- A bill to acknowledge a long history of official depredations...
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United States |
- United States Senate Joint Resolution 37 -- "A bill to acknowledge a long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the United States Government regarding Indian Tribes and offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the United States" -- was introduced on May 6, 2004 and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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- A Quiet Crisis: Federal Funding and Unmet Needs in Indian Country
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United States |
- A report of an investigation by the United States Commission on Civil Rights (2003). This is a PDF document. This report examines programs at the U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Education, and U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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- More sites on www.usccr.gov
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- Aboriginal Canada Portal
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Canada |
- Canadian Aboriginal on-line resources, contacts, information, and government programs and services; maintained by the Government of Canada
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- More sites on www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca
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- Aboriginal Policing Directorate: Canada
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Canada |
- An office of the Solicitor General of Canada; site in English and French [La Direction gŽnŽrale de la police des Autochtones, le Solliciteur gŽnŽral Canada]
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- American Indian & Alaska Native Affairs (US DOJ)
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United States |
- The American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Affairs Desk has been established in the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to enhance access to information by Federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native tribes regarding funding opportunities, training and technical assistance, and other relevant information.
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- More sites on www.ojp.usdoj.gov
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- American Indian And Alaska Native Populations
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United States |
- U.S. Census Bureau - Population Estimates Population by race for current and past dates may be found among our Population Estimates offerings. Annual and monthly estimates are available by race at the national level, and for selected dates at the state and county levels. / Population Projections Population projections provide population by race for future dates. They are available at the national and state levels. / The 1990 Census The 1990 census provides the richest source of race data. You may extract 1990 census data from the Summary Tape Files using our 1990 Lookup Tool. / Various data tables based on the 1990 Census:
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- More sites on www.census.gov
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- American Indian Environmental Office
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United States |
- maintained by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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- More sites on www.epa.gov
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- American Indian Religious Freedom Act
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United States |
- Text of US law, Title 42 US Code section 1996.
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- More sites on www.law.cornell.edu
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- American Indians and Crime
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United States |
- By Lawrence A. Greenfeld and Steven Smith,
U.S. Department of Justice,
Bureau of Justice Statistics [released, February 14, 1999]
Document also available in PDF: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/aic.pdf |
- More sites on www.ojp.usdoj.gov
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- Australian Law on the Internet: Aboriginal Law
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Australia - Torres Strait |
- maintained by the National Library of Australia
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- More sites on www.nla.gov.au
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- Banking and Finanace in Indian Country
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United States |
- selected publications available from the Federal Reserve Bank, Kansas City
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- Bureau of Indian Affairs (USA)
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United States |
- Canada's Aboriginal Action Plan (January, 1998)
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Canada |
- includes statement that "the government is deeply sorry" for its prior treatment of aboriginal peoples
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- More sites on www.ainc-inac.gc.ca
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- Chronology of US Historical Documents
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United States |
- selected documents, maintained by the University of Oklahoma Law Center
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- More sites on www.law.ou.edu
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- CIA World Factbook for 1997
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- Data is
available for over 250 countries. For each country, map and flag,
geographic, population, government, economic, communication,
transportation, military, and transnational issue information is provided
for the latest year available.
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- Constitution of the Texas Band of Choctaw Indians
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Choctaw |
US - Southeast |
- Legal
Ratified Constitution of the Texas Band of Choctaw Indians
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- EAGLE PERMITS
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United States |
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service Regulations governing possession of golden and bald eagles and parts thereof. Includes regulations for permits for Indian religious purposes. 50 C.F.R. sec. 22.
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- More sites on www4.law.cornell.edu
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- Economic Development and Heterogeneity of Governmental Form on American Indian Reservations
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- Interesting and useful lessons on economic development are now emerging from a somewhat unusual context--American Indian reservations in the United States.
