CHAPTER 43 - SPOKANE TRIBE ENTERPRISES CODE
Section 43-1 Findings and Purpose
43-1.01 Findings. The Spokane Tribal Council makes the following findings:
(a) The People of the Spokane Tribe have established a government to promote and protect the
sovereignty, rights, and interests of the Spokane Tribe of Indians, including, among other
reasons, to develop their community resources and to promote their economic and social
welfare.
(b) The Spokane Tribe and its government remain, for its operation, overly dependent on funding
provided by agencies of the United States Government.
(c) The federal and state governments, rather that the Tribal government, fund nearly all the
health, social, educational, and other services available to members of the Spokane Tribe.
(d) This dependence on outside funding imposes substantial limits on Tribal self-government and
frustrates efforts to improve the economic and social welfare of the members of the Spokane
Tribe.
(e) The economic and social conditions of the Spokane People remain significantly worse than those
of the general population of Washington State.
(f) An unacceptable proportion of the members of the Spokane Tribe are unemployed,
underemployed, or living in poverty.
(g)The Spokane Tribal Council seeks to develop the resources and assets of the Tribe in such a way
as to generate new Tribal resources and to provide opportunities for Spokane Tribe members to
improve their standard of living.
(h) For the purposes of efficiency and wise stewardship, it is necessary that the management of the
economic development of Spokane Tribe resources be separated from other governmental
functions of the Spokane Tribe, and be placed within the responsibility of persons or entities
different from the Spokane Tribal Council, so that commercial development may take place.
(i) The establishment of Spokane Tribe Enterprises, that shall have the power and responsibility to
generate income and create jobs by engaging in commercial activities, can best meet these
goals.
(j) The Spokane Tribal Council has authority to enact this chapter pursuant to the Constitution and
Bylaws of the Spokane Tribe, Articles VIII(b) and VIII(f).
Legislative History - Adopted 10/31/07, Resolu 2008-065
43-1.03 Purpose. The Spokane Tribal Council adopts this Code to achieve the following goals:
(a) To promote Tribal economic development, self sufficiency, and strong Tribal government,
thereby simultaneously reducing the Spokane Tribe’s dependence on outside funding sources
and providing needed services to members of the Tribal community;
(b) To generate profits to promote the continuity and growth of Spokane Tribe Enterprises.
(c) To make possible the use and development of Spokane Tribal community resources in a way
that both ensures their preservation and promotes their use to generate additional community
resources;
(d) To create, stimulate, and increase suitable employment, training, and other economic
opportunities for members of the Spokane Tribal community.
(e) To engage in any type of lawful business, enterprise, or venture, other than banking or
insurance.
(f) To serve as the umbrella entity for all Spokane enterprises, as delegated to the Spokane Tribe
Enterprises by Tribal Council Resolution.
(g) To provide policy direction and oversight to all existing and future Spokane enterprises.
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