LibGuides: Native American Law: Books

Handbooks & Guides

Introduction to Tribal Legal Studies by Justin B. Richland & Sarah Deer
Call Number: KF8205 .R53 2016 (Reserve)
Publication Date: 3rd ed. [2016]
One print copy of this book is available in the first-floor Reserve collection.
Excerpt from Rowman & Littlefield's book description: "In clear and straightforward language, Justin B. Richland and Sarah Deer discuss the history and structure of [T]ribal justice systems; the scope of criminal and civil jurisdictions; and the various means by which the integrity of [T]ribal [C]ourts is maintained."

Legal Code Development Series (@ Tribal Law and Policy Institute)

Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI) states it provides the Legal Code Development series "to empower Native nations to create and control their own institutions for the benefit and welfare of all community members."
Below are examples of TLPI's guides. TLPI notes that these guides do not yet incorporate changes made by VAWA 2022. TLPI directs researchers to multiple sources identifying Tribal provisions of VAWA 2022.

Tribal Implementation Toolkit by University of Colorado Law School, the Native American Rights Fund & the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law.
Publication Date: [2021]
On p. ii, the creators note that Tribal Implementation Toolkit "is intended to provide examples and inspiration to [T]ribes seeking to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples."
Includes: Introduction (discussing "The Declaration and Indigenous Rights in the United States" and "Law Reform and Development within Tribal Governments and Native Nations"); Ch. 1. Tribal Resolutions Endorsing the Declaration; and Ch. 2. Wholesale Adoption of the Declaration.