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Basic
Indian Law Research Tips -- Part I: Federal
Indian Law (2005) -
(National Indian Law Library). March 2008
update to an article originally written
in The Colorado
Lawyer in 2005. Published
as part of the Legal Research Corner,
a project of the Colorado Association
of Law Libraries (CoALL).
The second part of this article series was Basic
Indian Law Research Tips -- Part II: Tribal Law (2005), updated
August 2007.
American
Indian Issues: an Introductory and Curricular Guide for Educators - (American
Indian Civics Projects). Brief guides on important civil rights and legal
issues, includes a chronological history and historical overview of the relationship
between the U.S. government and American Indians. Special topics include:
mascots and Indian boarding schools.
American
Indian Tribal Sovereignty Primer - (American Indian Policy Center).
Environmental guides
with chapters on federal Indian law:
EPA
American Indian Environmental Office
Resource Guide - (United States Environmental
Protection Agency). Includes a chapter
on federal Indian law. Use the Internet
Archive to access this resource.
Forest
Service National Resource Guide to
American Indian and Alaska Native
Relations - (United States Forest
Service). Includes a chapter on the
government-to-government relationship.
Findlaw
Guides - Under "law topic legal guide" one can select "native
peoples law" for short guides to Native American law topics.
Guide
to Law Online - United States: Native American Peoples - (Library of Congress).
Links to texts, "commentary" publictions, and agencies.
How
to Build a Tribal Legal History --
Created by Nancy
Carol Carter -- Professor of Law
and Director of the Pardee
Legal Research Center,
University of San Diego School of Law --
this new web resource tool describes
a step-by-step process for finding the
documents needed to build a tribal legal
history. At each of the five steps, researchers
are guided to the most authoritative
electronic and print sources, offering
alternative sources when available. Hosted
by the National Indian Law Library.
Indian
Issues: Basis for BIA's Tribal Recognition Decisions Is Not Always Clear
- (Senate Committee on Indian Affairs).
Indian
Issues: Improvements Needed in Tribal Recognition Process - (United
States, Government Accounting Office).
Papers
on American Indian Law - Moriset, Schlosser, Ayer & Jozwiak law
firm offers papers on a variety of Indian law topics.
Tribal-State
Partnerships: Cooperating to Improve Indian Education - (Native American
Rights Fund). A paper prepared for the National Congress of American Indians.
(Also referenced below in the Education section.)
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A selection of free federal Indian and tribal law secondary resources on the
Internet.
Go to the
Online Catalog
Find guides, manuals and handbooks on specific
topics by searching for (handbook OR manual OR guide OR nutshell)
AND [topic].
American Indian law deskbook (2nd edition: 1998) / Conference of
Western Attorneys General.
American Indian law in a nutshell (4th edition:
2004) / by William C. Canby, Jr.
Cases and materials on federal Indian law (5th edition: 2005) /
by David H. Getches, Charles F. Wilkinson, Robert A. Williams, Jr.
Cohen's handbook of federal Indian law : 2005 edition.
The rights of Indians and tribes : the authoritative
ACLU guide to Indian and tribal rights (3rd edition: 2002) / by Stephen L. Pevar.
Legal
Research Guides
Tribal
Law Research Guides
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