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Indian Law

Publications

- Published by the Oklahoma College of Law. Contains articles on American Indian legal and cultural issues by noted authorities, as well as comments by students and noted speakers. Also presents discussion of recent developments in the area of Indian law.

- Archives of the Association on American Indian Affairs document the corporate life of an influential and resilient player in the history of twentieth-century Native American advocacy. From its formation by non-Indians in New York in 1922 to its re-establishment in South Dakota in 1995 under a wholly Indian administration, the AAIA has defended the rights and promoted the welfare of Native Americans and, in this process, has shaped the views of their fellow citizens.

- Access offered only on the UNM Campus or to UNM students and faculty. The eHRAF World Cultures is a cross-cultural database that contains information on all aspects of cultural and social life. The annually-growing eHRAF database is unique in that the information is organized by cultures and ethnic groups and the full-text documents are subject-indexed at the paragraph level.

- The California Academy of Sciences houses a collection of over 3,300 documents related to Indian affairs over the period 1922-1963. These papers came from the estate of Charles de Young Elkus, a San Francisco attorney.

- This site, maintained by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, provides a directory of American Indian newspapers and magazines.

- The most comprehensive newspaper for information and events affecting Native Americans. Published by Four Directions Media, Inc., owned by the Oneida Nation of New York.

- Indianz includes many links to news stories that deal with all aspects of Native American Indian News, including a section called “Smoke Signals” that provides links to news from The LA Times, The Detroit Free Press, The Seattle Times, and The Minneapolis Star Tribune, among other publications.

- Between 1982-1989 LLMC borrowed and filmed the public-domain titles listed in American Indian Legal Materials: A Union List compiled by Laura N. Gasaway, James L. Hoover, and Dorothy M. Warden (152 p., Stanfordville, N.Y. : Earl M. Coleman, 1980).

- The Native American Legal Materials (NALM) microfiche collection is an historical collection of laws, treaties, and law-related materials pertaining to Native Americans (American Indians, Eskimo, and Native Hawaiians). This collection was produced by the Law Library Microform Consortium (LLMC). Between 1982-1989 LLMC borrowed and filmed the public-domain titles listed in American Indian Legal Materials: A Union List compiled by Laura N. Gasaway, James L. Hoover, and Dorothy M. Warden (152 p., Stanfordville, N.Y. : Earl M. Coleman, 1980).

- The policy of the Native American Press/Ojibwe News (Press/ON) is to print the news accurately, to provide a forum for the voices of the people, and to encourage Indian people to empower ourselves by exposing corruption and demanding accountability from our governments. Press/ON is published in St. Paul, Minnesota.

- An independently-owned newspaper published in print and electronic format, providing news geared toward the Native American perspective.

- Native Law News Digest provides a good list of links (updated daily) to news items from all over Indian Country, including Canada.

- Billed as the world's largest Indian newspaper - it has a nice online version with categories that include "Elders," "Native Vote," and "Earth."

- Provides information of interest to indigenous peoples around the world. Contains announcements and links to the latest news articles and resources on a variety of topics.

- The Navajo Times is a weekly newspaper that is published in print and online. It contains news, sports, entertainment, and education articles about the Navajo tribe and its members.

- Presented by the Fourth World Documentation Project this web site has links to the Navajo-Hopi Land Commission Papers.

- This online publication from the University of New Mexico School of Law is the first online legal journal dedicated solely to the internal law of the world's indigenous peoples.

- Wotanging Ikche (Native American News) This site contains find links to latest copy of Wotanging Ikche, along with links to a complete archive of all back issues. We dedicate this Page to Gary Night Owl for his efforts to keep the brothers and sisters who share our Spirit informed about current events within the lives of those who walk the Red Road.