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Pathfinder to American Indian Law


Table of Contents

Books and Pathfinders
Periodicals
Treaties and Other Documents
Tribal Law and Government
Tribal Courts
Government Web Sites
Native American Communities in Minnesota

Books and Pathfinders

Amercian Indian Law (Wex, a public-access law dictionary and encyclopedia).

American Indian Law Deskbook, 4th ed. (University Press of Colorado, 2008). KF8205 .A76 2008.

Basic Guides to Federal Indian Law Research (National Indian Law Library).

Canby, William C. American Indian Law in a Nutshell, 5th ed. (West Group, 2009).  KF8205.Z9 C36 2009.

Cohen's Handbook of Federal Indian Law. (LexisNexis, 2005). KF8205 .C6 2005. (The 1945 edition is online from the University of Oklahoma.)

Guide to Law Online: Indians of North America (Library of Congress).

Indian Gambling in Minnesota (Minnesota House Research, 2008).

Indian Law Portal (Ross-Blakely Law Library, Univerity of Azrizona).

Indians, Indian Tribes and State Government, 4th ed. (Minnesota House Research, 2007).

Pevar, Stephen L. The Rights of Indians and Tribes: the Authoritative ACLU Guide to Indian and Tribal Rights, 3rd ed. (Southern Illinois University Press, 2002).   KF8210.C5 P48 2002.

A Practical Guide to the Indian Child Welfare Act . (Native American Rights Fund).

Researching Indian Law (University of Minnesota Law Library).

Resources on Minnesota Issues: Indian Fishing and Hunting Rights. (Minnesota Legislative Reference Library).

Resources on Minnesota Issues: Minnesota Minority Child Heritage Protection Act. (Minnesota Legislative Reference Library).

Richland, Justin B. and Sarah Deer. Introduction to Tribal Legal Studies, 2d ed. (AltaMira Press, 2010). KF8205 .R53 2010.

TO FIND MORE: Suggested subject headings for the online catalog: Indians of North America - Legal Status, Laws, etc. Or after a successful keyword search, look for useful subject headings under the items you retrieved and link to them.

Periodicals

American Indian Law Review. (University of Oklahoma College of Law).

Indian Law Bulletins, A current awareness service of the National Indian Law Library (NILL).

National Indian Law Library Blog. (National Indian Law Library).

TO FIND ARTICLES: Using the Advanced Search in Index to Legal Periodicals and Books, try entering keywords without restriction along with the word "Indians" restricted to subjects (and without the quotation marks.) Tribal names also work as subject headings.

Treaties and Other Documents

Documents of American Indian Diplomacy. (University of Oklahoma Press, 1999). Internet Resource.

Documents of United States Indian Policy, 3rd ed. (University of Nebraska Press, 2000). Internet Resource.

Dupont, Jerry. Native American Collection: a bibliography describing the microfiche collection assembled and marketed by the Law Library Microform Consortium. (LLMC, 1990).   KF8201.A1 N39 1990.

Early Recognized Treaties with American Indian Nations. (University of Nebraska).

Indian Claims Commission Decisions. (OSU Library)

Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties. Compiled and edited by Charles J. Kappler. (Government Printing Office, 1904). KF 8203 1904.

Treaties Not Included In Kappler (University of Oklahoma).

Indian Land Cessions in the United States, 1784-1894, United States Serial Set, Number 4015.

Indian Reorganization Act Era Constitutions and Charters. (University of Oklahoma).

Institute for the Development of Indian Law. A Chronological List of Treaties and Agreements Made by Indian Tribes with the United States. (1973). KF8205.Z9 I57x.

Landmark Indian Law Cases. (William S. Hein & Co., 2002). KF8204.5 .L36 2002.

Seminal Supreme Court Cases Regarding Federal Indian Law. (Wisconsin Judicare, Inc.)

Treaties and Agreements of the Chippewa Indians. (Institute for the Development of Indian Law, 1974). KF8228.C6 A5 1974.

Treaties and Agreements of the Indian tribes of the Great Lakes Region. (Institute for the Development of Indian Law, 1975). KF8228.N76 A5 1975.

Treaties and agreements of the Indian tribes of the Northern Plains. (Institute for the Development of Indian Law, 1974). KF8228.N8 A5 1974.

Treaties Between the United States and Native Americans. (The Avalon Project at Yale Law School).

United States. Dept. of the Interior. Office of the Solicitor. Opinions of the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior Relating to Indian Affairs, 1917-1974. (U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 1979). KF8204 1917.

United States. National Archives. List of Documents Concerning the Negotiation of Ratified Indian Treaties, 1801-1869. (1949). KF8205 .A62 1949.

TO FIND MORE: Suggested subject headings for the online catalog: Indians of North America - Treaties. Or after a successful keyword search, look for useful subject headings under the items you retrieved and link to them.

Tribal Law and Government

National Indian Law Library

Native American Constitution and Law Digitization Project

Tribal Law (National Tribal Justice Resource Center)

Federal Recognized Indian Tribes (National Congress of American Indians)

Tribal Laws/Codes (Tribal Court Clearinghouse)

Minnesota

Lower Sioux Tribal Regulations

Mille Lacs Band Statutes Annotated

Revised Constitution and Bylaws of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe

White Earth Band of Ojibwe Codes

Tribal Courts

Tribal Court Decisions (Tribal Court Clearinghouse)

Schwartz, April and Mary Jo B. Hunter. United States Tribal Court Directory, 3rd ed. (Buffalo, NY: W.S. Hein, 2008). Reference KF8224.C6 S39 2008.

Minnesota

Lower Sioux Community in Minnesota Judicial Code

Prairie Island Tribal Court

Tribal Courts Directory (Minnesota American Indian Bar Association)

White Earth Band of Ojibwe Judicial Code

White Earth Band of Ojibwe Tribal Court

Government Web Sites

United States

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Midwest Region

Code Talk

United States Department of Justice: Office of Tribal Justice

Tribal Justice and Safety (DOJ)

Minnesota

Indian Affairs Council

Other State Governments

Montana Indian Law Portal.

State-Tribal Issues (National Conference of State Legislatures)

Native American Communities in Minnesota

American Indian Communities in Minnesota. (Senate Counsel & Research, December 22, 1998)

Tribal Government (North Star)

Bois Fort Band of Chippewa

Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

Grand Portage Band of Chippewa

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe

Lower Sioux Indian Community

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

Prairie Island Indian Community

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community

Red Lake Band of Chippewa

Upper Sioux Community

White Earth


Minnesota State Law Library: Pathfinder to American Indian Law
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