Tribal Contracting: Understanding and Drafting Business Contracts with American Indian Tribes
The book provides a general background that every practitioner should be aware of when either engaging in business transactions with tribes or providing representation to tribes when they contract with outside entities. It covers various areas of federal Indian law that have a significant impact on these relationships, and chapters written to give a practitioner an understanding of basic principles of tribal economies, contract drafting, and federal contract law. Includes sample contracts.
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Preface vii\ 1 Tribal Economies 1\ 1.01 History of the Federal Government's Role in Tribal Economic Development 2\ 1 The Modern Socialist State of Indian Country Economics 7\ 1.02 Inadequate Tax Base 10\ 1.03 Different Cultures Require Different Institutional Structures 12\ 2 The Basics 15\ 2.01 Sovereign Immunity 16\ 1 Tribal Charters and Ordinances 18\ 2 Dispute Resolution Clauses 23\ a Suggested Limited Waiver Language 27\ 3 Jurisdiction Remains an Issue 30\ a Choice of Law and Choice of Forum Clauses 32\ 2.02 Federal Statutes 34\ 1 The Non-Intercourse Act 34\ 2 The Contracts and Agreements Act (Section 81) 35\ a Self-Governance Tribes 37\ b The Necessary and Sufficient Conditions 38\ i Indian Tribe 39\ ii Encumbers Indian Land 39\ 3 Graph of Statutes Effecting Transactions 43\ 2.03 Tribal Restraints on Transactions 46\ 1 Authority to Enter Into an Agreement 47\ 3 Drafting a Contract 51\ 3.01 Style and Efficiency 52\ 1 Anatomy of a Contract 54\ a The Front 55\ b The Middle 56\ i Language 57\ ii Layout 58\ c The Back 60\ 3.02 Vagueness and Ambiguity 61\ 1 Lexical Ambiguity 62\ 2 Syntactic Ambiguity 64\ 3.03 Simple Words and Phrases 66\ 3.04 Mass Contract Drafting: The Tribal Context 75\ 1 Professional Services Agreement 76\ a Introductory Clause 76\ b Agreement Section 77\ i Scope of Work 79\ ii Project Budget 80\ c Personnel 81\ d Representations and Warranties 82\ e Indemnification 83\ f Work Product 85\ g Insurance 86\ h Termination 88\ i General Terms 88\ j Signature Block 91\ 2 Cultural Services Consulting Agreement 92\ a Introductory Clause 92\ b Payment Provision 92\ c Subcontractors 94\ d Particular Representations, Warranties, and Duties 94\ e Document Ownership 95\ f General Terms 98\ 3 Master Cultural Services Consulting Agreement 98\ 4 Federal Contracts 101\ 4.01 General Principles 101\ 1 Source of Law 101\ 2 The Christian Doctrine 103\ 3 Contracting Officer Authority 103\ 4 Source of Funds 105\ 5 Contract Methods 106\ 6 OMB Circular A-76 107\ 7 OMB Circular A-87 (2 C.F.R. Part 225) 108\ 8 Resolving Disputes 110\ 4.02 Federal Acquisitions Regulations (FAR) 113\ Appendix A Tribal Contract Templates Professional Services Agreement 121\ Index 155\ About the Author 163
