duro reina argued november decided may living one indian tribe reservation petitioner duro enrolled member another tribe allegedly shot killed indian youth within reservation boundaries charged illegal firing weapon reservation tribal criminal code confined misdemeanors tribal denied petition dismiss prosecution lack jurisdiction filed habeas corpus petition federal district granted writ holding assertion jurisdiction tribe nonmember indian constitute discrimination based race violation equal protection guarantees indian civil rights act since oliphant suquamish indian tribe exempt tribal courts criminal jurisdiction appeals reversed held distinction drawn tribe members nonmembers throughout wheeler upholding tribal criminal jurisdiction tribe members stated tribes possess criminal jurisdiction nonmembers indiscriminate given little weight finding historical record equivocal held applicable federal criminal statutes supported view tribes retain jurisdiction minor crimes committed indians indians without regard tribal membership also rejected duro equal protection claim finding significant contacts prosecuting tribe residing tribe member reservation working tribe construction company justified exercise tribe jurisdiction finally found failure recognize tribal jurisdiction duro create jurisdictional void since relevant federal criminal statute apply charge since state made attempt might lack authority prosecute held indian tribe may assert criminal jurisdiction nonmember indian pp rationale oliphant wheeler subsequent cases compels conclusion indian tribes lack jurisdiction nonmembers tribes lack power enforce laws come within borders oliphant supra limited sovereigns necessarily subject overriding authority yet retaining sovereignty needed control internal relations preserve unique customs social order wheeler supra power prescribe enforce rules conduct members falls outside part sovereignty implicitly lost virtue dependent status power prosecute outsider inconsistent status come delegation congress distinction members nonmembers relation recognized areas indian law see moe confederated salish kootenai tribes montana although broader retained tribal powers recognized exercise civil jurisdiction jurisdiction typically involves situations arising property ownership within reservation consensual relationships tribe members criminal jurisdiction involves direct intrusion personal liberties since nonmember duro vote tribal elections hold tribal office sit tribal jury relationship tribe oliphant pp review history modern tribal courts opinions solicitor department interior tribal codes time enactment also indicates tribal courts embody powers internal fact federal government treats indians single large class respect federal programs dispositive question tribal power treat broad classification pp case must decided light fact indians citizens congress special powers legislate respect indians indians like citizens entitled protection unwarranted intrusions personal liberty cases suggest constitutional limits even ability congress subject citizens criminal proceedings tribunal tribal provide constitutional protections matter right contrast retained jurisdiction members accepted precedents justified voluntary character tribal membership concomitant right participation tribal government duro enrollment one tribe says little consent exercise authority another tribe tribes mere fungible groups homogenous persons among indian feel home differ important aspects language culture tradition rationale adopting contacts test determine nonmember indians must subject tribal jurisdiction apply residents well little variation argument already rejected person entering reservation deemed given implied consent tribal criminal jurisdiction pp decision imply endorsement jurisdictional void minor crime nonmembers congress proper body address problem fact present jurisdictional scheme proves insufficient meet practical needs reservation law enforcement pp kennedy delivered opinion rehnquist white blackmun stevens scalia joined brennan filed dissenting opinion marshall joined post john trebon appointment argued cause filed briefs petitioner richard wilks argued cause respondents brief mirkin deputy solicitor general wallace argued cause amicus curiae urging affirmance brief solicitor general starr assistant attorney general stewart harriet shapiro robert klarquist edward shawaker william lavell scott keep briefs amici curiae urging affirmance filed three affiliated tribes fort berthold reservation et al charles hobbs sac fox nation et al william rice briefs amici curiae filed rosebud sioux tribe et al jerilyn decoteau robert anderson salt river project agricultural improvement power district john weldon stephen crofton justice kennedy delivered opinion address case whether indian tribe may assert criminal jurisdiction defendant indian tribal member hold retained sovereignty tribe political social organization govern affairs include authority impose criminal sanctions citizen outside membership events giving rise jurisdictional dispute occurred salt river indian reservation reservation authorized statute established executive order president hayes occupies acres east scottsdale arizona mcdowell mountains reservation home salt river indian community recognized tribe enrolled membership petitioner case albert duro enrolled member another indian tribe band cahuilla mission indians petitioner eligible membership tribe