LibGuides: United States Government Information by Subject: Native Americans

Legislative, Legal, and Treaty Resources from the Federal Government Related to Native Americans and American Indians

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Serial Set, 1817-1899
Links to U.S. Congressional documents. Compiled and maintained by the University of Oklahoma College of Law
American Indian Constitutions and Legal Materials
The Law Library of Congress collection contains a variety of American Indian legal materials. The Law Library holds most of the laws and constitutions from the early nineteenth century produced by the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole who were forced to leave the Southeast for the Indian Territory after passage of the Indian Removal Act in 1830. Some of these documents are in the vernacular languages of the tribes.
American Indian Treaties
This National Archives website links to several sources on Native American treaties.
Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties
From Oklahoma State University Library, a digitized version of Charles J. Kappler's seven volume compilation of U.S. treaties, laws and executive orders pertaining to Native American Indian tribes from the U.S. Statutes at Large
Office of Tribal Justice
List of agencies and some documents related to Tribal justice

From Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Tribal Government Services
Includes a sample constitution and charter
From Dept. of the Interior -- Native Americans
An extensive list of primary and secondary sources regarding Native Americans from public agencies, commercial companies, and non-profit organizations, including some legal content.
From Law Library of Congress -- Indians of North America
Guide to legal materials
From Library of Congress -- Indigenous Law Web Archive
Archived websites
From the Library of Congress -- Native Hawaiian Law
A blog entry with a list of print resources on this topic.
From USA.gov -- Federally Recognized Indian Tribes and Resources for Native Americans
A general guide that includes links to legal information