PENOBSCOT NATION, Appellant, v. Cynthia A. FELLENCER, Appellee

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• holding that the Nation’s decision to terminate Fellencer’s employment was an “internal tribal matter” within the meaning of section 6206(1
• treating Indian common law as but one factor in determining whether something is an “internal tribal matter”
• treating Indian common law as but one factor in determining whether something is an \internal tribal matter\
• rejecting employment discrimination claim against the Penobscot Nation, relying, inter alia, on \`the longstanding federal policy of providing a unique legal status to the Indians in matters of tribal employment'\
• rejecting employment discrimination claim against the Penobscot Nation, relying, inter alia, on “ ‘the longstanding federal policy of providing a unique legal status to the Indians in matters of tribal employment’”
• “we recognize! ] that Congress ‘explicitly made existing general federal Indian law applicable to the Penobscot Nation in the Settlement Act.’ That body of law includes [the] Congressional enactment ] excluding Indian tribes from Title VII coverage ... ”

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