Article X - Bill of Rights

Section 1.

Bill of Rights.  The government of the Tribe including the community shall not:

1. Infringe upon religious beliefs or prohibit the free exercise thereof;
2. Abridge the freedom of speech, press, expression, conscience, association, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government;
3. Violate the right of the people to be secure in the privacy of their persons, houses, papers, vehicles, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures, nor issue warrants but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation signed by a judge, and particularly describing the place, person, house, papers, vehicle, or effects to be searched, the object and scope of such search, and the person or thing to be seized, and any search or seizure taken in violation of this provision shall be excluded;
4. Search or arrest any person without informing them of their right to remain silent, to have access to an attorney, to be informed that anything they say can be held against them in a court of law, to have these rights explained at the time of the search or arrest, and to ask them if they understand these rights;
5. Take any private property or possessor interest in private property for public use, without due process and just compensation; deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection, application, or opportunity of the laws;
6. Deny to any person in a criminal or civil proceeding the right to a speedy and public trial which shall be initiated no more than six months from the filing of criminal charges or a civil complaint and which shall be decided by the courts within one year, and in a criminal proceeding to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation, to be presumed innocent until proven guilty, to be confronted with the witnesses against him or her, to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his or her favor, to have the assistance of counsel for his or her defense including the right to have counsel provided subject to income guidelines; nor deprive any person of liberty or property without due process of law;
7. Require excessive bail, impose excessive fines, or inflict cruel and unusual methods of interrogation or punishment;
8. Pass any bill or attainder or a law, which punished conduct after the fact;
9. Deny to any person the access to his or her own personal information maintained by the Tribe, or to public information, which shall include but not be limited to financial records maintained by the Tribe.

Section 2. 

Retained Powers.  Powers not granted to the government shall be reserved to the people.  (Amendment V effective September 20, 2007 – vote 552 for; 234 against; 19 ballots spoiled or mutilated)