What type of governments do Indian tribes have?
Tribes can develop whatever governmental structures work best for them. For instance, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe s tribal government is based on a separation of powers, like the U.S. government. Separation of powers means that power is shared among three branches of government: legislative, executive and judicial. This type of government, which was modeled in part after the Iroquois confederacy, is called a system of checks and balances because no one person has absolute power.