nonmember entitled vote elections hold tribal office serve tribal juries salt river indian community code ordinances app petitioner lived life native state california outside indian reservation march june resided salt river reservation woman friend worked picopa construction company owned tribe june petitioner allegedly shot killed boy within salt river reservation boundaries victim member gila river indian tribe arizona separate tribe occupies separate reservation complaint filed district charging petitioner murder aiding abetting murder violation federal agents arrested petitioner california federal indictment later dismissed without prejudice motion attorney petitioner placed custody officers taken stand trial indian community tribal powers regulated federal statute time limited tribal criminal penalties six months imprisonment fine tribal criminal code therefore confined misdemeanors petitioner charged illegal firing weapon reservation tribal denied petitioner motion dismiss prosecution lack jurisdiction filed petition writ habeas corpus district district arizona naming tribal chief judge police chief respondents district granted writ holding assertion jurisdiction tribe indian member violate equal protection guarantees indian civil rights act et seq holding oliphant suquamish indian tribe tribal courts criminal jurisdiction district reasoned light limitation subject nonmember indian tribal jurisdiction exempt constitute discrimination based race held respondents failed articulate valid reason difference treatment either standards noting nonmember indians greater right participation tribal government lesser fear discrimination system bars participation peers divided panel appeals ninth circuit reversed panel opinion dissent later revised appeals examined opinion wheeler decided days oliphant case involving member prosecuted tribe stated tribes possess criminal jurisdiction nonmembers appeals concluded distinction drawn members nonmembers tribe throughout wheeler opinion indiscriminate give little weight casual references also found historical record equivocal question tribal jurisdiction nonmembers appeals examined federal criminal statutes applicable indian country see finding references indians statutes cases construing applied indians without respect particular tribal membership concluded congress intended divest tribal courts criminal jurisdiction nonmember indians done tribes held retain jurisdiction minor crimes committed indians indians without regard tribal membership appeals rejected petitioner equal protection argument indian civil rights act found racial classification subjecting petitioner tribal jurisdiction asserted instead justified tribal jurisdiction petitioner significant contacts community residing member tribe reservation employment tribe construction company need effective law enforcement reservation provided rational basis classification final basis result panel said failure recognize tribal jurisdiction petitioner create jurisdictional void treat petitioner jurisdictional purposes thwart exercise federal criminal jurisdiction misdemeanor saw relevant federal criminal statute apply case due exception crimes committed one indian person property another indian see leave crime subject state authorities made effort prosecute petitioner might lack power judge sneed dissented arguing opinions limit criminal jurisdiction indian tribe members congress given tribe criminal jurisdiction nonmembers reasoned federal criminal statutes need construed create jurisdictional void stressed recognition jurisdiction place nonmember indian unlike citizen jeopardy trial alien tribunal views reiterated three ninth circuit judges dissent denial rehearing en banc dissenters accepted petitioner contention tribal jurisdiction subjected impermissible racial classification tribunal potential bias first second sets opinions ninth circuit panel eighth circuit held tribal courts possess inherent criminal jurisdiction persons members tribe greywater joshua due timing opinions eighth circuit ninth circuit case benefit analysis rejected granted certiorari resolve conflict reverse ii decisions oliphant wheeler provide analytic framework resolution dispute oliphant established inherent sovereignty indian tribes extend criminal jurisdiction commit crimes reservation wheeler reaffirmed longstanding recognition tribal jurisdiction crimes committed tribe members case us intersection two precedents defendant indian member tribe asserts jurisdiction oliphant tribal officials claim jurisdiction affirmative congressional authorization treaty provision petitioner contend congress legislated remove jurisdiction tribes question must answer whether sovereignty retained tribes dependent status within scheme government includes power criminal jurisdiction nonmembers think rationale decisions oliphant wheeler well subsequent cases compels conclusion indian tribes lack jurisdiction persons tribe members discussion tribal sovereignty wheeler bears directly case consistent describing retained tribal sovereignty defendant terms tribe power members indeed opinion wheeler stated tribes try nonmembers tribal courts literal application statement facts bring case end yet respondents amici including argue forcefully statement wheeler taken statement law party wheeler member tribe true wheeler presented occasion holding present facts double jeopardy question wheeler demanded examination nature retained tribal power