Sentences with phrase «indians under treaties»

Additional support for this conclusion arguably is provided by the established principles that: (i) «any ambiguities or doubtful expressions in the wording of the treaty or document must be resolved in favour of the Indians»; and (ii) «any limitations which restrict the rights of Indians under treaties must be narrowly construed» (Badger, above).

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Indians are subject to the treaties that us white folk made you sign under the threat of annihilation.

The administration granted waivers to states such as New York, New Mexico, and Oklahoma failed to consult with American Indian tribes on waiver plans as required by the administration's own rules for the waiver process, Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, and under treaties between tribes and states themselves.

Since you're specifically asking about the STANDARD deduction available to Indian students under the Indo - US treaty, then the answer for this specific question is NO.

I am an Indian citizen which also allows me deductions and dependents as a non-resident under Indo - US tax treaty.

Business Development: Brokering various business dealings that further the diversification of Indian economies Developing and accessing commercial financial programs and services for tribal governments, including tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state income, excise, B&O, property and other tax matters for tribes and tribal businesses Chartering tribal business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribal rights.

The approach to be taken under s. 35 in preserving existing Aboriginal and treaty rights is different from the division of powers analysis required in respect of lands reserved for Indians within the meaning of s. 91 (24).

Under the Child, Family and Community Services Act (CFCSA), an Aboriginal Community (i.e. «treaty first nation, an Indian band -LSB-...]

In 2010, White Industries commenced action against the Indian government, arguing that the delay violated the guarantee of effective means of enforcing legal rights set out in the bilateral investment treaty between India and Kuwait (and applicable to the Australian investors through the «most favored nation» treatment conferred under the India - Australia treaty).

Specific claims originate in First Nations» claims that the Government of Canada did not fulfill its obligations either under historic treaties or the Indian Act.

Because of the importance of Indian rights reserved under treaty in the US, the distinction needs to be drawn between such treaty rights, which are known as recognised title, and Aboriginal, or Indian, title known as unrecognised title.

While the basis for the colonisation of what is now the United States and the dealings with the Native American, or Indian (35), tribes and nations is a complex history of treaty negotiations, alliances, warfare, massacre and dispossession, the fundamental relationship between the USA and Native Americans was declared in a trilogy of Supreme Court cases under Chief Justice Marshall in the early nineteenth century.