Indigenous Resources
Highlights resources pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, and the focus is on communities Indigenous to Turtle Island (North America)
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Journals
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American Indian Law ReviewServes as a nationwide scholarly forum for the presentation and analysis of developments in the law concerning indigenous people and Indian affairs. Adhering to the traditional law review format, the American Indian Law Review offers in depth articles written by legal scholars, attorneys and other expert observers.
Resources on Treaties
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Treaty AffairsThe State Department's Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs provides links to Treaties in Force, which includes all current treaties to which the US is party, and Treaties And Other International Acts Series (TIAS) which includes all treaties to which the US has become party in a calendar year.
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U.S. Treaties from HeinOnlineTreaties and indexes available through HeinOnline.
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UN Treaty CollectionAccess to over 50,000 treaties and international agreements. Scroll down to "Access to Databases". Turn off any pop-up blockers. Access limited to authorized U-M users (through validated sign-on).
Online Resources
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National Congress of American IndiansThe National Congress of American Indians, founded in 1944, is the oldest, largest and most representative American Indian and Alaska Native organization serving the broad interests of tribal governments and communities.
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National Indian Law LibraryThe National Indian Law Library (NILL) of the Native American Rights Fund is a law library devoted to federal Indian and tribal law. NILL maintains a unique and valuable collection of Indian law resources and assists people with their Indian law-related research needs.
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United States Senate Committee on Indian AffairsThe Committee has jurisdiction to study the unique problems of American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native peoples and to propose legislation to alleviate these difficulties. These issues include, but are not limited to, Indian education, economic development, land management, trust responsibilities, health care, and claims against the United States.
Selected Books
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After Moctezuma: Indigenous Politics and Self-Government in Mexico City 1524-1730 by William F. Connell
Call Number: F 1219.76 .P75 C66 2011ISBN: 9780806141756Publication Date: 2011 -
American Indian Sovereignty and Law: An Annotated Bibliography by Wade Davies (Editor); Richmond L. Clow (Editor)
Call Number: KF8201 A1 A44 2009ISBN: 9780810862357Publication Date: 2009 -
Cohen's Handbook of Federal Indian Law by Felix S. CohenCall Number: KF8205 A33 1971ISBN: 0769855164Publication Date: 1971
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Ka takahia ano o tātou tapuae : retracing our steps : a Māori governance overview and literature review by Dr. Torivio A. Fodder, Priscilla Davis-Ngatai and Dr. Robert Joseph
Call Number: On OrderISBN: 9780473280369Publication Date: 2014 -
On Being Here to Stay: Treaties and Aboriginal rights in Canada by University of Toronto Press Staff; Michael Asch
Call Number: E92 A74 2014ISBN: 9781442640283Publication Date: 2014 -
Recovering Canada: The resurgence of Indigenous law by John Borrows
Call Number: KE 7709 B677 2002ISBN: 0802085016Publication Date: 2002 -
Sequoyah Rising: Problems in Post-Colonial Tribal Governance by Steve Russell
Call Number: E 99 .C5 R95 2010ISBN: 9781594607165Publication Date: 2010 -
X-Marks: Native Signatures of Assent by Scott Richard Lyons
Call Number: E 98 .E85 L96 2010ISBN: 9780816666768Publication Date: 2010
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