Hugh,

Yes

The tribes are not independent nations.
They enjoy a what could be describes as asemi-autonomous existence.
They are bound be federal law. Confusion occurs when Federal law conflicts 
with treaty rights. That is what the Supreme court is there for. There are 
three groups (in general terms) of tribes. Those under BIA, Self Governance 
tribes, and the Navajo/Inuit/Hawaiian peoples.

the Burea tribes are managed by the Bueau of Indian Affairs. If you can make 
heads or tails of their RM practices you are a better man than I. I spent 
quite a bit of time working on Bureau files and to say they have compliance 
issues would be an undersatement. Do the laws you listed apply to them? I am 
not sure the laws of nature and man apply there. :)

The Navajo/Inuit/Hawaiian peoples have different sets of rules that apply 
only to them. However, IMHO they still have to comply.

Self Governance tribes take on the cmpliance issues themselves and as far as 
I know do a good job. the tribes in this group would comply with with any 
federal law and if anything be more stringent in compliance.

So you are gonna be a member of the Recomanche Clan of the Wannabe Tribe. I 
think I'll pass. As far as your name I think the list can come up with some 
better names. Come on folks let's find Hugh  a good name to take to with 
him.


Chris Flynn


>From: Hugh Smith <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Records Management Program <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Just two questions..........the legal question?
>Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 00:56:53 -0500
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>Is there a way to cross reference our laws with foreign countries?   Is 
>there a web site that tries to slot them side by side so the  American 
>version is comparable to the EU Shoes?  HA! Just kidding to  see if you 
>were paying attention?
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>US									Canada				EU
>SOX								    -					ISO 17799
>IRS Rev. Proc. 97-22 & 98-25			    -
>PRIVACY Act/Identity Theft			PIPEDA
>GLB
>SEC Rule 17a-4
>NFPA 232												95/46/EC
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>The Tribal Authorities in this country are their own nations, so how  do 
>these laws impact them? Are they a world unto themselves?  Within  their 
>reservations they make and enforce their laws so is there an  interface 
>here?  I know the Bureau of Indian Affairs requires tribes  to manage their 
>records comparable to the Federal Government in order  for them to maintain 
>control of their own records.  But how does this  all fit together?
>
>I will be giving a talk to a Tribal Conference and I want to make  sense of 
>how it fits together.
>
>I wanted to have an Native American name for my front page.  I wanted  to 
>be called something majestic and I guess Running Bull is pretty  good.  I 
>will represent this august body as the Recomanche Clan.
>
>Ha Ha  EU Shoes Bruce just got it.
>
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