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1 Constitution of the Pinoleville Pomo Nation 1 (2005)

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                                  CONSTITUTION
                                         OF
                       THE PINOLEVILLE POMO NATION



                                    PREAM1BLE


 We the Pomo People of the Pinoleville Pomo Nation, puswt to our inherent and
 historic sovereinty, in order to form a more perfect government establish justice,
 ensure tranquiliy, promote culture, traditions, education, and language, advance the
 general welfare, secure the blessings of liberty, exercise dominion over the Territory,
 provide for the common defense, and secure our rights, powers, and privileges, do
 ordain and establish this Constitutionfor the Tribe


 ARTICLE I - TERRITORY AND JIRIST)CTION

 Section 1.   Territory

       The Territory of the Tribe shall include all lands within the original boundaries of
       the Pinoleville Reservation, any lands held by the United States for the benefit of
       the Tribe or the Pinoleville people, historical lands, fee lands, water and natural
       resources as may be here after acquired by the Tribe, whether within or without
       said boundary lines, under any grant, transfer, purchase, adjudication, treaty,
       Executive Order, Act of Congress or other acquisition, notwithstanding the
       issuance of any private property interest including patents or rights-of-way. The
       Territory shall include all surface and subsurface, submerged land under
       navigable or non-navigable waters, all air and water, and all natural resources,

Section 2.  Jurisdiction

       To the fullest extent permitted by Federal Law, the Jurisdiction of the Tribe shall
       extend to all persons, subjects, property, and activities within the historical lands,
       fee lands, water and natural resources as may be here after acquired by the Tribe.
       Any person who enters the Territory shall, by entering, be deemed to have
       consented to the Jurisdiction of the Tribe,



Section 3.   Supremacy of the Constitution

       This Constitution shall be the Supreme Law over all Territory and persons
       within the Jurisdiction of the Tribe

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