The Pawnee Business Council is the supreme governing body of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. Subject to limitations imposed by the Constitution and applicable federal law, this body exercises the inherent, statutory, treaty, and self-government powers of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. In accordance with the Constitution, the Pawnee Business Council is the legislative/executive branch of government that enacts legislation, transacts business, and otherwise speaks or acts on behalf of the Pawnee Nation on all matters which the Nation is empowered to act.