(1) All inherent sovereign rights of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe as a federally-recognized Indian tribe with respect to the existence and activities of the Tribal Whole or Majority Owned For- Profit or Non-Profit Corporation are hereby expressly reserved, including sovereign immunity from suit in any State, Federal, International or Tribal court. Nothing in a Tribal Whole or Majority Owned For-Profit or Non-Profit Corporation’s articles of incorporation shall be deemed or construed to be a waiver of sovereign immunity from suit of the Tribe or to be a consent of the Tribe to the jurisdiction of the United States or of any State with regard to the business or affairs of the Tribal Whole or Majority Owned For-Profit or Non-Profit Corporation or the Tribe or to any cause of action, case or controversy, except as provided herein.

(2) Nothing in a Tribal Whole or Majority Owned For-Profit or Non-Profit Corporation’s articles of incorporation, nor any activity of any Tribal Whole or Majority Owned For-Profit or Non- Profit Corporation, shall implicate or in any way involve the credit of the Tribe.

(3) The provisions of Chapter 06.16 shall be included in the Tribal Whole or Majority Owned For-Profit or Non-Profit Corporation’s articles of incorporation.