Federal Indian Law & Tribal Law Research

Scope of this Guide

 

This guide is designed to feature the differences between federal Indian law and tribal law for law students researching this topic.

Terminology:

  • Federal Indian law is concerned with the relationship between the federal government and a tribe/tribal government.
  • Tribal law is concerned with the domestic law of a particular tribe or, depending on your task, the domestic laws of various tribes.

 

“For anyone interested in tribal law, the first issue is access.” Elizabeth Reese, The Other American Law, 73 Stan. L. Rev. 555, 622 (2021).

Credits

Carla Bywaters, Research Assistant, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Lena Mancini-Rieke, Research Librarian & Assistant Professor, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.