Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
Law Library of Congress Indigenous Law Portal
National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)
National Native American Bar Association
Tribal Court Clearinghouse
National Indian law Library
Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs (Federally Recognized Tribes)
87 FR 4636 (January 28, 2022) provides a list of federally recognized Native American tribes, pursuant to the Federally Recognized Indian Tribes List Act of 1994 (PL 103-454). This list is updated annually in January.
Federally Recognized Indian Tribes and Resources for Native Americans (www.usa.gov). Information about and resources for Native Americans from the U.S. government.
The American Law Institute’s Restatement on the law of American Indians. This Restatement covers the foundational principles of American Indian law. It provides descriptions of fundamental terms and addresses Indian statutes and treaties, tribal governance, the federal–tribal relationship, and Congressional powers over Indian affairs.
HeinOnLine - Indigenous Peoples of the Americas: History, Culture & Law (formerly the American Indian Law Collection) is a collection with more than 3,700 titles and more than 1.5 million total pages dedicated to indigenous American life and law, including treaties, federal statutes, federal case law, tribal codes, constitutions, and more. (UofSC login required)
Tribal Court Clearinghouse is a comprehensive website established in June 1997 to serve as a resource for American Indian and Alaska Native Nations, American Indian and Alaska Native people, tribal justice systems, victims services providers, tribal service providers, and others involved in the improvement of justice in Indian country. It is one of the most comprehensive websites on tribal justice system issues, and includes a wealth of tribal, state, and federal resources.
National Indian Law Library (NILL) at 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.
National American Indian Court Judges Association (NAICJA) is a national association comprised of tribal justice personnel & others devoted to supporting and strengthening tribal justice systems through education, information sharing, and advocacy.
Walking on Common Ground, is an initiative to promote and facilitate tribal-state-federal collaborations. It was initially focused on court and justice system collaborations, but has been expanded to address a broader range of issues. “Tribal, federal, and state justice communities join together, in the spirit of mutual respect and cooperation, to promote and sustain collaboration, education, and a level of support to ensure equal access to justice.”
Indian Law Resource Center provides legal assistance to indigenous peoples of the Americas to combat racism and oppression, to protect their lands and environment, to protect their cultures and ways of life, to achieve sustainable economic development and genuine self-government, and to realize their other human rights.
Native American Constitution and Law Digitization Project was created as a cooperative effort between the University of Oklahoma College of Law Library and the National Indian Law Library (NILL), to provide access to the tribal constitutions, codes, and other legal documents.
South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs, Native American Affairs Division establishes the framework to ensure social equity and economic prosperity for all Native American Indian citizens throughout the state of South Carolina through policy change, education, and increased awareness. Since 2003, the Commission has been committed to strengthening the relationships between South Carolina’s Native American Indian communities and government.
Indigenous Law Web Archive: Library of Congress. This is the Indigenous Law web archive of the Law Library of Congress. The Law Library collects and preserves primary law sources of Indigenous nations, which are sovereign governments by treaty with the United States.
Cohen's Handbook of Federal Indian Law (1945) (full text searchable PDF maintained by University of Oklahoma). There have been subsequent editions of this Handbook published, which are available in various libraries, including the UofSC Law Library, KF 8205 .C6 2012 (but not available for free online).