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.