The following excerpt is from Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe v. Scott, 117 F.3d 1107 (9th Cir. 1997):
"The standard preemption analysis is inapplicable to cases involving Indian law." Gila River Indian Community v. Waddell ("Gila River II "), 91 F.3d 1232, 1236 (9th Cir.1996). In the Indian law context, state law is preempted if the balance of tribal, federal, and state interests tips in favor of preemption. Id. Traditional notions of Indian sovereignty and the federal goal of promoting
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