held jurisdiction navajo defendant navajo part retained tribal sovereignty delegation authority federal government followed federal prosecution offense tribal conviction involve two prosecutions sovereign therefore violate double jeopardy clause analysis tribal power directed tribes status limited sovereigns necessarily subject overriding authority yet retaining necessary powers internal recognized sovereignty indian tribes retain unique limited character basic attribute full territorial sovereignty power enforce laws come within sovereign territory whether citizens aliens oliphant recognized tribes longer described sovereigns sense rather discussion wheeler reveals retained sovereignty tribes needed control internal relations preserve unique customs social order power tribe prescribe enforce rules conduct members fall within part sovereignty indians implicitly lost virtue dependent status areas implicit divestiture sovereignty held occurred involving relations indian tribe nonmembers tribe described distinction dependent status indian tribes within territorial jurisdiction necessarily inconsistent freedom independently determine external relations powers including power prescribe enforce internal criminal laws different type involve relations among members tribe hey powers necessarily lost virtue tribe dependent status ibid distinction members nonmembers relation recognized areas indian law exemption state taxation residents reservation example determined tribal membership reference indians general class held may impose certain taxes transactions tribal members reservation interfere internal governance see moe confederated salish kootenai tribes mcclanahan arizona tax rationale apply taxation nonmembers even indians imposition washington tax purchasers contravene principle tribal simple reason nonmembers constituents governing tribe practical purposes indians stand footing resident reservation evidence nonmembers say tribal affairs significantly share tribal disbursements washington confederated tribes colville reservation though oliphant determined inherent tribal authority criminal matters principles relied support general proposition inherent sovereign powers indian tribe extend activities nonmembers tribe omitted tribes sure good deal private voluntary organizations aptly described unique aggregations possessing attributes sovereignty members territory mazurie area criminal enforcement however tribal power extend beyond internal relations among members petitioner member tribe eligible become one neither members tribe may vote hold office serve jury authority cf oliphant purposes criminal jurisdiction petitioner relations tribe oliphant hold tribe powers subject limitations iii respondents amici argue review history requires assertion jurisdiction disagree historical record case somewhat less illuminating oliphant tends support conclusion reach early evidence concerning tribal jurisdiction nonmembers lacking ntil middle century indian tribes maintained semblance formal system offenses one indian another usually handled social religious pressure formal judicial processes emphasis restitution rather punishment oliphant supra cases challenging jurisdiction modern tribal courts perhaps parties acquiesce tribal jurisdiction asserted see national american indian judges association indian courts future occasion case address effect formal acquiescence tribal jurisdiction might made example return tribe agreement exercise power exclude offender tribal lands see infra respondents rely historical argument upon evidence definitions indian federal statutes programs apply indians without respect membership particular tribe example federal jurisdictional statutes applicable indian country use general term indian see construing term act june ch stat stated speak members tribe race generally family indians rogers respondents also emphasize courts indian offenses established regulation department interior continue operate today reservations without tribal courts possess jurisdiction indian offenders within relevant reservation see cfr evidence stand proposition respondents advance congressional administrative provisions cited reflect government treatment indians single large class respect federal jurisdiction programs references dispositive question tribal power treat indians broad classification colville noted fallacy reliance upon fact member nonmember indians may indians federal definition proof federal intent inherent tribal power must affect equally mere fact nonmembers resident reservation come within definition indian purposes indian reorganization act stat demonstrate congressional intent exempt indians state taxation note wheeler federal statutes showed congress recognized declined disturb traditional undisputed power tribes members novel disputed issue case us statutes reflect tendency past indian policy treat indians undifferentiated class historical record prior creation modern tribal courts shows little federal attention individual tribes powers one another members scholars find treaties sources illuminating divided conclusions compare comment jurisdiction nonmember indians reservations treaties suggest lack jurisdiction nonmembers note indian duro reina examination tribal sovereignty criminal jurisdiction non member indians rev treaties suggest retention jurisdiction nonmembers brief history tribal courts provides somewhat clearer guidance tribal courts established auspices indian