§ 54-36-01 — Commission - Members - Officers - Expenses of members

The North Dakota Indian affairs commission consists of the governor, three members
appointed by the governor from the state at large, two of whom must be of Indian descent, must
be enrolled members of a tribe, and must be current voting residents of the state, and the
chairperson, or the chairperson's designee, of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe; the Spirit Lake
Tribe; the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation; the Turtle Mountain Band of
Chippewa Indians; and the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation. The
governor is the chairperson of the commission. The commission shall meet quarterly or as
otherwise agreed. Members of the commission or the chairperson's designee are entitled to
receive mileage and expenses for attending each meeting as are allowed other state officers.