Whether a state court has the power to utilize state law and execution procedures to enforce a tribal court judgment within the exterior boundaries of an Indian reservation is a question of law. We review legal questions de novo. We determine simply whether the court�s interpretation of the law is correct.Anderson v. Engelke, 1998 MT 24, � 9, 287 Mont. 283, 954 P.2d 1106 (citations omitted).
We review a district court�s conclusions of law to determine whether the court�s interpretation of the law is correct, including an interpretation of the law governing state/tribal civil jurisdiction. West v. Koyama Farms, Inc., 281 Mont. 167, 170-71, 933 P.2d 808, 810 (1997) (citations omitted).