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Native American Law

This guide will help you locate Native American laws and supporting law research.

American Indian Law Journals

The NARF Legal Review

Published by the Native American Rights Fund. Since 1970, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) has provided legal assistance to Native American tribes, organizations, and individuals nationwide who might otherwise have gone without adequate representation.

 

Tribal Law Journal

Published by the University of New Mexico. Since the Tribal Law Journal's inception in 1998, the Tribal Law Journal has become the premier indigenous law journal in the United States and is one of the few international legal journal sources dedicated to indigenous and tribal law.

 

American Indian Law Review

Published by the University of Oklahoma, College of Law. The American Indian Law Review serves as a nationwide scholarly forum for analysis of developments in legal issues pertaining to Native Americans and indigenous peoples worldwide.

 

American Indian Law Journal

Published by Seattle University, School of Law. The AILJ is designed to fill a critical gap in the amount of current scholarship available to those interested in the rapidly developing field of Indian law.

 

National Indian Law Library's Indian Law Bulletins

The National Indian Law Library (NILL) provides a current awareness service with links to updates on cases in the U.S. Supreme Court , Federal Trial and Appellate Courts, Tribal Courts, and State Courts. There are also links to U.S. Regulatory Information, U.S. Legislation, News, and Law Review/Bar Journal Articles.

Law Databases

Westlaw Campus Research

WestlawNext Campus Research provides law-related information. Content includes legal encyclopedias, law reviews and journals, federal and state statutes, regulations and court decisions. Westlaw Campus Research is available for on campus use only. Off Campus users should use HeinOnline.
 

HeinOnline Academic

Access law journals, treaties, legal classics and trials from the United States. New information added in recent years provides information in many topic areas.