…(A)bsolutely under no circumstances will abortions be performed and allowed within any private or public facility within the boundaries of the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation and other lands under the jurisdiction of the Tribe.

The governing body faithfully believes that life is sacred and begins at the moment of conception between a man and a woman and life to be protected at all levels affirming natural law and reasoning… pro-life is a universal issue of common sense, moral righteousness for the common good of life.

Located near Belcourt, North Dakota, the Tribe’s reservation covers over 140,000 acres and the Tribe has over 30,000 enrolled members. Besides the Turtle Mountain reservation, the resolution would affect the community of Trenton, on tribal trust land in northwestern North Dakota. The area has only one hospital and clinic: the Quentin N. Burdick Memorial Health Facility, which is run by Indian Health Services. In general, the IHS is required to follow federal law, and federal facilities are not subject to Tribal resolutions. Neither the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Indian Health Service has yet received or ratified the Turtle Mountain resolution.

You can find additional insight on the resolution via Indian Country Today.

Find more information regarding the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. 

Crossing three counties in northwest Minnesota, the White Earth Reservation has been subject to the jurisdiction of multiple non-Tribal law enforcement agencies since Public Law 280 was enacted in 1953. Minnesota is one of six states where the federal government mandated compliance with P.L. 280 on nearly all reservations. Nationwide, an estimated 70 percent of American Indian tribal members are under P.L. 280.

White Earth is seeking retrocession of the authority of P.L. 280 on the reservation, a move that will require the consent of Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty and approval from the federal government. The Tribe currently has a police force and a Tribal Court, and White Earth attorney Joe Plummer has stated that the Tribe never surrendered its right to judicial independence. As a result, the Tribe intends to implement its new criminal code without waiting for federal approval. “The Council plans on enacting a Tribal Criminal Code that’s been in development for two years now,” Plummer said. “Once that’s done, the officers will enforce it and individuals will be prosecuted through the Tribal Court.”

Further information can be found at White Earth Band of Chippewa.