Native American Law

American Indian Law Center, Inc

The AILC focuses on law and public policy. Its Southwest Intertribal Court of Appeals functions as a tribal appellate court, which facilitates member tribes' research.

 

American Indian Policy Center

The Center aims to provide accurate information about the history and current situation of Native Americans.

 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior

The Bureau manages approximately 55.7 million acres of land held in trust by the United States on behalf of American Indians, Indian Tribes and Alaska Natives.

 

National American Indian Court Judges Association (NAICJA)

Founded in 1969, NAICJA supports the American Indian and Alaska Native justice systems through "education, information sharing, and advocacy."

 

National Congress of American Indians

Founded in 1944, the main objective of the organization is "to inform the public and Congress on the governmental rights of American Indians and Alaska Natives.

 

National Native American Bar Association (NNABA)

Founded in 1973, the NNABA "serves as the national association for Native American attorneys, judges, law professors and law students."

 

National Native American Law Enforcement Association (NNALEA)

This is a non-profit organization which was formed in 1993 in Washington, D.C. Its mission is "to promote and foster mutual cooperation between American Indian Law Enforcement Officers/Agents/Personnel, their agencies, tribes, private industry and public."

 

National Tribal Justice Resource Center

The Center is a project of the National American Indian Court Judges Association, and provides opportunities and services for personnel in tribal justice systems and tribal law.

 

Native American Rights Fund (NARF)

NARF is a non profit organization providing legal assistance technical support to Indian tribes. NARF's headquarters is in Boulder, Colorado and it has branches in Washington, D.C. and Anchorage, Alaska.

 

Tribal Court Clearinghouse

A project of the Tribal Law and Policy Institute. This website contains links to numerous federal and native organizations, as well as tribal, federal and state laws.

 

Walking on Common Ground

Resources for promoting and facilitating tribal-state-federal collaborations.

• California Indian Law Association

• Cherokee Nation Bar Association

• Colorado Indian Bar Association

• Minnesota American Indian Bar Association

• Muscogee (Creek) Nation Bar Association

• National Native American Bar Association

• Native American Bar Association of Arizona

• Navajo Nation Bar Association

• Northwest Indian Bar Association

• Oglala Sioux Tribal Bar Association

• Oklahoma Indian Bar Association

• Pascua Yaqui Bar Association

• Seminole Tribe of Florida Bar Association

• Sicangu Oyate Bar Association

  (Rosebud Sioux)