For a tribe to exercise jurisdiction over a non-Indian offender:

• the victim must be Indian;[1] and
  
• the crime must take place in the Indian Country of the participating tribe.[2]

The tribe can only exercise jurisdiction over a non-Indian if the offender:

• resides in the Indian Country of the participating tribe;
  
• is employed in the Indian Country of the participating tribe; or
• is a current or former spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner of a member of the participating tribe, or an Indian who resides in the Indian Country of the participating tribe.[3]

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