US Native law

The Tribal Court Clearinghouse is a comprehensive website established in June 1997 to serve as a resource for American Indian and Alaska Native Nations, American Indian and Alaska Native people, tribal justice systems, victims services providers, tribal service providers, and others involved in the improvement of justice in Indian country.

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Federal Agencies
Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Administration for Native Americans (ANA)
American Indian Environmental Office
BIA Office of Justice Services
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
Bureau of Indian Education
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
HUD’s Office of Native American Programs (ONAP)
Indian Law and Order Commission (ILOC)
Office for Victims of Crime
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART Office)
Office of Tribal Justice (OTJ)
Office on Violence Against Women
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Tribal Justice and Safety in Indian Country
Tribal Youth Program
Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program
Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)
The Justice Department also provides resource services:

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
Office of Justice Programs Resource Guide
The U.S. Department of the Interior has many Native American programs, including:

Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIA Law Enforcement Program
BIA Office of Trust Responsibilities
The Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services also has critical Native American programs, including:

Indian Health Service
Administration for Children and Families
Administration for Native American
Office of Community Services (Tribal Services)
Tribal Child Care Technical Assistance Center
Office of Child Support Enforcement (Tribal Resources)
Administration for Children and Families programs (ACF)
ACF Grant Opportunities
The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development provides Native American housing programs.

The Office of Native American Programs (ONAP) is the Native American housing program in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). ONAP is established within HUD because HUD is the federal agency designated to provide housing assistance. Code Talk is the official website of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Native American Programs (ONAP).

General Links to Federal Government Agencies
Department of Commerce – Census Bureau – American Indian Data
Department of Commerce – Census Bureau – Census 2000
Department of Defense – American Indian, Alaska Natives & Native Hawaiians
Department of Energy – Indian Nations Program
Department of Energy – American Indian Issues and Points of Contact
Department of Health and Human Services – Indian Health Services
Department of Housing and Urban Development – Codetalk
Department of Housing and Urban Development – Native eDGE
Department of Justice – Office of Tribal Justice
Department of Labor – Indian & Native American Programs
Environmental Protection Agency – American Indian Environmental Office
Environmental Protection Agency – Tribal Air
Federal Communications Commission – Indian Initiatives
FEMA – American Indian and Native Alaskan Policy
National Archives and Records Administration – American Indians
National Indian Gaming Commission
U.S. Small Business Administration – Office of Native Affairs
U.S. Department of Agriculture – American Indian Council
U.S. Department of Agriculture – Forest Service National Resource Guide to American Indian and Alaska Native Relations
U.S. Department of Agriculture – Guide to USDA Programs for American Indians and Alaska Natives
U.S. Representatives Internet Library – Indian Nations and Tribes
U.S. Senate – Committee on Indian Affairs
Veteran Affairs

California Indian Legal Services
National American Indian Court Judges Association (NAICJA)
National American Indian Housing Council (NAIHC)
National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)

National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA)

National Child Welfare Resource Center for Tribes (NRC4Tribes)

Native American Children’s Alliance (NACA)
Native American Rights Fund (NARF)

Native Elder Health Care Resource Center
Navajo Nation Bar Association
Southwest Center For Law And Policy
Walking on Common Ground

Native Law Blogs
Tribal Law Updates
Alaska Indigenous
Falmouth Institute/American Indian Report
Indian Legal Program Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
Legal History Blog
Legal Scholarship Blog
NARF News
National Indian Law Library Blog
Native America, Discovered and Conquered
Native American Law Blog
Native American Legal Update
Turtle Talk

The Tribal Court Clearinghouse is developed and maintained by the Tribal Law and Policy Institute, an Indian owned and operated non-profit corporation organized to design and develop education, research, training, and technical assistance programs which promote the enhancement of justice in Indian country and the health, well-being, and culture of Native peoples.

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.

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