California Valley Miwok Tribal Litigation

California Valley Miwok Tribal Litigation Information

The California Valley Miwok Tribe is a federally recognized Miwok tribe located in San Joaquin and Calaveras counties in California. They were previously known as the Sheep Ranch Rancheria or the Me-Wuk Indian Sheep Ranch Rancheria of California.

Tribe: California Valley Miwok Tribe, California

Phone: 209-931-4567

Physical Address:
California Valley Miwok Tribal Litigation
14807 Avenida Central
La Grange, CA 95329

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14807 Avenida Central
La Grange, CA 95329

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Understanding US Bureau of Indian Affairs

Because the legal system in ‘Indian Country’ operates outside of the legal jurisdiction of the cities, counties and states where the individual Indian Reservations are located, and the land is wholly owned and governed by the Tribes, the jails and detention centers on those lands are maintained and run by the individual Tribes. The police that provide the security and enforce the laws and the courts that mete out justice are also controlled by the individual Tribes.

There are over 90 jails and detention centers throughout Indian Country, of which, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Office of Justice Services (OJS) staffs and operates a quarter of these facilities. The remainder are operated by Tribes through the PL 93-638, Self-Governance Compacts and a few are fully funded and operated by a tribe. Each jail is unique in operation and location.

Indian Reservation and Tribal laws also fall under the legal jurisdiction of the federal government. If a federal law has been broken, the Department of Justice may get involved. In that case, a convicted person from a crime committed on Indian Lands may be required to serve their time within the BOP (Federal Bureau of Prisons).

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