reorganization act ch stat codified years preceding act witnessed calculated policy favoring elimination tribal institutions sale tribal lands assimilation indians individuals dominant culture many indian leaders others fought preserve tribal integrity however saw move toward toleration indian see generally cohen tyler history indian policy debo history indians indian reorganization act allowed expression retained tribal sovereignty authorizing creation new tribal governments constitutions courts new tribal courts supplanted federal courts indian offenses operated bureau indian affairs significantly new law order codes required approved secretary interior see opinions solicitor department interior new tribal codes leave unquestioned authority tribe members evidence criminal jurisdiction nonmembers less clear balance supports view inherent tribal jurisdiction extends tribe members one opinion flatly declares nherent rights self government may invoked justify punishment members tribe non members op solicitor dept interior relating indian affairs op sol opinion refers earlier opinion speaks broad terms jurisdiction indians generally op sol another opinion disapproved tribal ordinance covering indians ground tribal constitution embraced members solicitor suggested two alternative remedies amendment tribal constitution delegation federal authority secretary op sol mar one options reflect belief tribes possess inherent sovereignty nonmembers indicate absence two later opinions however give strong indication new tribal courts understood possess power nonmembers one mentions adoption nonmembers tribe receipt delegated authority means acquiring jurisdiction nonmember indians op sol final opinion forcefully means tribe deal interloping nonmember indians removal offenders reservation acceptance delegated authority op sol opinions provide specific historical evidence question us think support conclusion taken together general history preceding creation modern tribal courts indicate tribal courts embody powers internal described persuaded external criminal jurisdiction accepted part courts function iv whatever might said historical record must view light petitioner status citizen many indians became citizens era allotment tribal termination around turn century made citizens see cohen tracing history indian citizenship indians citizens alter federal government broad authority legislate respect enrolled indians class whether impose burdens benefits see antelope morton mancari absence legislation however indians like citizens embraced within nation great solicitude citizens protected unwarranted intrusions personal liberty oliphant criminal trial punishment serious intrusion personal liberty exercise citizens power necessarily surrendered tribes submission overriding sovereignty ibid hesitate adopt view tribal sovereignty single another group citizens nonmember indians trial political bodies include full citizens indians share territorial political sovereignty retained sovereignty tribe recognition certain additional authority tribes maintain indians consent tribal members indians like citizens share allegiance overriding sovereign tribe additional authority comes consent members criminal sphere membership marks bounds tribal authority special nature tribunals issue makes focus consent protections citizenship appropriate modern tribal courts include many familiar features judicial process influenced unique customs languages usages tribes serve tribal courts often subordinate political branches tribal governments legal methods may depend unspoken practices norms cohen significant bill rights apply indian tribal governments talton mayes indian civil rights act provides statutory guarantees fair procedure guarantees equivalent constitutional counterparts example right act appointed counsel unable afford lawyer see cases suggest constitutional limitations even ability congress subject american citizens criminal proceedings tribunal provide constitutional protections matter right cf reid covert approved delegation indian tribe authority promulgate rules may enforced criminal sanction federal mazurie delegation authority tribe date included power punish nonmembers tribal decline produce result recognition inherent tribal authority tribal authority members also citizens subject objections retained criminal jurisdiction members accepted precedents justified voluntary character tribal membership concomitant right participation tribal government authority rests consent principle finds support cases decided provisions predate present federal jurisdictional statutes held rogers adoption cherokee tribe bring within federal definition indian purposes exemption federal jurisdictional provision recognized adoption become entitled certain privileges tribe make amenable laws usages see nofire respect internal laws usages tribes left broad freedom enjoyed governmental authority country see santa clara pueblo martinez noting bill rights inapplicable tribes holding indian civil rights act give rise federal cause action tribe violations provisions reason reject extension tribal authority given consent governed provides fundamental basis power within constitutional system see merrion jicarilla apache tribe stevens dissenting suggests tribal jurisdiction appropriate petitioner enrollment band cahuilla mission indians sufficient indication indian traditional indian cultural values make reasonable subject tribal system