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- EPA Superfund Enhanced State & Tribal Role Initiative
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United States |
- Environmental Protection Agency site
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- More sites on www.epa.gov
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- Executive Order 13007 — Indian Sacred Sites
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United States |
- Presidential order to protect and preserve Indian religious practices, issued May 24, 1996.
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- More sites on www.achp.gov
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- Executive Order 13007—Indian Sacred Sites
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United States |
- issued by President Clinton, May 24, 1996
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- More sites on www.achp.gov
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- Farislaw Search Site
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- Includes search engines for Australia, Canada, House of Lords (England) and USA
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- Farmington Report: 30 Years Later (U. S. Commission on Civil Rights)
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US - Southwest |
- The 1975 Farmington Report marked an historic milestone in the relationship between the Navajo people and the Anglo residents of the city of Farmington and the county of San Juan, New Mexico. This is a PDF file of the 2005 follow-up report.
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- More sites on www.usccr.gov
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- Federal Communications Commission Tribal Initiatives
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United States |
- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recognizes that the telecommunications penetration rate on many tribal lands falls far below the national average. We have taken a series of steps, through regulatory action, consumer information and tribal outreach, to address the lack of telecommunications deployment and subscribership throughout Indian Country.
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- FedLaw - Native Americans
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United States |
- list of legal materials; maintained by US General Services Administration
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- Final Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples on CD-ROM
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Canada |
- produced by Libraxus Inc., a private Canadian company; CD includes research reports associated with RCAP not available on-line
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- Fundamental Laws of the Dine'
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Navajo |
US - Southwest |
- An enactment (November 2002) of the Navajo Nation Council, amending the Navajo Nation Code to Recognize the Fundamental Laws of the Dine'. The legislation, drafted with input from Dine' College and the Navajo Medicine Man's Association, states some very fundamental rights from a Navajo point of view.
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- More sites on www.nativeweb.org
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- Gáldu resource Centre for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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Sami |
Europe & Russia |
- Resource Centre for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was established by the Norwegian government. It is located in Guovdageaidnu-Kautokeino, in Finnmark county. The Centre shall increase information about the rights of Saami and other indigenous peoples.The Centre is independent, governed by its own board.
Norwegian version
Sami Version
The Centre is funded by Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusions and by Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. |
- High Court of Australia Cases
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Australia |
- Reported and unreported decisions of the High Court of
Australia. Decisions handed down after 1947 are in full text.
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- More sites on www.austlii.edu.au
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- Historical Publications of the United States Commission on Civil Rights
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US - Northeast |
- Browse historical documents from the United States Commission on Civil Rights (1957- ), available in PDF files, provided through the Thurgood Marshall Law Library, University of Maryland (Baltimore).
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- Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
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Canada |
- Government information site, in English and French
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- Indian Arts and Crafts Regulations
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United States |
- United States Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 25, Part 309 (2001 edition).
Contains text and pdf files of regulations issued pursuant to the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990. |
- More sites on www.access.gpo.gov
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- Indian Census Facts 2005
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United States |
- This PDF file provides statistics compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau for American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, November 2005.
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- More sites on www.nativeweb.org
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- Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
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- Full text of federal statute; 25 USC Chapter 21
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- More sites on www.law.cornell.edu
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- Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968
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United States |
- Full text of federal law, 25 U.S.C. ch. 15, imposing civil rights restrictions on tribal governments.
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- More sites on www4.law.cornell.edu
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- Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
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United States |
- The purpose of this chapter is -
(1) to provide a statutory basis for the operation of gaming by Indian tribes as a means of promoting tribal economic development, self-sufficiency, and strong tribal governments.... |
- More sites on www4.law.cornell.edu
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- Indian Land Cessions in the United States, 1784-1894
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United States |
- United States Serial Set Number 4015, Library of Congress
The Schedule of Indian Land Cessions subtitle notes that it "indicates the number and location of each cession by or reservation for the Indian tribes from the organization of the Federal Government to and including 1894, together with descriptions of the tracts so ceded or reserved, the date of the treaty, law or executive order governing the same, the name of the tribe or tribes affected thereby, and historical data and references bearing thereon." |
- More sites on memory.loc.gov
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- Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada
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Canada |
- Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada is the federal department dedicated to strengthening partnerships within government and with Aboriginal people, religious denominations, and other citizens to address and resolve issues arising from the legacy of Indian residential schools.
