Tribal Sovereignty Statement

Tribal Nations are sovereign governments with inherent rights that predate the United States Constitution. Cefa Tribal Affairs operates with full recognition that Federally Recognized Tribal Nations hold governmental authority over their territories, communities, and members. This platform does not supersede, circumvent, or diminish that authority in any way.

Any data submitted by a Tribal government, Tribal member, or Tribal entity remains the sovereign property of that Nation. Cefa Tribal Affairs:

• ✓Does not claim ownership of any Tribal data
• ✓Does not sell, license, or share Tribal data with third parties
• ✓Honors data removal requests from Tribal governments within 30 days
• ✓Will execute a Tribal Data Processing Agreement upon request
• ✓Stores all data on servers within the United States
• ✓Provides Tribal governments with export access to all data submitted by their Nation

Tribal governments may request a formal Tribal Data Sovereignty Agreement that reflects their Nation's specific data governance policies, consent requirements, and jurisdictional standards. These agreements take precedence over our standard terms for that Nation's data. Contact sovereignty@cefatribalaffairs.org to begin.

MMIW / MMIP Data Sensitivity

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People (MMIW/MMIP) case data is treated with the highest sensitivity. Family consent is required before any case information is made public. Law enforcement access to restricted case fields is logged, audited, and may be reviewed by the relevant Tribal government upon request.