implements traditional indian values customs brief amicus curiae tribes mere fungible groups homogenous persons among indian feel home contrary wide variations customs art language physical characteristics separate tribes history marked intertribal alliances animosities see generally smithsonian institution handbook north american indians driver indians north america spier yuman tribes gila river petitioner general status indian says little consent exercise authority particular tribe appeals sought address concerns adopting contacts test determine nonmember indians might subject tribal jurisdiction rationale test apply reservations readily indian nonmembers many reside reservations close ties tribes marriage long employment indeed population reservations generally greater population indians members nonmembers make salt river reservation population see dept commerce bureau census supplementary report american indian areas alaska native villages census population contacts approach little variation argument person enters indian community deemed given implied consent tribal criminal jurisdiction rejected approach logical consequence decision nonmembers share relevant jurisdictional characteristics share jurisdictional status respondents amici contend without tribal jurisdiction minor offenses committed nonmember indians authority jurisdiction offenders assert unless affirm jurisdiction case tribes lack important power preserve order reservation nonmember indians able violate law impunity although jurisdiction stake relatively minor crimes recognize protection community disturbances peace misdemeanors serious matter interest tribal law enforcement applicable reservation residents whose numbers often greater argued oliphant absence tribal jurisdiction leave practical legal void reservation law enforcement see brief respondent oliphant suquamish indian tribe argument tribal jurisdiction meet need effective law enforcement provide basis finding jurisdiction oliphant neither sufficient felonies murder alleged case outset federal jurisdiction place indian major crimes act tribes also possess traditional undisputed power exclude persons deem undesirable tribal lands see brendale confederated tribes bands yakima indian nation new mexico mescalero apache tribe worcester georgia pet cohen tribal law enforcement authorities power restrain disturb public order reservation necessary eject jurisdiction try punish offender rests outside tribe tribal officers may exercise power detain offender transport proper authorities respondents major objection last point circumstances presented may lawful authority punish nonmember indian state authorities may lack power resources inclination deal reservation crime arizona example specifically disclaims jurisdiction indian country crimes ariz art federal authority minor crime otherwise provided indian country crimes act may lacking altogether case crime committed nonmember indian another indian since general federal jurisdiction indian country crime shall extend offenses committed one indian person property another indian decision today imply endorsement theory jurisdictional void presented respondents may consent tribes assist maintaining order reservation punishing minor crime congress provided mechanism without jurisdiction indian country may assume criminal jurisdiction pub see supra decision also address ability neighboring tribal governments share law enforcement concerns enter reciprocal agreements giving jurisdiction members federal jurisdiction academic commentators dissenting judge suggested statute construed cover conduct see sneed dissenting others disagreed statute us express views question present jurisdictional scheme proves insufficient meet practical needs reservation law enforcement proper body address problem congress ultimate authority indian affairs however accept arguments policy basis finding tribal jurisdiction inconsistent precedent history equal treatment native american citizens judgment appeals hereby reversed footnotes indian commits person property another indian person following offenses namely murder manslaughter kidnaping maiming felony chapter incest assault intent commit murder assault dangerous weapon assault resulting serious bodily injury arson burglary robbery felony section title within indian country shall subject law penalties persons committing offenses within exclusive jurisdiction offense referred subsection section defined punished federal law force within exclusive jurisdiction shall defined punished accordance laws state offense committed force time offense another federal statute indian country crimes act applies general laws crimes committed indian country except otherwise expressly provided law general laws punishment offenses committed place within sole exclusive jurisdiction except district columbia shall extend indian country section shall extend offenses committed one indian person property another indian indian committing offense indian country punished local law tribe case treaty stipulations exclusive jurisdiction offenses may secured indian tribes respectively final source criminal jurisdiction indian country retained sovereignty tribes undisputed tribes retain jurisdiction members subject question exclusive jurisdiction mentioned see wheeler supra extent tribal jurisdiction nonmembers issue scholarly discussion indian country jurisdiction see clinton criminal jurisdiction indian lands journey