Research Guides: ENGL/SEMN 435: American Indian Literature and the Law: Government Documents

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ProQuest Congressional
Find government documents from the Congressional Serial Set
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Indigenous Peoples of the Americas: History, Culture & Law
Expansive archive of treaties, federal statutes and regulations, federal case law, tribal codes, constitutions, and jurisprudence.
HeinOnline
Law journals and periodicals, case law decisions, government documents, Federal Register, US Code, Congressional documents, Foreign Relations of the US, international treaties and world constitutions, and more.
Indian Claims Insight
History and documents of the Indian Claims Commission. Compiled docket histories with the ability search the full text of content related to each Indian claim. Includes docket books, court documents, cites treaties, related congressional publications, and maps.
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Nation/Tribe and State/Territory Histories provide comprehensive insight into the treaties, claims, testimony and decisions related to states and federally recognized Indian nations.
Docket History view shows the complete legal process for an individual claim including treaties, briefs, exhibits, testimony, decisions and more.
History Vault: American Indians and the American West, 1809-1971
Primary source materials on the interaction between Native Americans and the U.S. government in the 19th and 20th Centuries. Includes first hand accounts on westward migration and Indian wars, and materials from the Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Major Council Meetings of American Indian Tribes.

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Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties
U.S. treaties, laws and executive orders pertaining to Native American tribes. From Oklahoma State University.
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Documents of American Indian Diplomacy
Treaties and agreements made by Indian nations--with, among others, the Continental Congress; England, Spain, and other foreign countries; the Republic of Texas and the Confederate States; railroad companies seeking rights-of-way across Indian land; and other Indian nations.

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