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- More sites on www.irsr-rqpi.gc.ca
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- Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
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United States |
- The Congress, after careful review of the Federal Government's historical and special legal relationship with, and resulting responsibilities to, American Indian people, finds that -
(1) the prolonged Federal domination of Indian service programs has served to retard rather than enhance the progress of Indian people and their communities by depriving Indians of the full opportunity to develop leadership skills crucial to the realization of self-government, and has denied to the Indian people an effective voice in the planning and implementation of programs for the benefit of Indians which are responsive to the true needs of Indian communities.... |
- More sites on www4.law.cornell.edu
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- Indian Tribal Justice Act
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United States |
- The Congress finds and declares that -
(2) the United States has a trust responsibility to each tribal government that includes the protection of the sovereignty of each tribal government; ***
(5) tribal justice systems are an essential part of tribal governments and serve as important forums for ensuring public health and safety and the political integrity of tribal governments.... |
- More sites on www4.law.cornell.edu
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- Institutional Child Abuse in Canada
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Canada |
- A report from the Law
Commission of Canada on abuse that took place in residential schools for Aboriginal children
and in institutions such as orphanages, schools for the Deaf, long-term mental health care facilities,
sanitoria and training schools.
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- Iroquois Constitution
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Iroquois |
US - Northeast |
- THE GREAT BINDING LAW, GAYANASHAGOWA
Posted by The University of Oklahoma Law Center, with a clickable table of contents |
- More sites on www.law.ou.edu
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- Kappler's Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties
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- Digitized version of volumes 1-3 of Kappler's Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties. Includes ALL treaties between the US government and the tribes, with annotations. Table of contents and index, plus search feature.
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- Legislative Impact
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Chippewa |
US - Northeast |
- Legislative research service on Native issues.
Free and subscription services.
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- LEY DE DEMARCACION Y GARANTIA DEL HABITAT Y TIERRAS DE LOS PUEBLOS INDIGENAS
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America - South |
- Full text in spanish of this indigenous Venezuelan law courtesy of Dr. Fernando Pantin.
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- Leyes de Venezuela
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America - South |
- Texto completo de todas las leyes venezolanas por cortesia del Dr. Fernando Pantin. (Plaintext of all the Venezuelan laws by courtesy of the Dr Fernando Pantin. )
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- Minnesota Indian Affairs Council
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US - Central |
- official liaison between state and tribal governments
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- Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council
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US - Northwest |
- The purpose of the Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council (TLC) is to defend our Tribes rights under our Indian Treaties with the United States, to speak in a unified voice, to offer support to our people, to afford ourselves a forum in which to consult each other, to enlighten each other about our peoples, and to otherwise uniformly promote the common welfare of all of the Indian people of Montana and Wyoming.
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- National Aboriginal Document Database
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Canada |
- maintained by Six Nations Geo Systems, with assistance of Algonquin Nation Secretariat, Alliance of Tribal Nations,
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada,
Industry Canada - Schoolnet - Aboriginal Digital Collections, Six Nations Land Claims Research Office, T.A.R.R. Centre of Manitoba, Union of BC Indian Chiefs.
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- More sites on collections.ic.gc.ca
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- National Tribal Justice Resource Center
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US - West |
- the central national clearinghouse of
information for Native American and Alaska Native tribal justice systems. Here you will find numerous resources including
searchable databases of tribal court opinions; codes and constitutions; a listing of available publications; a training events
calendar of seminars and conferences; funding opportunities; information about our programs and services; and much,
much more.
