In order to better protect our sovereignty, establishing our court system in accordance with our Constitution became a priority. On March 16, 2013, Reverend John Norwood was appointed and confirmed as the first Principal Justice of the Tribal Supreme Court, heading up that branch of our tribal government.
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On June 14th, 2011, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, each of our three confederated tribes (The Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation, the Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware, the Nanticoke Indian Tribe) became signatories on the United League of Indigenous Nations Treaty. This is an historic occasion for our three tribes, to be in league with sovereign indigenous nations from around the world. Our tribes joined over 80 other indigenous nations in the ULIN.
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