | 2020
Except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Mashantucket Pequot Surviving Spouse & Surviving Adopted Child Law, 29 M.P.T.L. and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal and Native American Preference Law, 33 M.P.T.L., the following definitions shall apply:
A. &ldquoLegally Adopted Child&rdquo shall mean any non-Tribal Member person(s) legally adopted by a Tribal Member on or before the age of eighteen (18). A certified copy of a court order of adoption shall be proof of legal adoption.
B. &ldquoTribal Member Dependent Child&rdquo shall mean any non-Tribal Member person(s) who was in the custody and care of a Tribal Member and resided in the household of the Tribal Member for at least seven (7) years on or before reaching the age of eighteen (18) years as a member of the Tribal Family. A certified custody order, a notarized power of attorney and/or certified school record shall be proof of such custody and care.
C. &ldquoTribal Member&rdquo means a duly enrolled member of the Mashantucket (Western) Pequot Tribe.
D. &ldquoTribal Spouse&rdquo shall mean a non-Tribal Member man or woman joined in lawful marriage to a Tribal Member.
E. &ldquoTribe&rdquo means the Mashantucket (Western) Pequot Tribe also known as the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and includes any arm, department, agency, subdivision, enterprise or organization within or wholly owned by the Tribe. Tribe does not include any entity created under state laws that is owned by the Tribe and operates primarily outside of the Tribes Reservation.