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Recommended Research Databases

American Indian History Online
Online encyclopedia, good for an overview of a topic, also primary sources, images, and maps

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A unique resource that offers fast access to more than 5,000 years of culture, history, and leaders. More than 240 Native American groups are presented through subject entries, biographies, primary source documents, historical maps, and photographs.
American Indian Newspapers
American Indian Newspapers includes newspapers produced by a range of Indigenous Nations in the United States and British Columbia from 1828 to 2016. The newspapers include national periodicals as well as local community news and student publications. Highlights from Arizona include the Ak-Chin O'odham Runner, Navajo Times, and Hopi Action News.
Bibliography of Native North Americans
General database for journal articles on various topics dealing with American Indian Nations - link to full text through Get it ASU

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Covers the history, life and culture of native North Americans. Indexes works from the 16th century to the present, including monographs, essays, journal articles, government documents, historical and ethnographic books, and dissertations.
Ethnic Newswatch
Newspaper articles, including Indian Country Today, very contemporary information, full text

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(1960+) Full-text of ethnic, minority and native press newspapers, magazines and journals. Provides a broad diversity of perspectives and viewpoints. Represents the diversity of the American population in ways that are not seen in the mainstream media.
Google Scholar
General database to search for academic journal articles Be sure to search through the ASU Library home page so you can connect to the full text of many articles at no cost to you. You can also find full text court cases and articles from law journals.
HeinOnline
HeinOnline provides full-text page-image (PDF) format access to law reviews and journals; historical volumes of federal documents like the Federal Register; classic legal texts from the 17th through early 20th centuries; U.S. treaties; Supreme Court cases as they appear in U.S. Reports; and Attorney General opinions. HeinOnline's Law Journal Library offers access to pre-1980 legal-periodical scholarship that is not available on LexisNexis or Westlaw as well as recent volumes.
Nexis Uni
Full text court cases and journal articles about court cases

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Full text of over 5,000 newspapers, trade publications, legal periodicals, and professional journals. Includes company directories/financials; Hoover reports; quotations; almanac; federal/state laws, regulations, court opinions; accounting guidelines; & news transcripts.
Proquest Congressional
U.S. legislative information: hearings; committee reports; bills, bill tracking; Congressional Indexes; Congressional Record; Federal Register; Code of Federal Regulations; U.S. Code; Public laws; National Journal, Congress Daily, & member info.

Websites to find additional information

National Congress of American Indians
National Indian Law Library
The National Indian Law Library (NILL) of the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) is a public law library devoted to federal Indian and tribal law. NILL serves the public by developing and making accessible a unique and valuable collection of Indian law resources and assisting people with their Indian law-related information needs.
Tribal Court Clearning House
Pending Federal Legislation click on United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs link within the page
Official Native Nations Websites
If you are looking for information on a current leader.

Labriola Center Books

The Rights of Indians and Tribes by Stephen L. Pevar
ISBN: 9780199795352
Publication Date: 2012-01-25

The Rights of Indians and Tribes addresses the most significant legal issues facing Indians and Indiantribes today, including tribal sovereignty, the federal trust responsibility, the regulation of non-Indians on reservations, Indian treaties, the Indian Civil Rights Act, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, and the Indian Child Welfare Act.
American Indian Politics and the American Political System by David E. Wilkins; Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark
ISBN: 9781442203877
Publication Date: 2010-10-16

This book is a lively and accessible account of the remarkably complex legal and political situation of American Indian tribes and tribal citizens (who are also U.S. citizens) David E. Wilkins and Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark have provided the ̀go-to' source for a clear yet detailed and sophisticated introduction to tribal soverignty and federal Indian policy.
Bureau of Indian Affairs by Donald L. Fixico
ISBN: 9780313391798
Publication Date: 2012-01-01

From 19th-century trade agreements and treatments to 21st-century reparations, this volume tells the story of the federal agency that shapes and enforces U.S. policy toward Native Americans. * 20 original documents, including the Delaware Treaty of 1778, the Indian Removal Act (1830), and the act of 1871 that halted Indian treaty making * Biographies of key figures, including longtime bureau commissioners John Collier and Dillon Myer
Documents of United States Indian Policy by Francis Paul Prucha (Editor); Francis Prucha (Translator)
ISBN: 0803237286
Publication Date: 2000-10-01

Among the topics dealt with are tribal self-governance, government-to-government relations, religious rights, repatriation of human remains, trust management, health and education, federal recognition of tribes, presidential policies, and Alaska Natives.
Native Americans and the Law by Gary A. Sokolow
ISBN: 0874368774
Publication Date: 2000-11-10

The A–Z entries in this volume answer the most commonly asked questions about the laws as they affect Native Americans. * A–Z entries provide coverage of key court decisions, case studies, concepts, individuals, tribes, organizations, and agencies
Introduction to Tribal Legal Studies by Justin B. Richland; Sarah Deer
ISBN: 9781442232259
Publication Date: 2015-12-17

In clear and straightforward language, Justin B. Richland and Sarah Deer discuss the history and structure of tribal justice systems; the scope of criminal and civil jurisdictions; and the various means by which the integrity of tribal courts is maintained. This book is an indispensable resource for students, tribal leaders, and tribal communities interested in the complicated relationship between tribal, federal, and state law.