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The Tribal Government of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians is a tripartite government consisting of three co-equal branches of governance. The Legislative powers of the Little River Band shall be invested in the Tribal Council (Legislative Branch); the Executive powers of the Little River Band shall be invested in the Tribal Ogema (Executive Branch) and the Judicial power of the Little River Band shall be invested in a Tribal judiciary, which shall consist of the Tribal Court, a Court of Appeals, and such inferior courts as the Tribal Council may from time to time ordain and establish.