Federal Indian Law: Web Resources
Web Resources
Law Portals
- FindLaw (Indian & Native Peoples Law)
- Hieros Gamos (Native American, Indigenous, Aboriginal and Minorities Law)
- Indigenous Law Portal (Law Library of Congress)- American Indian Constitutions and Legal Materials
Covers: United States; Alaska; Canada; Mexico; North America
Associations/Advocacy Groups
- Center for World Indigenous Studies
- Indian Law Resource Center
- International Indian Treaty Council
- National American Indian Court Judges Association
- Native American Rights Fund
- United South and Eastern Tribes
General Sites
- Indian & Tribal Law Research (Univ. of Wash.)
- Native Web
Government Sites
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribes and Resources for Native Americans
- The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)
- New York Federal State Tribal Courts Forum
- U.S. DOJ Office of Tribal Justice
- Department of the Interior (DOI)
- Subagencies within DOI
- Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
- Regulations on Indian Affairs
- Regulations in Development (not final) for Indian Affairs
- Policies and Procedures (internal) for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs (AS-IA)
- Manual of Internal Policies in Indian Affairs on how to handle aspects of Indian Country
- Directives issued at the Regional Level for Specific Projects
- National Policy Memoranda (good for one year unless extended)
- Handbooks for tribal use on policies and projects in Indian Country
- Formal Orders from the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs
- Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) information
- Indian Energy and Economic Development (IEED) information
- Land Into Trust for Alaska Native Corporations (LTA Alaska)
- Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
- Subagencies within DOI
- Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)
- Office of Federal Acknowledgement (OFA)
- Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
- Bureau of Reclamation (BR)
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) – for conservation efforts for wildlife and waterways in Indian Country
- Office of the Solicitor
- Office of Self-determination (ISD) – for contracts related to federal programs and grants
- Office of Policy, Management and Budget (OPMB) – necessary to gain access to Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) decisions
- Office of Special Trustee for Indian Affairs
- Office of Tribal Government – for elections results and certification of results or disputes
- Office of Indian Gaming (Tribal-State Compact Approval for Gaming and Land opinions related to Compact process)
- National Indian Gaming Commission (Tribal Gaming Ordinance Approval and Land opinions related to Ordinance Approval)
- Tribal-State Gaming Compacts (approved)
- Tribal Gaming Ordinances (approved)
- Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
- Management Contract Declination Letters – Not management
- Game Classification Opinions
- Land Opinions for Lands connected to a management contract or a gaming ordinance
- Commission regulations
- Management Contract Submission Rules
- DOI regulations related to gaming and land use related to gaming
- Regulations related to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for casino development
- Criminal Law related to gaming
- Alternate technical standards for gaming in Indian Country
- Johnson Act
- Office of the Inspector General (Ethics complaints)
Indian Nations
- Oneida Indian Nation of NY
- Onondaga Nation
- Seneca Nation of Indians
- St. Regis Mohawk Tribe
- Shinnecock Nation
- Native American Nations
Library Collections
- Fourth World Documentation Archive
- Indian Affairs: Laws & Treaties (Kappler)
- Kappler Biography
- National Indian Law Library
- Selected Special Collections on Indians & New York State
- Statutes of the United States Concerning Native Americans (Avalon Project)