La Coe's Pleadings Under The Florida Rules Of Civil Procedure With Forms
&
American Jurisprudence Pleading and Practice Forms Annotated,
from the section AMJUR PP INDIANS.
First off, La Coe's Pleadings has a cool section under "specific claims, forms and case law, other actions:" Rule 1.110(1050) Indian tribes; treaties. While not exactly a form, this has a broad summary of Indian tribe caselaw in Florida and how the tribes have specific privileges and treaties.
Secondly, AMJUR PP INDIANS breaks down forms related to Indians by four sections: General considerations, Status/Rights/Disabilities, Probate of American Indian Estates, and Indian Lands. Focusing on the latter, § 36. for declaratory and injunctive relief to prevent development of casino on remote land acquired by Indian nation, is particularly interesting.
Another interesting section to me is "§ 38. Complaint or petition--Fish wrongfully confiscated from member of Indian tribe" because I am specifically exploring how Tribes interact with National Parks and federal land. The entirety of AMJUR PP INDIANS is a fun rabbit hole to go down, and its use is crucial for anyone trying to defend the rights of Native Americans.
Thank you.
HOW CAN AN ATTORNEY PRACTICE IN TRIBAL COURT?
HOW DO I FILE A CASE?
A case may be filed at the courthouse between the hours of 8:00am and 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
IS THERE A FEE FOR SERVICES?
There are no filing fees at this time.
DO I NEED AN ATTORNEY?
No, you do not need an attorney to file a case in the Trial Court or the Appellate Court.
WHAT IF I DON’T AGREE WITH THE OUTCOME?
If a party disagrees with the ruling of the Trial Court, a Request for Appeal must be filed with the Appellate Court. The decision of the Appellate Court is final.
HOW CAN I SPEAK WITH THE JUDGE ON MY CASE?
Any communication with the Judges should be in written form. The Clerk's office and its staff are available Monday through Friday from 8am - 4:30pm for filing documents and inquiries. It is closed for lunch between the hour of 12 and 1pm. Litigants, counsel and media should always make any and all inquiries through the Clerk's Office.
Color Guard
The Color Guard team consists of 5-6 members (2 flag bearers, 2 riflemen and a commander) who perform drill exhibitions or serve as escorts on ceremonial occasions such as memorials and funerals.
Wildlife
Staff of the Miccosukee Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement Unit is comprised of highly trained police officers with specialized skills in resource conservation. Utilizing airboats, helicopters and ATVs, the officers patrol nearly 300,000 acres of Tribal lands in six different counties to enforce federal, state, and tribal hunting and fishing laws.
Dive Team
Miccosukee Dive Team serves the police department and the community by conducting rescue operations and searching the waterways within the Tribe’s jurisdiction to recover vehicles, weapons, persons, and criminal evidence.
K-9 Unit
Police dogs are often referred to as “K-9s”, derived from the word “canine.” Utilizing highly trained police dogs, the Miccosukee Police Department is able to uncover criminal activity including evidence leading to arrests.
C.S.I. Unit
Crime Scene Investigations Unit provides crime scene processing through the collection of physical evidence through photography, physical crime scene search, recovery of latent fingerprints, and the collection of physical evidence.
G.I.U.
Detectives assigned to the General Investigations Unit (GIU) are responsible for investigating a variety of criminal activity. The division’s core objectives are to identify crime, solve criminal cases, and obtain convictions thereby enhancing the quality of life for the community, visitors, and the transient population traveling through the Tribe’s jurisdiction.
SWAT Team
A SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) team is an elite paramilitary tactical unit that is trained to perform high-risk operations that fall outside of the abilities and/or capabilities of the standard officer. The main goal of the SWAT Team is to provide protection and safety for the community it serves and to help reduce the possibility of injuries or death at high-risk incidents.
School Resources Officer
Programs under the supervision of this police officer, typically focus their functions on the “Triad Model” consisting of law enforcement, student counseling, and law-related education. The working relationship between the School Resources Officer and school-law enforcement relationships are the first line of prevention, with the primary goal of informing and educating teachers and students to reduce infractions of the law and arrests.
https://miccosukee.com/administration/police/specialized-units
The responsibilities of the General Council consist of the development and management of resources and the day-to-day business activities of the Tribe including those involving membership, government, law and order, education, welfare, recreation, and fiscal disbursement. This group is also known as the Business Council. It is a combination of traditional tribal government and modern management that forms the organizational structure of the present-day Miccosukee Tribe.
Miccosukee Police Department was established in 1976. Each Miccosukee Police officer, upon completing all of the State of Florida Law Enforcement Officer certification requirements, is commissioned as a United States Dept. of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Special Deputy Officer. This commission allows the police officer to enforce all of the U.S. Title 18 crimes on the Indian Reservation.
Each Miccosukee police officer is also commissioned by the National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. All of these commissions allow the police officer to make federal arrests, within the jurisdiction of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida.
https://miccosukee.com/history/tribal-leaders
https://miccosukee.com/administration/police
