Tribal Document availability
A note regarding tribal resources:
Tribal documents are
not widely published and are owned by
very few libraries. Some nations have posted codes &
constitutions on their own web sites. In addition, a number of
organizational sites (e.g., National Indian Law Library) reproduce or
link out to these documents.
Some documents, however, are not publically available and must be requested directly from tribal offices. It may be difficult to obtain these items within the timeframe of a single Dartmouth term, so leave plenty of time to contact tribal offices or identify alternative materials.
Tribal Directories
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Tiller's Guide to Indian Country: economic profiles of American Indian reservations (3rd ed. - 2015)
Profiles tribal histories and cultures, with detailed information about their communities, natural resources, enterprises, and environmental concerns, as well as their contact information. It also features leading tribal enterprises, businesses doing business with tribes, and nonprofit organizations that have made significant contributions to economic development in Indian Country.
Tribal laws & consitutions - Current
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National Indian Law Library - Tribal Law GatewayPart of the Native American Rights Fund site. Includes tribal constitutions & codes as well as current information on state and federal Indian law.
Tribal laws & constitutions - Historical
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Indian tribal codes : a microfiche collection of Indian tribal law codes (via HeinOnline)[2 sets - compiled in 1981 & 1988 - digitized from microfilm ]
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Constitutions and laws of the American Indian tribesBaker Berry KF8220 .A25 1973 v.1-20 (compiled in 1973)
v.1-2 [Chickasaw] v.3-4 [Osage] v.5-10 [Cherokee] v.11-17 [Choctaw] v.18 [Muskogee] v.19-20 [Creek] -
Charters, constitutions, and by-laws of the Indian tribes of North AmericaBaker Berry E94 .C6 no.1-16 [compiled 1967-1972]
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Indian Reorganization Act Era Constitutions and Charters@ Native American Constitution and Law Digitization Project
Joint effort of University of Oklahoma Law Center and the National Indian Law Library
Tribal Court Cases
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Indian law reporter (via HeinOnline)Court decisions from selected tribal courts, 1974-2013
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Tribal Court Decisions (@ Tribal Court Clearinghouse)"opinions, memorandums and orders from Twenty-Two Tribal Courts"
Books of Note
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American Indian Tribal Governance (2023)
by
Call Number: Baker-Berry Stacks - E98.T77 W355 2023 -
American Indian Tribal Governments (1989) by
Call Number: Baker-Berry Stacks - E98.T77 O27 1989Preview at Google Books -
American Indian Tribal Law (3rd ed., 2024)
by
Note: This is a single-user ebook license. Catalog record incorrectly lists publication date as 2011, but this is the 2024 edition. -
Introduction to Tribal Legal Studies (2016)
by
Call Number: Baker-Berry Stacks - KF8205 .R53 2016
