(a) Whereas the Tribal Council is authorized by Article IV of the Constitution of the Yurok Tribe “to preserve and promote our culture, language, and religious beliefs and practices, and pass them on to our children, our grandchildren, and to their children and grandchildren, on and on, forever”; and

(b) Whereas the Tribal Council wishes to fulfill and balance the preservation, promotion, and protection of cultural resources without regulating Yurok ceremonies and traditional practices;

(c) Now, therefore, be it resolved that the ordinance codified in this chapter governing the protection of cultural resources is hereby enacted and shall be effective upon the date of approval by the Tribal Council. [Ord. 22 § 2, amended, 9/9/2009.]