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Native American Law Research

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Articles

A Short History of Indian Law in the Supreme Court
A Legal Practitioner’s Guide to Indian and Tribal Law Research
Kelly Kunsch, A Legal Practitioner's Guide to Indian and Tribal Law Research, American Indian Law Journal, Vol. 5 : Iss. 1, Article 2. (2017).
Tribal Remedies, Exhaustion, and State Courts
Pete Heidepriem, Tribal Remedies, Exhaustion, and State Courts, 44 Am. Indian L. Rev. 241, 241 (2020). Available on Westlaw.
Native Nation Resistance to the Machinations of Settler Colonial Democracy
Nazune Menka, Native Nation Resistance to the Machinations of Settler Colonial Democracy, 59 Harv. C.R.-C.L. L. Rev. 149 (2024).
The Other American Law
Elizabeth A. Reese, The Other American Law, 73 Stanford Law Review 555 (2021).

Books

Cohen's Handbook of Federal Indian Law by Felix S. Cohen
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ISBN: 9780769855165
Publication Date: 2012-06-01
The definitive guide to federal Indian law. Focuses on the relationship between tribes, the states and the federal government within the context of civil and criminal jurisdiction, as well as areas of resource management and government structure. For additional topics and further history see the 2012 Edition.

American Indian Law Deskbook
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Easy to read handbook on Indian law. Chapter authors are experienced state lawyers with significant Indian law experience.

Tribal contracting : understanding and drafting business contracts with American Indian tribes by M. Brent Leonhard
ISBN: 9781604426083
Publication Date: 2011-02-16
This concise guide covers areas of federal Indian law that impact contracts with tribes. Includes principles of tribal economies, contract drafting, federal contract law, and sample contracts.

Environmental Law in Indian Country
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In-depth tribal caselaw analysis of environmental work by 562 Indian tribes. Covers the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Endangered Species Act, and the Wilderness Act. Uses Indian and tribal cases to illustrate points of NEPA doctrine as it exists in the broader field of Indian law. Text is available on Westlaw.

Navigating Tribal Law by Thomson Reuters Westlaw; Aspatore (Compiled by)
ISBN: 9780314287083
Publication Date: 2012-12-01
Experienced lawyers offer advice about applying laws to tribal cases, engaging in commercial transactions among tribes, and researching tribal courts and their venues.
Encyclopedia of United States Indian Policy and Law SET by Paul Finkelman (Editor); Tim Alan Garrison (Editor)
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Call Number: KF8205.E49 2009
ISBN: 9781933116983
Publication Date: 2008-12-23
The Encyclopedia of Native American Legal Tradition by Bruce E. Johansen; Charles R. Cloud (Foreword by)
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Call Number: KF8204.E53 1998
ISBN: 0313301670
Publication Date: 1998-02-24
Elements of Indigenous style: a guide for writing by and about Indigenous Peoples by Gregory Younging
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Call Number: PN147.Y68 2018
ISBN: 9781550597196
Publication Date: 2018
Federal Indian Law by Matthew L. M. Fletcher
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ISBN: 0314290710
Publication Date: 2016-02-09
An excellent source about Federal Indian Law.
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Call Number: LAW-Reserve ; E76.8 .D86 2014
ISBN: 9780807000403
Publication Date: 2014-09-16