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Tribal Legal Code Project: Bibliography

The following is a short bibliography of some of the most important resources that address the topic of the tribal code development process. A bibliography of specific resources concerning the individual topics involved in the tribal legal infrastructure for housing and community development in Indian Country is included in the sections covering the individual topics.

  • V. Deloria & C. Lytle, American Indians, American Justice (1983).
  • J. Gardner, Tribal Code Revision Resource Packet, National Indian Justice Center (1994).
  • D. Getches, Indian Courts and the Future, National American Indian Court Judges Association (1978).
  • C. Goldberg-Ambrose, "Law and Legislation" from D Champagne, ed., The Native North American Almanac (1994).
  • E. Maloney, Drafting Tribal Laws: A Manual for Tribal Governments, Northwest Intertribal Court System (1986).
  • B. Miller, "Folk Law and Contemporary Coast Salish Tribal Code," 19 American Indian Culture and Research Journal 141 (1995).
  • B. Miller, "Contemporary Tribal Codes and Gender Issues," 18 American Indian Culture Journal 43 (1994).
  • National Indian Law Library (NILL), Tribal Code Collection, Native American Rights Fund, (303) 447-8760.
  • F. Pommersheim, Braid of Feathers (1995).
  • M. Price, "Lawyers on the Reservation: Some Implications for the Legal Profession," Arizona State Law Journal: Law and Social Order 161 (1969).
  • D. Suagee & P. Parenteau, "Fashioning a Comprehensive Environmental Review Code for Tribal Governments: Institutions and Processes," 21 American Indian Law Review 297 (1997).
  • G. Valencia-Weber, "Tribal Courts: Custom and Innovative Law", 24 University of New Mexico Law Review 225 (1994).
  • G. Valencia-Weber, "Tribal Courts’ Use of Non-Indian Law", Federal Bar Association - 21st Annual Indian Law Conference (1996).
  • J. Zion, "Ten Commandments for Integrating Traditional Indian Law into Modern Indian Nation Courts," (1998).

 

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Overview: Tribal Legal Code Project

Part One: Tribal Legal Infrastructure for Housing and Community Development in Indian Country

Part Two: Bibliography

Part Three: Tribal Housing Code

Part Four: Land Use and Planning

Part Five: Tribal Zoning Codes

Part Six: Tribal Building Codes

Part Seven: Commercial Codes

Part Eight: Tribal Corporations Codes

Part Nine: Environmental Review Codes

Part Ten: Tribal Probate Codes

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