Justice in Indian Country - Tribal Law

Publications

Model Tribal Sex Offender Registration Code/Ordinance
Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking, April 2009

Tribal Legal Code Resource: Domestic Violence Laws - Guide for Drafting or Revising Victim-Centered Tribal Laws Against Domestic Violence
Office on Violence Against Women-Sponsored, January 2008

Tribal Domestic Violence Case Law: Annotations for Selected Tribal Cases Related to Domestic Violence
Office on Violence Against Women-Sponsored, 2005

Protecting the Civil Rights of American Indians and Alaska Natives Nondiscrimination Laws Enforced by the Civil Rights Division United States Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, June 2002

Indian Tribal Sovereignty
Federal Bureau of Investigation, June 2001

Related Resources

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
BIA is responsible for the administration and management of 52.7 million acres of land held in trust by the United States for American Indians, Indian tribes, and Alaska Natives.

National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Tribal Crime and Justice
The Tribal Crime and Justice section of the NIJ Web site provides information on tribal law enforcement, crime prevention, violence and victimization, and tribal law.

U.S. Department of Justice Office of Tribal Justice (OTJ)
OTJ is the primary point of contact for the Department of Justice's government to government relationship with Indian tribes and also serves as a source of Indian law expertise for the Department.

U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
The Committee on Indian Affairs has jurisdiction to study the unique problems of American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native peoples and to propose legislation to alleviate these difficulties.

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