Government Information

Includes hundreds of treaties, tribal codes, constitutions, treaty-related publications, and more.

Indian Affairs (IA) is the oldest bureau of the United States Department of the Interior. Established in 1824, IA currently provides services (directly or through contracts, grants, or compacts) to approximately 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives. There are 573 federally recognized American Indian tribes and Alaska Natives in the United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is responsible for the administration and management of 55 million surface acres and 57 million acres of subsurface minerals estates held in trust by the United States for American Indian, Indian tribes, and Alaska Natives. Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) provides education services to approximately 42,000 Indian students.

The webinar provides access to historical Indian publications on the Internet and features various online sources. Publications are from the Bureau of American Ethnology, the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, the Census Bureau, etc.

NCAI was established in 1944 in response to the termination and assimilation policies the US government forced upon tribal governments in contradiction of their treaty rights and status as sovereign nations. To this day, protecting these inherent and legal rights remains the primary focus of NCAI.

The National Indian Law Library (NILL) of the Native American Rights Fund is a law library devoted to federal Indian and tribal law. NILL maintains a unique and valuable collection of Indian law resources and assists people with their Indian law-related research needs. You can find some of our most popular resources below.

Library Guide on native American history and culture.

The official website of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.

Official site for the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi (Pokégnek Bodéwadmik) tribe.