So...on an Indian Reservation...which is what...federal land??? Independent territory???
If a US Hwy, or Interstate, or even a State Hwy or County road goes through it....can they legally close that road? Do they own that road? or is that road and it’s ROW belong to the county/state/feds???
I have no clue what the answer to that question is.
Independent nation with very close ties to the US.
One local tribe here gets a nickel for every car that travels the section of interstate crossing their reservation.
Yes. No. Sort of.
The Ameri-Indian tribes are considered "domestic dependent nations". The reservation is not federal land as it belongs to the tribe as a whole. However it is not independent territory either as they must follow federal law.
They are however not required to follow state law on the reservation and the state has no power there.
So the governor may ask and they may say no.
If Congress directs them to do something then they must comply.