Collection Development Policy

The National Indian Law Library Collection Development Policy is intended to serve as a guide to the acquisition and retention of materials and as a plan for development of the collections of the National Indian Law Library. The policy is based on the needs of our public patrons.

Collections:

The National Indian Law Library collection includes:

• Tribal self-governance documents including tribal constitutions, codes, ordinances, charters, bylaws and intergovernmental agreements
• Legal pleadings from important Indian law cases
• Indian law treatises, case law reporters, handbooks, and manuals
• Native American Rights Fund publications
• Federal legislative history documents relating to Indian law including statutes, congressional hearings and reports
• American Indian treaties
• Federal administrative documents relating to Indian law
• Tribal and Indian law-related newsletters, newspapers and periodicals
• A basic collection of general reference and historical/cultural books on Native Americans