Statutes | Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Law Title 46, Chapter 1 ยง 2 | 2020
This Law is in no way intended to infringe upon the authority of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Elders Council to review and determine all applications for membership. It is the policy of the Tribe that the rights and privileges of membership shall be restricted, to the greatest extent practicable, to Tribal Members. One exception to this general policy shall be the rights of a nonTribal Member child who is legally adopted by a Tribal Member and Tribal Member Dependent Child as set forth herein. The purpose of this Adopted Child Rights Law is to acknowledge the Legally Adopted Child of Tribal Members and Tribal Member Dependent Children as valuable members of Tribal families, the Tribal Community and the Tribe&rsquos businesses by providing rights and benefits equal to 255 those of non-Tribal Member Spouses to the greatest extent practicable, including but not limited to the right to official identification, participation in cultural events, access to Tribal lands and facilities. The further purpose of this Adopted and Dependent Child Rights Law is to identify the rights and privileges afforded to the Legally Adopted Child of a Tribal Member Tribal Member Dependent Children pursuant to Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Laws.