jurisdictional maze rev title ii indian civil rights act stat codified imposes certain protections limitations exercise tribal authority amendment act limit tribal criminal punishment set one year imprisonment fine act also provides protections similar though identical contained bill rights apply tribes see talton mayes information salt river tribal courts tribes see national american indian judges association native american tribal profiles note jurisdictional void remain approach affording tribal jurisdiction indians sufficient level contacts reservation presumably leave indians visiting passing reservation outside tribe jurisdiction justice brennan justice marshall joins dissenting today holds indian tribal power exercise criminal jurisdiction defendant indian tribal member concedes indian tribes never expressly relinquished power instead maintains tribes implicitly surrendered power enforce criminal laws nonmember indians tribes became dependent federal government share parsimonious view sovereignty retained indian tribes respectfully dissent powers indian tribes inherent powers limited sovereignty never extinguished wheeler quoting cohen handbook federal indian law emphasis original tribes incorporated territory accepted protection federal government necessarily lost sovereign powers previously exercised wheeler explained sovereignty indian tribes retain unique limited character exists sufferance congress subject complete defeasance congress acts tribes retain existing sovereign powers sum indian tribes still possess aspects sovereignty withdrawn treaty statute implication necessary result dependent status citations omitted contrast recognized tribes surrender independence right associating stronger power taking protection worcester supra tribes retained powers including power prescribe enforce internal criminal laws wheeler supra agree basic attribute full territorial sovereignty power enforce laws come within sovereign territory whether citizens aliens ante disagree oliphant suquamish indian tribe recognized tribes longer described sovereigns sense ante oliphant held tribes power exercise criminal jurisdiction power inconsistent overriding national interest follow tribes lost power exercise criminal jurisdiction also lost power enforce criminal laws indians members tribe oliphant point statutes treaties expressly withdrawing tribal power exercise criminal jurisdiction nonmembers instead held tribe implicitly divested power today appears read oliphant holding exercise criminal jurisdiction anyone members tribe inconsistent tribe dependent status see ante oliphant established broad principle rather holding oliphant supra based analysis congress actions respect first considered commonly shared presumption congress executive branch lower federal courts tribal courts power try declared power punish inconsistent tribes dependent status power conflicted overriding interest federal government protecting citizens unwarranted intrusions liberty see submitting overriding sovereignty indian tribes therefore necessarily gave power try citizens except manner acceptable congress emphasis added consideration relevant congressional enactments reveals opposite conclusion appropriate respect nonmember indians congress first addressed rules governing crimes indian country made crimes committed citizens inhabitants indians punishable according laws state offense occurred directed state courts take jurisdiction offenses see trade intercourse act stat ch congress withdrew jurisdiction provided federal jurisdiction application federal enclaves law crimes committed within indian country congress made explicit exception crimes committed indian another indian however othing act shall construed extend offense committed one indian another within indian boundary stat ch codified amended congress amended statute proscribe prosecution federal indian already tried tribal stat ch finally congress made limited significant departure consistent practice leaving indian tribes task punishing crimes committed indians indians response decision ex parte crow dog held federal jurisdiction indian murdered another member tribe congress passed indian major crimes act stat ch codified amended certain enumerated crimes including murder manslaughter arson fall within federal jurisdiction involving two indians oliphant relied statutory background conclude exercise tribal jurisdiction inconsistent tribes dependent status early days congress provided federal jurisdiction crimes involving thus affirmative enactments inferred tribes tacitly divested jurisdiction see oliphant applying reasoning opposite result obtains respect tribal jurisdiction nonmember indians start congress consistently exempted crimes reach federal state power although exemption statute implicit made explicit act moreover provision act exempting federal jurisdiction indian previously punished tribal amounts express acknowledgment congress tribal jurisdiction indians commit crimes indian country appropriate inference drawn series statutes excluding crimes federal jurisdiction tribes retained power crimes involving indians see wheeler acknowledges enactments support inference tribes retained power members concludes inference drawn tribal power nonmembers finds irrelevant fact long held term indian statutes differentiate members nonmembers tribe see kagama see also rogers exception speak members tribe race generally family indians rather concludes federal definition