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- Native American Constitution and Law Digitization Project
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United States |
- This project is a cooperative effort among the University of Oklahoma Law Center, the National Indian Law Library (NILL), and Native American tribes providing access to the Constitutions, Tribal Codes, and other legal documents.
Tribal constitutions and codes are the heart of self-government for over 500 federally recognized tribes, and are the lifeblood of Indian sovereignty. The University of Oklahoma Law Center Library and the National Indian Law Library work with tribes whose government documents appear on this web site; these tribal documents are either placed online with the permission of the tribes, or they are U.S. Government documents, rightfully in the public domain.
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- More sites on thorpe.ou.edu
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- Native American Documents Project
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United States |
- California State University, San Marcos provides indexed Published Reports of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and the Board of Indian Commissioners for 1871, two appendices to the board's report, and a map from the 1875 report. These reports touch on most aspects of Indian policy at that time.
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- More sites on www.csusm.edu
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- Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 1990
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United States |
- To provide for the protection of Native American graves, and for other purposes.
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- More sites on www.cast.uark.edu
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- Native American Indian Tribal Constitutions
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United States |
- Maintained by the COUNCILFIRE site.
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- More sites on www.councilfire.com
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- Native American Languages Act (25 U.S.C. ch. 31)
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United States |
- "It is the policy of the United States to -
(1) preserve, protect, and promote the rights and freedom of Native Americans to use, practice, and develop Native American languages...." |
- More sites on www4.law.cornell.edu
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- Navajo Code Talkers
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United States |
- U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman's web site with information about the Code Talkers and the award to them of the Congressional Gold Medal.
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- Northwwest Intertribal Court System
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US - Northwest |
- NICS provides court services for it nine member tribes. The services inlude Judges ,Prosecutors,Code developement and an appellate court.
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- Nunavut Implementation Commission
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Inuit |
Canada - Northern |
- More sites on npc.nunavut.ca
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- Office of Tribal Justice
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United States |
- established to provide a single
point of contact within the Justice Department for meeting the broad and
complex federal responsibilities owed to Indian tribes. The Office
facilitates coordination between Departmental components working on
Indian issues, and provides a permanent channel of communication for
Indian tribal governments with the Department of Justice.
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- Portail des Autochtones au Canada
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Canada |
- ressources en direct, à des personnes-ressources, à des renseignements ainsi qu'à des programmes et services gouvernementaux canadiens relatifs aux Autochtones. Gouvernement du Canada.
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- More sites on www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca
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- Procedures for Federal Recognition that an American Indian Group Exists as a Tribe (25 CFR Part 83)
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United States |
- Regulations used by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs to "federally recognize" an Indian Nation.
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- More sites on www.access.gpo.gov
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- Résolution des questions des pensionnats indiens Canada
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Canada |
- Résolution des questions des pensionnats indiens Canada est l'organisme fédéral chargé de renforcer les partenariats au sein du gouvernement et avec les Autochtones, les confessions religieuses et d'autres citoyens, pour s'occuper des problèmes nés des séquelles des pensionnats indiens et les régler.
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- More sites on www.irsr-rqpi.gc.ca
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- Reconciliation Process Documents - The United States and Native Hawaiians
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Kanaka Maoli |
US - Hawaii |
- The Final Report (October 23, 2000) and other documents from the Reconciliation Process Between the U.S. Federal
Government and Native Hawaiians.
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- Researching historic FBI files on Native Americans
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United States |
- by Michael Ravnitzky; "The early surveillance - 1930s-1960s - of Native American people by the FBI has been largely undocumented."
Here's how to start researching.
