During "Uniform Commercial Codes: Bringing Business to Indian Country", a conference on January 15, 2013, sponsored by The Federal Reserve Banks of Minneapolis, Kansas City, and San Francisco and the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development, Susan Woodrow of the Federal Reserve Bank Minneapolis/Helena Branch made this presentation. She presents a comprehensive overview of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) its 12 Articles and explains the common barriers to business that many Indigenous entrepreneurs face. Susan walks through how to understand individual tribe's current legal environment for secured transactions, including options for UCC filing systems under tribal law, the Model Tribal Secured Transactions Act, and how to develop and improve your tribe's secured transactions environment.
Additional Information
Woodrow, Susan. (2013). "Uniform Commercial Codes: Bringing Business to Indian Country. Tribal Secured Transactions Laws: A Working Forum" Presentation. (Retrieved from https://www.bia.gov/sites/bia.gov/files/assets... accessed June 4, 2024)