[kingu]

Right, so long as there is a federal crime to charge them with. IE: If a tribe decides to ban smoking in cars, it would be non-enforcable for non-tribal members since there's no federal statute to defer to. Though, say, restrictions on fishing, is enforcable since there is federal laws against theft.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Part of the problem is that there is no real uniformity between the various reservations... Some have deals with teh state with regards to ticketing of nonindians driving on the rez... some don't. SOme have their own tribal police, otehrs dont' etc... some have their own courts (with no protected constitutional rights) and others don't...

It's a mess thats needed fixing for generations..