indian relevant federal jurisdiction dispositive question tribal power ante conclusion odds analysis oliphant congressional enactments served evidence commonly shared presumption tribes ceded power similarly enactments reflect congressional presumption tribes power disputes indians regardless tribal membership refusing draw inference repeated congressional actions today creates jurisdictional void neither federal tribal jurisdiction exists nonmember indians commit minor crimes another indian conclusion void counsel favor finding tribal jurisdiction see ante misses point existence jurisdictional gap independent justification finding tribal jurisdiction rather relevant determining congressional intent unlikelihood congress intended create jurisdictional void sovereign power prosecute entire class crimes inform understanding assumptions tribal power upon congress legislated see oliphant supra indian law draws principally upon treaties drawn executed executive branch legislation passed congress instruments beyond actual text form backdrop intricate web judicially made indian law interpreted isolation must read light common notions day assumptions drafted citations omitted rogers hardly supposed congress intended treat whites adopted indians fitting within exception since scheme created congress differentiate member nonmember indians logical conclude congress assume power retained tribes limited member indians also concludes indians citizens exercise criminal jurisdiction nonmember tribe inconsistent tribe dependent status stated differently concludes regardless whether tribes assumed retain power nonmembers historical matter tribes implicitly divested power indians became full citizens see ante whatever might said historical record must view light petitioner status citizen reasons since held oliphant exercise criminal jurisdiction conflicted federal government great solicitude citizens protected unwarranted intrusions personal liberty ante quoting oliphant exercise criminal jurisdiction nonmember indians also inconsistent overriding national interest several problems argument first oliphant held merely submitting overriding sovereignty indian tribes therefore necessarily give power try citizens except manner acceptable congress oliphant supra emphasis added touchstone determining extent citizens subject jurisdiction indian tribes therefore whether jurisdiction acceptable congress cf washington confederated tribes colville reservation must remembered tribal sovereignty dependent subordinate federal government oliphant federal statutes made clear prosecution tribal courts acceptable congress contrast statutes reflect view prosecution indians tribal courts acceptable congress moreover argument proves much tribes implicitly divested power enforce criminal laws nonmember indians indians became citizens tribes also implicitly divested power enforce criminal laws members citizens well contends however tribal members subject tribal jurisdiction voluntary character tribal membership concomitant right participation tribal government ante required consent tribal jurisdiction participation tribal government prerequisite exercise civil jurisdiction tribe see williams lee explain prerequisite uniquely salient criminal context ever held participation political process prerequisite exercise criminal jurisdiction sovereign case state prosecute nonresidents country prosecute aliens violate laws see brennan dissenting commission crime reservation consent necessary allow tribe exercise criminal jurisdiction nonmember indian finally consent theory inconsistent underlying premise indian law namely congress plenary control indian affairs congress presumably pass statute affirmatively granting indian tribes right prosecute anyone committed crime reservation indian unconstrained fact neither groups participate tribal government therefore unclear exercise power retained tribes power divested congress subject constraint understandable concern nonmembers may suffer discrimination tribal courts courts influenced unique customs languages usages tribes serve ante congress addressed problem passed icra et extended bill rights person tried tribal see santa clara pueblo martinez addition icra provides remedy habeas corpus challenge legality detention order tribe equal protection provision requires nonmembers subject discriminatory treatment tribal courts addition due process clause ensures individual tried fundamentally fair proceeding ii country pursued contradictory policies respect indians since passage indian reorganization act stat ch codified however congress followed policy promoting independence various tribes decision today ignores assumptions congress originally legislated respect jurisdiction indian crimes also stands direct conflict current congressional policy respectfully dissent also contends iteral application wheeler bring case end wheeler tribes try nonmembers tribal courts ante quoting wheeler supra wheeler held double jeopardy clause violated successive prosecution tribal member tribal federal prosecutions conducted different sovereigns answering double jeopardy question required consider source tribal power punish members unequivocally stated power punish members part tribe retained sovereignty statement quoted however amounts nothing inaccurate description holding oliphant citing oliphant suquamish indian tribe moreover given defendant wheeler member tribe tried discussion tribal power