The title of this chapter shall be the "NHBPI Indian Preference
in Employment Code."
The purpose of this chapter is to:
A. Set forth the policy and requirements for application of Indian preference
to employment activities of the Tribe.
B. Promote the economic welfare and self-sufficiency of the Tribe, its
citizens and spouses and/or parents of citizens by providing those
persons with opportunities for employment, training and promotion
with the Tribe consistent with the business needs of the Tribe and
its political subdivisions.
C. Provide a legal basis to encourage or require compliance with the
policies and requirements of this chapter by other employers operating
on or near the Tribe's Reservation.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this
chapter shall, for any reason, be adjudicated by any court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such judgment shall
not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall
be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section,
or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which the
judgment shall have been rendered.