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given it's officers more to do while in the field. The Authority 

 currently operates a court system, a registration system and an 

 administrative system. Each of these are staffed by a vei-y limited 

 amount of personnel who have to handle more than their own job. The 

 Authority does not employ any biological, financial, legal or 

 public relations staff, not because there is no need for them but, 

 because the money is not available to hire them. As stated earlier 

 there is 5 million acres of land, rivers and lakes that make up the 

 Ceded Territory. 



Within the Ceded Territory the Authority has to deal with a variety 

 of governmental agencies. Each having it's own bureaucratic system 

 of regulations that they must follow. Each agency must be worked 

 with on an individual basis to bring them up to date with current 

 laws and how they affect their relationship with the Authority and 

 the practice of Treaty Rights in the Ceded Territory. Although the 

 Authority has implemented a conservation code to regulate their 

 members exercise of rights in the Ceded Territory, they have been 

 slow in their acceptance that the Authority has jurisdiction over 

 it ' s member in the harvest of the natural resources in the Ceded 

 Territory. The Authority's presence and public education remain a 

 high priority for the Bands . The Authority continues to work within 

 the established framework to deal with the current issues in the 

 protection of Treaty Rights. 



The environmental issues such as mining, timber harvest, disposal 

 of hazardous material, air and water quality and a variety of other 

 similar concerns have always been the forefront for the Bands of 

 the Lake Superior Chippewa. The environment was an integral part 

 of their lifestyle, culture and religion. All band members 

 supported their way of life through harvest of the natural 

 resources around them. Today that tradition continues through the 

 Authority. The Bands have enacted very strict legislation on their 

 reservations and are in the development stages for the Ceded 

 Territory to protect this way of life for future generations of 

 the Bands. Band members are beginning to recognize the efforts of 

 the Authority and are starting to practice traditional values more 

 openly. 



Prior to the passage of P. L. 93-638 the Indian Self Determination 

 and Education Act, tribal government played a limited role in the 

 determination of it's future. The government enacted legislation 

 designed to bring the Indian into the dominant society and to take 

 away the traditional form of government. There was legislation that 

 diminished the land base of the Bands and placed large portion of 

 the reservations into private ownership, both Indian and non 

 Indian. Most of this was done with little or no input from the 

 Bands. Since P. L. 93-638 tribal governments have taken an active 

 roll in the determination of their future. The Bands in Minnesota 

 developed their infrastructures to handle the development 

 reservations, and have begun to participate in the political 

 process to develop good relationships with all the elected 

 officials who represent them on a state and national level. They 

 have became involved with lobbying efforts to effect the outcome 



