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Native American Treaties
- Treaties Explorer: Indian Treaties, 1789 - 1869Full image of Native American treaties freely available online from the National Archives, Includes extensive additional historical and contextual information from The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (MIAC).
- Inside the Still Imaging Lab: Digitization of the Ratified Indian Treaties, 1722-1869National Archives blog
- Native American People Treaties, Ratified and Unratified (via Nexis Uni)Search full text of historical Indian treaties (1787-1883) by keyword. Treaties in text format. Individual treaties also available full image in Serial Set with other supporting Senate Documents in ProQuest Congressional.
- Indian Tribe Cultural Heritage: Relevant Federal Laws, Regulations, Executive OrdersSeveral Federal laws and Executive Orders exist that relate to the Federal government’s relationship with Indian tribes with regard to cultural resource consultation:
From U.S. General Services Administration - Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties (Kappler's Indian Affairs)Digital version of the historically significant 7 volume compilation of U.S. treaties, laws and executive orders pertaining to Native American Indian tribes.
- ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new windowIndividual treaties available full image in Serial Set with other supporting Senate Documents, reports, treaties, presidential messages, Congressional Record, from 1789-current.
- American Indian and the United States: A Documentary HistoryCall Number: JPL 3rd Floor E93 .W27Four volumes divided into five categories: reports of the commissioner of Indian affairs; congressional debates; acts of Congress; treaties and judicial decisions. Each category is in chronological order with a brief introduction.
- Indian Treaties 1778-1883Call Number: JPL 3rd Floor KF8203 .1972bCompiled and edited by Charles J. Kappler. Originally published as Indian Affairs Laws and Treaties, vol. 2.
- Charters, Constitutions, and By-laws of the Indian Tribes of North America, compiled/edited by George E. Fay.18 volumes. Publisher : Museum of Anthropology, University of Northern Colorado;Tribal constitutions and codes are the heart of self-government for over 500 federally recognized tribes, and are the lifeblood of Indian sovereignty. Each tribal government operates according to its own constitutional rules. Most tribes have written constitutions. Many of the constitutions are modeled on form constitutions provided by the United States Department of the Interior pursuant to the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934.