nonmembers also quoted today ante dictum transmuting dictum law relies language washington confederated tribes colville reservation stating nonmembers stand footing resident reservation ante quoting colville supra reliance misplaced language found discussion state power nonmember indians rather discussion tribe power allowed regulate activity reservation interferes principles tribal see colville thus colville held state tax nonmembers purchased cigarettes reservation taxation interfere tribal nonmembers constituents tribe see ibid yet time held tribe also tax nonmember purchasers power tax implicitly divested inconsistent overriding interests federal government see similarly citation montana general proposition inherent sovereign powers indian tribe extend activities nonmembers tribe ante quoting montana supra also inapposite montana concluded tribe regulate hunting fishing nonmembers lands held tribe lands within reservation longer held tribe see recognized however tribes matter inherent sovereignty power nonmembers engage consensual relationships tribal members conduct threatens direct effect political integrity economic stability health welfare tribe citations omitted today provides explanation exercise criminal jurisdiction nonmember commits crime property held tribe involves different concerns see ante tribes implicitly divested power concedes statutes reflect tendency past indian policy treat indians undifferentiated class ante nevertheless rejects logical implications policy reasoning historical record prior creation modern tribal courts shows little federal attention individual tribes power one another members ibid contrary historical record reveals congress executive indeed considered question intertribal crime congress proposed western territories bill relocated indians western part one provision created general council regulate commerce among various tribes preserve peace punish intertribal crimes see although bill never passed clearly shows congress assumed indians police intertribal disputes see oliphant relying different provision bill addition clear executive branch considered question intertribal disputes solicitor department interior issued opinion adopted attorney general dealing question federal jurisdiction indian accused murdering member another tribe presaging holding ex parte crow dog months attorney general concluded federal jurisdiction crime fell within exception op atty opinion concluded demand foster surrender shall made one tribes concerned founded fairly upon violation law one jurisdiction offense question seems nothing remains except discharge given proximity incident crow dog incident implausible conclude congress consider situation intertribal crimes passing indian major crimes act exception federal courts jurisdiction crimes addition long accepted power exercise criminal jurisdiction crimes involving indians reservation see worcester georgia pet however congress enacted pub codified amended allows named assume jurisdiction crimes within indian country indian civil rights act icra stat codified congress modified pub require affected tribe consent state assumption jurisdiction arizona accepted jurisdiction crimes occurring indian reservations thus holding today tribe federal government state lack jurisdiction prosecute crime involved case erroneously equates jurisdictional void resulted holding oliphant void created opinion today since federal courts jurisdiction crimes involving void resulting holding oliphant caused discretionary decision federal government exercise jurisdiction practical void ante far cry legal void created today sovereign power prosecute entire class crimes suggestion might independent constitutional limitation ability congress subject citizens prosecution tribal courts provide criminal defendant constitutional rights see ante unpersuasive given congress icra et extended tried tribal protections bill rights see infra importantly right due process moreover argument proves much account members also citizens subject tribal jurisdiction participation tribal government constitute knowing intelligent waiver constitutional rights icra provides relevant part tribe shall violate right people secure persons houses papers effects unreasonable search seizure subject person offense twice put jeopardy compel person criminal case witness deny person criminal proceeding right speedy public trial informed nature cause accusation confronted witnesses compulsory process obtaining witnesses favor expense assistance counsel defense require excessive bail impose excessive fines inflict cruel unusual punishments deny person within jurisdiction equal protection laws deprive person liberty property without due process law pass bill attainder ex post facto law deny person accused offense punishable imprisonment right upon request trial jury less six persons petitioner argues exercise jurisdiction nonmember violates equal protection provision icra tribe exercise jurisdiction argument without merit statutory equal protection provision requires tribe refrain denying person within jurisdiction equal protection laws ibid emphasis added thus petitioner argument simply begs question within tribe jurisdiction nonmember indians subject criminal jurisdiction tribe exercise jurisdiction case violate equal protection provision icra petitioner state valid equal protection claim however show exercise jurisdiction tribe treated differently others also subject jurisdiction