
In our research we have found the
following web sites to contain a great deal of helpful information regarding
all types of Native American issues. If you'd like to submit a Link please feel
free to use our contact page.
National Indian Gaming Commission
www.nigc.gov
The mission of the NIGC, is to ensure that Indian crime and other corrupting
influences, to ensure that the Indian tribe is the primary beneficiary of the
gaming operation and to assure that gaming is conducted fairly and honestly by
both the operator and the player."
Moccasin Telegraph
www.indianexpo.org/moccasin.html
Tribal News & Communications Concerning Events, Issues, & Projects of
Interest to Native Americans & Friends. This Website is intended to provide
a place for announcements and communications from and for the Native American
community. It will include powwows & other events, projects, issues of interest,
and other materials.
Code Talk
www.codetalk.fed.us
Code Talk is a federal inter-agency Native American website that provides information
for Native American communities.
The National Congress of American Indians
www.ncai.org
Founded in 1944, NCAI is the oldest and largest national Indian organization,
serving the needs of a broad membership of American Indian and Alaska Native
governments.
Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy
udallcenter.arizona.edu
The Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy has a rapidly developing program
in Indian policy analysis and research. It is focused largely on reservation
economic development, tribal sovereignty, tribal governance, reservation environmental
issues, and Indian health. This website also has a link to the Udall Center Library.
Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals
www.cet.nau.edu/itep
ITEP was created to act as a catalyst among tribal governments, research and
technical resources at NAU, various federal, state and local governments, and
the private sector, in support of environmental protection of Native American
natural resources.
Useful Websites for Tribal Librarians
www.u.arizona.edu/%7Eecubbins/useful.html
This Website has numerous lists of bibliographies, ideas for teaching about Native
American issues at every level, book reviews and other useful information. It
is run by the University of Arizona.
Indian Country Today On-Line
www.indiancountry.com
America's Largest Indian Newspaper. The goal is to provide coverage of the stories
and issues that matter to Native Americans from a Native American perspective.
The Institute of Social and Economic Research at the University of Alaska
Anchorage
www.iser.uaa.alaska.edu
ISER is devoted to studying economic and social conditions in Alaska. The Alaska
Legislature established the Institute of Social and Economic Research in 1961.
ISER has analyzed major public policy issues in Alaska for the past 35 years.
It has conducted numerous large surveys of individuals, industries, and regions.
Department of the Interior
www.doi.gov
U.S. Interior Department information including links to BIA and information on
Interior Appropriations Budget and process.
Department of Justice
www.usdoj.gov
The mission of the Office of Tribal Justice is to advise the Attorney General
on matters that impact Indian tribes, to coordinate the Department's policies
and positions on tribal issues, to consult with federally recognized Indian tribes,
and to cooperate with appropriate federal, state, and local governmental institutions.
This site also lists the Presidential Executive orders on tribal sovereignty.
Bureau of Indian Affairs
www.doi.gov/bureau-indian-affairs.html
The Bureau of Indian Affairs' mission is to enhance the quality of life, to promote
economic opportunity, and to carry out the responsibility to protect and improve
the trust assets of American Indians, Indian tribes and Alaska Natives.
American Indian Research and Policy Institute
www.airpi.org
Our mission is to provide government leaders, policy makers and the public with
accurate information about: the legal and political history of American Indian
nations. the contemporary situation for American Indians. By providing knowledge
and education, we hope to foster better-informed and culturally-sensitive responses
to the challenges of American Indian life.
Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development
www.ksg.harvard.edu/hpaied
The Harvard Project is directed at understanding the conditions under which sustained,
self-determined socio-economic development is achieved on American Indian reservations.
The Harvard Project's central activities include research and the application
of research results in service to Indian Country.
Native Technology
www.nativetech.org
This Website is has a wider array of information on Native American art.
Native American Rights Fund/National Indian Law Library
www.narf.org
The National Indian Law Library (NILL) is the only law library specializing in
legal practice materials which are essential for practitioners of Indian law.
Thousands of legal pleadings and opinions from virtually every major Indian law
case since the 1950's exists within the NILL collection.
Minnesota Indian Affairs Council
www.indians.state.mn.us
The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council is the official liaison between state and
tribal governments. The mission of the Indian Affairs Council is to protect the
sovereignty of the 11 Minnesota Tribes and the well-being ofAmerican Indian people
throughout the state of Minnesota.
The Center for World Indigenous Studies
www.cwis.org/who.html
CWIS is an independent, non-profit [U.S. 501(c)(3)] research and education organization
dedicated to wider understanding and appreciation of the ideas and knowledge
of indigenous peoples and the social, economic and political realities of indigenous
nations.
California Nations Indian Gaming Association
www.cniga.com/home/home.html
Indian Circle Web Ring
www.indiancircle.com
This site provides a complete list of U.S. federally recognized Native American
tribes, information on gaming compacts, links to websites maintained by tribes
and links to Native American newspapers and magazines.
Ethnologue: Mexico
www.sil.org/ethnologue/countries/Mexi.html
This site provides a partial list of the 295 languages in Mexico, most of them
indigenous. For each language, the site provides the number of current speakers,
and their locations and the regional dialects spoken.
Indigenous Studies
http://www.cwis.org
This site provides man indigenous studies resources for each area of the globe.
Many of the issues discussed are related to human rights initiatives worldwide.
The site has links to libraries and online databases from around the world.
Native Americans and the Environment
www.cnie.org/NAE/index.html
This site is a nonprofit project to promote education and research on environmental
problems facing Native American communities. The site provides access to thousands
of internet links and full-text published documents, including the Tribal Environmental
and Natural Resource Assistance Handbook.
NativeWeb
www.nativeweb.org
This site currently focuses on indigenous groups in the Americas. It includes
resources, contacts and links to indigenous communities.
Tohono O'odham Nation
www.heard.org/rain/cultura2/raincul4.html
This website, maintained by the Heard Museum in Phoenix, provides a brief description
of the Tohono O'odham Nation in southern Arizona. |