23.1.3.040 Findings

The Council hereby finds and declares that:

(a) The Preamble to the Governing Agreement Governing Agreement, which establishes the government for the Pueblo, states that the purpose of creating the government is to "…protect our culture, our resources, and to maintain law and order;" and,

(b) Under the Agreement, all three branches of government are required to exercise their powers consist with the culture, beliefs, and values of the Pueblo; and,

(c) In order to meet the goal of protecting the Pueblo's culture and cultural resources, the Council finds it in the best interests of the Pueblo to create and fund the Tribal Historic Preservation Office.