15.03.620 Sovereign Immunity

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as waiving or diminishing the sovereign immunity of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe or its subordinate entities, agencies, officers, agents, employees, instrumentalities, or authorize in any form a prospective waiver of such sovereign immunity.

(b) Tribal sovereign immunity is hereby found and stated to be an essential element of self- determination and self-government; and as such will be waived by the Tribal Council only under such circumstances as the Tribal Council finds to be in the interests of the Tribe in promoting economic or commercial development or for other Tribal purposes. Any such specific waivers shall be interpreted narrowly and limited to the explicit terms of the waivers; and any such waivers shall not by implication or interpretation be extended in any manner or fashion beyond their narrow, explicit terms.