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[Boldt Decision] Boldt Decision (1974)
Allocated 50 percent of the annual catch to treaty tribes.

[Boldt Decision] Seattle PI - Boldt Decision 'Very Much Alive' 30 Years Later (February 2004)
"The fish bonanza is over; now, preserving habitat is a paramount issue."
Article by Lewis Kamb.

Boldt Ruling's Effect Felt Around the World
"Courts in Canada, Australia have used it as basis in rights cases"

Bureau of Indian Affairs

California Indian Heritage
Sections include: In the News ; Putting a Face on the Past ; Historic Timeline ; Tribal Groups ; Directory of California Tribes ; Links
- Official Website of U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer.

Senator Boxer on Tribal Sovereignty at the American Indian Resources Institute's Conference on Indian Law
Multimedia Feature - Audio

Center for Columbia River History

Columbia Basin Native Fisheries
"...you can retrieve profiles of the indigenous groups in the Columbia Basin that were included in the Northwest Power Planning Council Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1980...takes you the documents that provide the foundation for Indian fishing rights such as treaties and court cases in both the U.S. and Canada."
- Boldt Decision (1974)
  Allocated 50 percent of the annual catch to treaty tribes.

CodeTalk
American Indian Website
Network for federal agencies

GALILEO - Online Databases

University System of Georgia
To access the database below click on Digital Library of Georgia then Databases.

Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
"This database contains over 1,000 documents and images relating to the Native American population of the Southeastern United States from the collections of the University of Georgia Libraries, the University of Tennessee at Knoxville Library, the Frank H. McClung Museum, and the Tennessee State Library and Archives. The documents are comprised of letters, legal proceedings, military orders, financial papers, and archaeological images relating to Native Americans in the Southeast."

Indian Law Resource Center
"The Indian Law Resource Center provides legal assistance to indigenous peoples in the Americas who are working to protect their land, resources, human rights, environment and cultural integrity."

Kennewick Man - See Anthropology - Kennewick Man

Mending the Circle- A Native American Repatriation Guide

National Congress of American Indians

National American Indian Court Judges Association (NAICJA)

Native American Legal Materials (NALM) Microfiche Collection
"...an historical collection of laws, treaties, and law-related materials pertaining to Native Americans."
Washburn University School of Law

Native American Repatriation & Reburial: A Bibliography
Compiled by Barb Bocek, Dept. of Archaeology, Stanford University

Native American Rights Fund (NARF)

Native Americans and the Environment
Major sections include: Introduction to the Issues ; Bibliography ; Internet Resources ; Cases Studies. [legal subjects include: Land and Treaty Rights ; Legal Resources ; Fishing ; Forestry ; Water Rights and Dams]
By Alx Dark

NativeReligion.org
"Under the auspices of the Pluralism Project at Harvard University, to which Michael McNally is a Research Affiliate, this site explores the intersection between law, religion, and Native American traditions in historic and recent cases -- many of them pending -- where Native American communities have sought protection for 'sacred' lands, practices, objects, and human remains that are arguably, if not solely or plainly, matters of religious freedom."

[Navaho] Navajo Code Talkers
Honoring the Navajo Code Talkers

Office of Tribal Justice (OTJ)

OJP Drug Courts Program Office

PBS NOVA - Mystery of the First Americans
"The film documents the discovery and ensuing controversy over the Kennewick Man, a well-preserved, 9,000-year-old human skeleton found in Washington State in 1996."
Sections include: Does Race Exist ; Meet Kennewick Man ; Claims for the Remains ; The Dating Game ; Resources.

Tribal Court Clearinghouse

"...the first web site devoted to providing information to people working in Native American tribal courts. The Tribal Court Clearinghouse is designed as a resource for tribal justice systems and others involved in the enhancement of justice in Indian country."

Tribal Law and Policy Institute

Tribal Law Journal
- University of New Mexico School of Law

Tribal Water Quality Standards
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

University of New Mexico School of Law Library - American Indian Law
"These web pages are designed to assist the researcher in obtaining appropriate resources dealing with Native American law. Brief descriptions of the contents of each resource will guide the researcher in selecting material."
Sections include: Federal Materials ; Federal Agencies ; Tribal Materials ; Native American Organizations ; Law School Native American Websites ; Law Reviews & Other Publications ; Sandia Pueblo Land Controversy ; International Indigenous Issues.

University of Oklahoma Law Center - Native American Legal Resources
Maintained by Marilyn K. Nicely

University of Washington School of Law - Native American Law Center

Vermont Law School - First Nations Environmental Law Program

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