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- More sites on www.nativeweb.org
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- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Final Report
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Canada |
- Canada, Institute of Indigenous Government; full-text, searchable
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- More sites on www.indigenous.bc.ca
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- Search American Indian Law on the FindLaw database
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United States |
- Search Meta-Law Index
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United States |
- Georgia (USA) State University Law School
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- Taking and using of the bald and golden eagle for scientific, exhibition, and religious
purposes
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United States |
- Federal law regulating the taking, possession, and transportation of
eagles for the religious purposes of Indian tribes (and other purposes). 16 U.S.C. sec. 668a.
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- More sites on www4.law.cornell.edu
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- The Ipperwash Inquiry
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Canada - Eastern |
- The Ipperwash Inquiry was established by the Government of Ontario to inquire and report on events surrounding the death of Dudley George, who was shot in 1995 during a protest by First Nations representatives at Ipperwash Provincial Park and later died.
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- The Jay Treaty of 1794
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- Treaty of Amity Commerce and Navigation between Britan and the U.S.
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- Treaty between the "Eastern Indians" and New Hampshire and Massachusetts, 13 July 1713
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US - Northeast |
- jpeg image of original document, from US Library of Congress manuscript collection
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- More sites on lcweb.loc.gov
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- Tribal Nations of Montana - Legislative Handbook
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US - Northwest |
- published by The Committee on Indian Affairs, March, 1995
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- TribalCourts.com
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United States |
- The official gateway to the VersusLaw Tribal Court Database - believed to be the first national database dedicated to tribal court opinions. The Tribal Court Database is being developed in cooperation with the National American Indian Court Judges Association
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- Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
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Canada |
- The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada has a mandate to learn the truth about what happened in the residential schools and to inform all Canadians about what happened in the schools. The Commission hopes to guide and inspire First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples and Canadians in a process of truth and healing leading toward reconciliation and renewed relationships based on mutual understanding and respect. The Commission views reconciliation as an ongoing individual and collective process....
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- U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
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United States |
- The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is an independent, bipartisan agency established by Congress in 1957 to investigate discrimination or denial of equal protection of the laws under the Constitution because of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin, or in the administration of justice and issue reports of these investigations.
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- More sites on www.usccr.gov
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- U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873
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United States |
- maintained by The Library of Congress National Digital Library Program and the Law Library of Congress; historic records for research in law, history, genealogy, and other areas
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- More sites on lcweb2.loc.gov
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- U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) Report on Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Schools
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United States |
- In 2001, the U.S. Congress directed GAO to examine the adequacy of Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) school funding. This report shows that expenditures in selected schools are comparable to similar public schools, but data are insufficient to judge the adequacy of funding. The link above is to a highlight document. The full document, GAO-03- 955, is also available from the GAO site. [These are PDF documents. You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software to view them.]
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- U.S. Government Accounting Office financial management report on the Bureau of Indian Affairs
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- issued: May, 1996
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- More sites on www.nativeweb.org
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- U.S. House of Representatives Internet Law Library -- Indian Nations and Tribes
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United States |
- U.S. Indian Law Materials
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United States |
- maintained by Cornell Law School
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- More sites on www.law.cornell.edu
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- U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
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United States |
- includes hearing schedule, briefing papers, legislation, live hearing webcasts and other information about the work of the committee
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- United States Code
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United States |
- all federal laws
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- More sites on www.law.cornell.edu
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- United States Code - Title 25 - Indians - Chapter 7a - Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare
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- Including the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990.
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- More sites on www4.law.cornell.edu
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- United States Code, Title 25, Indians
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United States |
- federal laws pertaining specifically to American Indians
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- More sites on www.law.cornell.edu
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- University of New Mexico Law Library
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US - Southwest |
- American Indian Law references
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- More sites on lawschool.unm.edu
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- US Dept. of Energy: Indian Issues and Points of Contact
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United States |
- Virtual Canadian Law Library
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Canada |
- in English and French
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- Working Effectively with Tribal Governments: EPA Training Resource Guide
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United States |
- This document is designed to inform U.S. Environmental Protection Agency personnel about the EPA Indian Program and its implementation.
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- More sites on www.epa.gov
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