Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-59
Overseer of Indians
Section 47-59 is repealed.
General Statutes of Connecticut Chapter 824 — Indians
Connecticut · statute · Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 824 · 22 active provisions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-59a
Connecticut Indians; citizenship, civil rights, land rights
(a) It is hereby declared the policy of the state of Connecticut to recognize that all resident Indians of qualified Connecticut tribes are considered to be full citizens of the state and they are hereby granted all the rights and privileges afforded by law, that all of Connecticut's citizens enjoy. It is further recog…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-59b
Indian Affairs Council; composition, duties, executive director, regulations, report
(a) There shall continue to be an Indian Affairs Council, consisting of one representative from each of the following Indian tribes: The Schaghticoke, the Paucatuck Eastern Pequot, the Mashantucket Pequot, the Mohegan and the Golden Hill Paugussett; to be appointed by the respective tribes, and three persons appointed…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-60
Reservation land held in trust by state. Conveyances by Indians void
(a) Any reservation land held in trust by the state on October 1, 1989, shall continue to be held in trust in perpetuity to prevent alienation and to insure its availability for future generations of Indians. Except as otherwise expressly provided, all conveyances by any Indian of any land belonging to, or which has be…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-61
No title by possession against an Indian
In any action brought by an Indian or Indians for the recovery of lands owned by Indians, or sequestered for their use by the General Assembly or by any town agreeably to law, the defendant shall not plead the statute of limitations, except as against an Indian or Indians authorized by law to convey Indian lands, or as…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-61a
Records of traditional cultural knowledge submitted to public agency for cultural affiliation determination exempt from disclosure
(a) As used in this section, (1) “records of traditional cultural knowledge” means records containing information central to a community's cultural and social identity, including, but not limited to, religious rites and rituals, location of sacred sites, kinship membership statistics and oral histories and traditions;…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-62
Taking wood from land of Indian
Section 47-62 is repealed.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-63
Definitions
The following terms as used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings: “Indian” means a person who is a member of any of the following tribes, Paucatuck Eastern Pequot, Mashantucket Pequot, Schaghticoke, Golden Hill Paugussett and Mohegan; “reservation” means the Paucatuck Eastern Pequot reservation in the tow…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-64
Use of reservations. Restriction of leases. Escheats
(a) Each tribe shall determine who may live on reservation land, provided any person lawfully residing on a reservation on October 1, 1989, may continue to reside on such reservation. Residents may be removed in accordance with rules filed under section 47-66j. (b) Each tribe may lease reservation land for not more tha…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-65
Management of reservations and residents thereon. Adoption of regulations. Governor designated administrative agent
(a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection with the advice of the Indian Affairs Council shall have the care and management of reservation lands. The commissioner and the council shall establish the boundaries of such reservations by land survey and shall file a map of the same in the land records of t…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-65a
Hunting and fishing on reservations
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 26-27, any Indian may take, hunt or trap any wild bird or quadruped on, or take or assist in taking any fish or bait species in the waters of, the reservation of such Indian's tribe without a license therefor, subject to the regulations promulgated by the council and to such se…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-65b
State assumption of criminal and civil jurisdiction on reservation of the Mohegan Tribe of Indians
The state of Connecticut assumes criminal jurisdiction and civil regulatory jurisdiction pursuant to the May 17, 1994, Agreement and the May 17, 1994, Gaming Compact between the state of Connecticut and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut and Public Law 103-377.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-65c
Memoranda of agreement establishing authority of Indian tribal police departments and officers
(a) Notwithstanding the requirements of section 3-6c, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, upon the approval of the Chief State's Attorney, shall have the authority to enter into separate memoranda of agreement with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut f…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-66
Tribal funds
Tribal funds shall be under the care and control of the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection with the advice of the Indian Affairs Council and may be used for the purposes set forth in section 47-65. Said commissioner shall annually settle his accounts of the affairs of each tribe with the Comptroller, a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-66a
Indian housing authorities. Creation and powers
There is created, with respect to each Indian tribe named in section 47-63, a public body corporate and politic, to be known as the “housing authority” of said Indian tribe possessing all powers, rights and functions specified for municipal authorities created pursuant to chapter 128, provided said Indian housing autho…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-66b
Commissioners
The chief or other governing head shall appoint five commissioners who shall be members of the tribe for which the authority is created. Holding of any tribal office shall not bar appointment of any such tribal member to a tribal housing authority. No person shall be barred from serving as a commissioner because he is…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-66c
Area of operation
The area of operation of a tribal housing authority shall be within the territorial boundaries of the reservation set aside for the tribe as specified in section 47-63.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-66d
Lease of tribal property to housing authority
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of section 47-64, any real property located on an Indian reservation, as defined in section 47-63, required by a tribal authority for use in its area of operation in providing housing shall be leased to the housing authority by the respective tribal governing body with t…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-66g
Management of Indian affairs
The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection with the advice of the Indian Affairs Council shall manage the state's interest in Indian affairs not otherwise specified in this chapter, including but not limited to, maintaining state documents, providing information to tribal members and coordinating governmen…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-66h
Trust agreements between Governor and willing indigenous tribes
(a) Effective October 1, 1990, the Governor shall enter into a trust agreement with each willing indigenous Indian tribe. Any such trust agreement shall define the powers and duties possessed by the tribe that is party to the agreement and shall be consistent with recommendations on trust agreements contained in the fi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-66i
Method of selecting tribal leaders. Disputes
(a) Each tribal leader shall file with the Governor his name and a written description of the method of selecting tribal leaders and the process by which tribal leaders exercise their authority. The Governor shall file such description with the Secretary of the State and the Indian Affairs Council established under sec…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-66j
Rules for tribal membership
(a) On or before March 15, 1990, and annually thereafter, the tribal leader selected in accordance with the method filed under section 47-66i shall file a copy of the rules for tribal membership and government and a current membership roll with the Governor. The membership rules may include provisions for revocation of…