2.03.030 Definitions

The following definitions are used in this Civil Judicial Code:

(a) "Mohawk Indian Country" means the Saint Regis Mohawk Reservation and any other land controlled by the Tribe which is classified as federal Indian Country.

(b) "Mohawk Court" or "Court" means either the Tribal Court or the Court of Appeals, or both, as the context indicates.

(c) "Mohawk Tribal Court" or "Tribal Court" means the trial court established by the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, in which civil disputes are initially filed.

(d) "United States" and "Federal" means the government and courts of the United States of America, and not the government and courts of any state.

(e) "Laws of the United States" means the laws of the government of the United States of America, and not the laws of any state.

(f) "Mohawk Tribe" and "Tribe" means the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, a federally recognized Tribe.