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Tribal self-government is the most basic of all inherent Indian rights. The right of self- government extends to all areas under the jurisdiction of Tribes, and to all persons within those areas, including those lands within the exterior boundaries of a reservation, those lands and tidelands outside the boundaries of a reservation which are held in trust by or for a Tribe, the ceded portions of original tribal lands wherein Indians have special rights, such as hunting and fishing, and all such lands and resources which may at any future time come under the jurisdiction of Indian Tribes or Nations. Tribal self-government includes the power of a Tribe to establish its own form of government, to determine tribal membership, to maintain Superior Land Records of all land over which the Tribe has jurisdiction, to determine tribal membership, to prescribe rules of inheritance, to levy taxes, to regulate property and resources within the jurisdiction of the Tribe, to control the conduct of persons within the jurisdiction of the Tribe, and to administer justice and preserve law and order in areas under tribal jurisdiction for all citizens and all activities beneficial to the people. The State of Washington shall recognize the inherent rights of Tribal Governments. The State government has no right or authority to interfere or limit the manner in which Indian tribes organize their governments.