Federal Indian Law and Tribal Law: Resources

Reliable source on American Indian law. This authoritative text covers the essentials of this complex body of law with emphasis on the governmental policies underlying it. Includes chapters on Indian gaming and Alaska Native law, but does not include specialized problems of Oklahoma and New York Indians, urban Indians, or Native Hawaiians.

Cohen's Handbook of Federal Indian Law is an encyclopedic treatise written by experts in the field, and provides general overviews to relevant information as well as in-depth study of specific areas within this complex area of federal law. This is an updated and revised edition of what has been referred to as the "bible" of federal Indian law. This publication focuses on the relationship between tribes, the states and the federal government within the context of civil and criminal jurisdiction, as well as areas of resource management and government structure.

Landmark Indian Law Cases presents fifty-three groundbreaking decisions made by the United States Supreme Court in the area of federal Indian law.

The Rights of Indians and Tribes, first published in 1983, has sold over 100,000 copies and is the most popular resource in the field of Federal Indian Law. The book, which explains this complex subject in a clear and easy-to-understand way, is particularly useful for tribal advocates,government officials, students, practitioners of Indian law, and the general public.

This work follows the format of the Minnesota American Indian Bar Association's tribal courts directory and contains information from courts in 32 states. The authors added a well ordered index for ease of use and have created an invaluable reference source for researchers of Native American law.