Indigenous Rights Movements & the Law

This guide includes a selection of legal, governmental, and public policy resources in various formats on Native American law.

Print and Online Resources for Federal Indian Law and Tribal Law

Covers both tribal law sources, including tribal constitutions, tribal codes and tribal court decisions, and federal law sources, including treaties.

Reports, hotlines, toolkits, and information about MMIW

In the United States, American Indian/Alaskan Native people experience higher rates of violence than any other demographic.  Native women and girls, specifically, are disproportionately affected by the violence.

Background In Spring 2016, the Standing Rock Sioux began a protest of the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, or DAPL for short, on their lands in North Dakota. DAPL is slated to connect the Bakken oil fields of North Dakota with other pipelines in Illinois and was mapped to go through lands belonging to Native American nations, including the Standing Rock tribe. The tribe and its supporters are demonstrating against the desecration of sacred lands, the abrogation tribal rights guaranteed by the Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851), and the potential damage to the water supply.

Ṣapai Cui'ig, S-ke:g ‘Em-Jiwhidag, Yá'át'ééh, Dagot’ee, Welcome! The Labriola National American Indian Data Center is an Indigenous-led library center where students and community members can celebrate and critically engage with American Indian and Indigenous scholarly works and creative writing. Its staff provides culturally relevant information and research support, and the center is a culturally safe learning space for Indigenous library users.

Toolkit: Indigenous Rights and the Universal Periodic Review of the U.S. Suggested Social Media Content • Additional Resources & Background “The government of the United States has repeatedly failed to protect the human rights of the Gwich’in by aggressively pursuing oil and gas development i...

The University of New Mexico School of Law Library has an extensive and well-preserved in-house Indian Law Collection, and information on many online resources. We have five (5) separate research guides on distinct areas within Indian Law. Choosing one of these five (5) guides will have its own unique tabs across the top. Use the links below to move between guides, and within the guides. These guides are starting points

This research guide is designed to assist attorneys and scholars in researching federal Indian law, tribal law, and international law related to indigenous peoples. Federal Indian law consists of the legal and political relationship between federal, state, and tribal governments. The guide provides information on researching the statutes, regulations, court decisions, treaties, and executive orders that control intergovernmental relationships among Indian tribes, the United States, and the fifty states. Tribal law is the law individual Indian tribes develop and apply to their members and territories. The guide details resources for accessing tribal law for tribes located within Arizona as well as outside of the state. International indigenous law is the interaction between public international law and Indigenous peoples. The guide focuses on key resources for public international law related to indigenous peoples with particular attention paid to relevant secondary sources, key international documents, United Nations resources, and current awareness sources.

This page is a starting point for ASU students primarily, and the wider community seeking Indigenous-centric resources and tribal perspectives on COVID-19 (novel coronavirus).

This page is a starting point for all students researching American Indian issues. This guide is created by the Labriola National American Indian Data Center.

This guide covers federal, tribal, and state (primarily Minnesota) law-related resources. Use this guide to locate: secondary sources (books, articles, and, news) and primary sources (treaties, case law, statutes and agency rules, and decisions). Links to additional selected research guides & bibliographies are provided. Selected links are also provided to bar and law student associations, public and private research institutes, and centers, and Native American advocacy organizations. A separate section devoted to the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 and its aftermath provides links to recommended resources for research.

This guide will help you get started with your research on legal issues relating to Native Americans, Alaska Natives and other peoples indigenous to North America.

The Indigenous Digital Encyclopedia

Every year, thousands of Native American women are reported missing across the US. Many are never found and the murder rate of indigenous women is higher than for any other race in the country. Reporter Kate Hodal investigates. Plus: author Mike Carter on retracing his father’s steps on a walk from Liverpool to London

‎Show Real Crime Profile, Ep Missing Indigenous Women - Part 1 - Oct 27, 2021

Podcasts Taken the Podcast: Eagle Vision’s committment to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and their families began when Founding Partner Lisa Meeches (Anishinaabe from Long Plain First Nation) was expecting her first daughter, and had a dream that...

A list of books about the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women #MMIW movement, compiled by Karla J. Strand.

Last seen June 13th, 2017, Ashley Loring HeavyRunner, a 20-year indigenous woman, known for her contagious smile and athleticism, vanished from the Blackfeet Nation Indian Reservation. Just two weeks into her disappearance, after countless searches led by her sister, friends discovered potential evidence on the edge of the reservation near the town of Babb, a pair of red-stained boots and a tattered sweater. Cases like Ashley’s have unfortunately become a far too common occurrence. Her’s is one of the thousands of unsolved missing and murdered cases involving indigenous victims. Only 1 out of 4 of these cases appear in the media.

‎Show The Next Call with David Ridgen, Ep The case of Terrie Dauphinais: Episode 1 - 7 Nov 2021

In August 2010, 20-year-old Amber Tuccaro disappeared near Edmonton, Canada.

The National Day of Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Womxn and Girls is a struggle our communities face continuously and daily. An awareness day could only go so far, as our tribal communi

"We are constantly dismissed at every level of the justice system." Grace Bulltail told us about her family's search to find answers around the death of her niece, Kaysera Stops Pretty Places. If you or someone you know needs help, StrongHearts Native Helpline is a domestic, dating and sexual violence helpline for American Indians and Alaska Natives, offering culturally-appropriate support and advocacy daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. CT. The helpline is anonymous and confidential. Call 1-844-7NATIVE (762-8483).You can also call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find us on Twitter @1A.