The Menominee people, in authorizing the establishment
by charter of the College of the Menominee Nation, do not waive or
authorize the College Board of Directors to waive or limit the right
of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin to sovereign immunity from
suit, nor do they waive or limit, or authorize the College Board of
Directors to waive or limit, any exceptions and immunities from taxation
to which the Nation is or may in the future be entitled and to which
the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, its members, and its businesses
are entitled by law.
A.
For the purpose of enabling the College to enter into
business agreements, either to secure debts or to provide services
or products, the College Board of Directors shall be authorized to
agree by specific written agreements with any party to sue and be
sued in the Menominee Tribal Courts in its capacity as a tribal college
upon any contract, claim, or obligation arising out of its authorized
activities. For the same purpose, the College Board of Directors shall
be authorized to agree by specific written agreement with any party
to waive any immunity from suit on breach of contract claim that it
might otherwise have.
B.
In seeking redress of grievances against the College,
persons subject to tribal jurisdiction shall exhaust all remedies
available to them under Menominee law before seeking redress of grievance
against the College in the Menominee Courts.
