Federal Native American and Tribal Law
Tribal Law - American Indian Law: A Beginner's Guide
While federal Indian laws govern the relationship between tribes and the federal and state governments, tribal laws cover the inner workings of ...
Tribal Law and Order Act - Department of Justice
President Obama signed the Tribal Law and Order Act into law on July 29, 2010. The Tribal Law and Order Act helps to address crime in tribal ...
General Principles of Federal Indian Law | Tribal Governance
This is because the sovereign powers of tribes predate the Constitution. Tribal powers come from their own inherent sovereignty and not from the United States ...
US Federal Law - American Indian Law: A Beginner's Guide
US Federal Law. A key principle of American Indian law is the right to tribal sovereignty, or the power of self-government. The United States ...
American Indian law | Wex | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
Indian tribes are considered by federal law to be "domestic, dependent nations." Congress enacted this sovereign authority to protect Indian groups from ...
Native American Law & Legal Sources: Tribal Law - Research Guides
Whereas federal Indian law concerns the relationship between federal, state, and tribal governments, tribal law is the law tribes develop and ...
Federal Indian Law - tribal_projects - California Courts
This federal Indian legal toolkit was created to assist new and experienced judges in cases involving domestic violence by providing easy access to law and ...
The Native American Rights Fund's Indian Education. Legal Support Project, "Tribalizing Indian Education," is designed to build the capacity of Indian tribes to ...
Tribal sovereignty in the United States - Wikipedia
The U.S. recognizes 574 tribal nations, 229 of which are in Alaska. The National Congress of American Indians explains, "Native peoples and governments have ...
Do Tribes Have to Follow Federal Laws? - Circling Eagle Law
On federal Indian reservations, only federal and tribal laws apply to members of the tribe unless Congress delivers otherwise. Native American ...
Outline of United States federal Indian law and policy - Wikipedia
Legislation · Alaska Native Allotment Act · Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act · Aleut Restitution Act of 1988 · American Indian Religious Freedom Act ...
Tribal Sovereignty Ruling | U.S. Department of the Interior
the 1968 amendments to Public Law 83-280 (Public Law 280), which allows States to obtain criminal jurisdiction in Indian country only with the ...
Area of Interest American Indian Law - Harvard Law School
Federal Indian law recognizes the inherent sovereignty of Native nations and defines the government-to-government relationship between tribes and the federal ...
Self-Determination - | Indian Affairs
The Act assured that Indian tribes had paramount involvement in the direction of services provided by the Federal government in an attempt to target the ...
Indian & Tribal Law: Statutes & Regulations - Gallagher Law Library
Legislative History · Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (1978) · American Indian Religious Freedom Act (1971) · Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 · Indian ...
Federal Indian Law and Tribal Law
Tribes possess all powers of self-government except those relinquished under treaty with the United States, those that Congress has expressly ...
Home - Native American Law Guide: Federal Indian Law & Tribal ...
Native American Law Guide: Federal Indian Law & Tribal Law Materials: Home. Covers both tribal law sources, including tribal constitutions, ...
Tribal and Native American Issues | U.S. GAO
There are 574 ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse federally recognized Indian Tribes in the United States. These Tribal Nations are distinct ...
National Indian Law Library (NILL) of the Native American Rights Fund
The National Indian Law Library at the Native American Rights Fund supports justice through knowledge by providing unique and useful Indian Law information.
Tribal Court Systems | Indian Affairs
There are approximately 400 Tribal justice systems throughout the Nation. These courts are partially funded through Public Law 638 Tribal Priority Allocations ...