15-4-103. DEFINITIONS.

The following terms, whenever used or referred to in this Chapter, shall have the following respective meanings, unless different meanings clearly appear from the context:

1. “Charter” means the Charter of a tribal entity, and includes approved articles of incorporation.
2. “Constitution” means the Constitution and Bylaws of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, approved by the Secretary of the Interior on December 20, 1935, as amended thereafter.
3. “Tribal Council” and “Council” mean the Tribal Council of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, acting as the governing body of the Tribe pursuant to the Constitution.
4. “Tribal Court” means the Tribal Court established by the Council pursuant to Article IV, Section 1 (k) of the Constitution.
5. “Tribal Entity” includes any cooperative formed under Article IV of the Constitution, any entity created and owned by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe for economic or governmental purpose and any entity which is controlled by the Tribal Council, but does not include the Tribal Land Enterprise. For the purposes of this Chapter, an entity shall be deemed to be controlled by the Tribal Council, if the majority of its Directors are chosen by the Tribal Council or are required to be council members. Entities governed by this Chapter include, but are not limited to, organizations entitled “authority,” “enterprise,” “corporation,” “agency,” “commission,” or terms of like import, as deemed necessary by the Tribal Council; provided, however, that committees of the Tribal Council shall not be deemed ‘tribal entities” for the purposes of this Chapter.
6. “Tribe” means the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, organized pursuant to the Constitution and Bylaws of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.