I very much could be wrong, but I was under the impression that this was at least partly a jurisdictional thing, not a personal thing. In other words, that it was being on tribal land that made the difference, not necessarily being a member of the tribe. I’m pretty sure Native American tribe members don’t have some sort of blanket immunity to all state laws no matter where they happen to be; I think it’s that state laws don’t apply within reservations, despite the land the reservation is on otherwise counting as part of the state.
Tribal police can arrest non-natives on tribal land, but they can’t prosecute them. They get transferred to state or federal authorities as needed.
Native Americans can do some things off of tribal land as well. The big thing natives can do is hunt and fish without a license. They can’t trespass on private property, but the state has little authority to stop them even on non tribal land. Another is the possession and use of peyote.
I very much could be wrong, but I was under the impression that this was at least partly a jurisdictional thing, not a personal thing. In other words, that it was being on tribal land that made the difference, not necessarily being a member of the tribe. I’m pretty sure Native American tribe members don’t have some sort of blanket immunity to all state laws no matter where they happen to be; I think it’s that state laws don’t apply within reservations, despite the land the reservation is on otherwise counting as part of the state.
Tribal police can arrest non-natives on tribal land, but they can’t prosecute them. They get transferred to state or federal authorities as needed.
Native Americans can do some things off of tribal land as well. The big thing natives can do is hunt and fish without a license. They can’t trespass on private property, but the state has little authority to stop them even on non tribal land. Another is the possession and use of peyote.