The Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc. is a section 17 federal corporation wholly owned by The Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc. In the corporate charter, The Board of Director’s specific purpose is stated, "To further the economic development of the Seminole Tribe of Florida by conferring upon said Tribe certain corporate rights, powers, privileges and immunity; to secure for the members of the Tribe an assured economic independence; and to provide for the proper exercise by the Tribe of various functions heretofore performed by the Department of Interior."