United States Government Information by Subject: Native Americans

Links to U.S. Congressional documents. Compiled and maintained by the University of Oklahoma College of Law

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.

This National Archives website links to several sources on Native American 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

From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

List of agencies and some documents related to Tribal justice

Includes a sample constitution and charter

An extensive list of primary and secondary sources regarding Native Americans from public agencies, commercial companies, and non-profit organizations, including some legal content.

Guide to legal materials

Archived websites

A blog entry with a list of print resources on this topic.

A general guide that includes links to legal information

Law Library of Congress blog post

Focuses on New York State

Focuses on New York State