Section SAF.05.01 — Purpose, Authority, And Jurisdiction

(a) Purpose. This ordinance has the purposes of promoting food sovereignty and food safety.

(1) Food Sovereignty. The Tribe wishes to protect and promote local food and community self-governance.

(A) Historical changes (loss of the tribal homelands, removal to Wisconsin and the reservation system) disrupted traditional agricultural knowledge and practices of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community.

(B) Federal policies such as assimilation and relocation disrupted families and the tribal community resulting to additional harm to the sharing of traditional agricultural knowledge and practices.

(C) The Tribe's geographically-isolated reservation results in reliance on more processed food commodities and less fresh food.

(D) The Tribe wishes to be more self-reliant with food sourcing and support local food production instead of only relying on the global food system.

(E) Food sovereignty provides a way to reconnect to cultural traditions, preserve food knowledge, and promote access to traditional foods.

(F) Food sovereignty helps to increase food security and access.

(G) Food sovereignty can enhance personal entrepreneurship, local economies, and support community engagement between producers and consumers.

(H) Food sovereignty promotes a healthier community through more fresh foods and holistic, healthier lifestyles.

(I) Food sovereignty can be a mechanism of implementing sustainable practices.

(2) Food Safety. The Tribe wishes to ensure the protection of the tribal community through the adoption of food safety requirements in relation to food service.

(A) This ordinance includes minimum food safety standards.

(B) The sale of cottage foods, such as homemade pickles and baked goods, are permitted consistent with this ordinance.

(C) Food service permits and food handler cards are required for persons providing food service consistent with this ordinance.

(b) Authority. This ordinance is authorized under Article VII (f) of the Stockbridge-Munsee Constitution and inherent tribal authority as an exercise of governmental powers to govern members of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, as well as the use, management and administration of the Stockbridge-Munsee Reservation.

(c) Jurisdiction. This ordinance applies in relation to members of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, as well as such persons who consent to the jurisdiction of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community by entering tribal lands and engaging in activities that may endanger the economic, social and political welfare of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community if they violate this ordinance. The Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Court has jurisdiction to hear violations of this ordinance.