☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Canons of Construction (Indian Law)

Principles of statutory interpretation unique to Indian law, requiring that ambiguities in treaties and statutes be resolved in favor of Indians, that treaties be interpreted as Indians would have understood them.

Etymology: English compound · Category: Native American Law · Source: Winters v. United States, 207 U.S. 564 (1908)
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