The leader of the Ramapough Lenape Nation in Bergen County has sued rival tribal members for allegedly staging an illegal takeover of the council, ousting him, having him arrested, and seizing control of the tribe’s nonprofit arm.

Chief Dwaine Perry claims in court papers that rival members violated the tribe’s 2008 Constitution when they voted in May to suspend him and later removed him and other council members without proper authority.

After his removal, Perry was arrested at tribal headquarters in Mahwah for allegedly trespassing, court records show.

Perry says his removal was based on outdated 2004 bylaws that allow non-council members to vote, according to the lawsuit, filed in Superior Court of Bergen County on Aug. 7.

Tribal Council members did not respond to calls and emails s

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