GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY, AZ (AP) -- The Gila River Indian Community in Arizona is weighing a new ordinance that would allow for the banishment and disenrollment of tribal members convicted of violent crimes.

If adopted, the proposal would mark the first time a tribal government in the state formalized such a measure into its criminal code.

The tribe’s council is asking members for input on the proposal through an online survey that closes Saturday, Sept. 13. The survey was initially set to close at the end of August, but was extended on Thursday for another two weeks.

Arizona Luminaria has reviewed the survey but is not linking to it to reduce responses from people outside the tribal community.

The proposal follows months of curfews prompted by violence in the community and a rece

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