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Native American Law: Casebook & Recommended Resources

Research guide to support the Native American Law course taught by Professor Precious Benally.

Casebook for Native American Law (in BLS Library's first-floor Reserve collection)

Note: West Academic publishes this casebook and will offer its Early eBook Access Program beginning on Monday, January 6, 2025. 

  • West Academic’s Early eBook Access Program provides BLS students free access to adopted West Academic and Foundation Press ebooks one week before classes start and for the first two weeks of class (for a total of 21 days).  It is designed to help with any inventory, shipping, financial aid, or drop/add period issues. 
  • BLS students will be able to access the digital materials by following the attached instructions below.  If you experience any issues or have specific questions, please contact the account manager for Brooklyn Law School: Dan Madonna, Dan.Madonna@WestAcademic.com.

Documentary Film

Tribal Justice / a film by Anne Makepeace; co-producers, Daniel Golding & Lori Nesbitt; a co-production of Anne Makepeace Productions, Inc., American Documentary POV & Vision Maker Media.  In BLS Library's SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - DOCUSEEK.

  • Summary: "Tribal Justice is a feature documentary about a little known, but effective, criminal justice reform movement in American today: the efforts of tribal courts to create alternative justice systems based on their traditions. In California, two formidable Native American women are among those leading the way. Abby Abinanti, Chief Judge of the Yurok Tribe on the northeast coast, and Claudette White, Chief Judge of the Quechan Tribe in the southeastern desert, are creating innovative systems that focus on restoring rather than punishing offenders in order to keep tribal members out of prison, prevent children from being taken from their communities, and stop the school-to-prison pipeline that plagues their young people."

Resources that Professor Benally Recommends to Law Students

Blog (publicly accessible):

Books (available through BLS Library):