Government Documents

U.S. Dept. of the Interior. Provides services to 566 federally-recognized American Indian tribes and Alaska Natives in the United States.

U.S. Dept. of the Interior. Provides educational opportunities for eligible American Indian and Alaska native elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students from federally-recognized tribes.

National Archives, Federal Register. Indian entities recognized by and eligible to receive services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs.

National Atlas. Over 60 printable maps in GIF or PDF format.

A digital collection by Oklahoma State University.

U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services. Oversees federal health programs for American Indians and Alaska Natives.

"This Order clarifies the responsibilities of the component agencies, bureaus and offices of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce (Departments), when actions taken under authority of the Act and associated implementing regulations affect, or may affect, Indian lands, tribal trust resources, or the exercise of American Indian tribal rights, as defined in this Order."

U.S. Dept. of the Interior. Oversees the management of Indian funds held in trust by the federal government.

The Office of Tribal Relations (OTR) serves as a single point of contact for Tribal issues and works to ensure that relevant programs and policies are efficient, easy to understand, accessible, and developed in consultation with the American Indians and Alaska Native constituents they impact.

Social Security resources from the SSA specifically for American Indians and Alaska Natives.

For statistical information on Native America Indians, see the "Native Americans" tab of the SY 410 Populations LibGuide.

U.S. Congress. This committee has the duty "to conduct a study of any and all matters pertaining to problems and opportunities of Indians, including but not limited to, Indian land management and trust responsibilities, Indian education, health, special services, and loan programs, and Indian claims against the United States".

U.S. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs, 2011 [100 pgs].

"A small non-profit organization dedicated to the survival of Native American languages, particularly through the use of Internet technology. Our website is not beautiful. Probably, it never will be. But this site has inner beauty, for it is, or will be, a compendium of online materials about more than 800 indigenous languages of the Western Hemisphere and the people that speak them."

"ANA believes language revitalization and continuation are two of the first steps taken in preserving and strengthening a community’s culture. Use of native language builds identity and encourages communities to move toward social unity and self-sufficiency."

The National Museum of the American Indian honors American Indian Code Talkers. This is a companion website to the traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibition, Native Words, Native Warriors.

Naval History & Heritage Command. Rev. June 15, 1945.

ERIC digest ; EDO-RC-01-12

National Institute of Education, Pacific Northwest Indian Reading and Language Development Program, c. 1978 [18 pgs].

Naval History & Heritage Command.

U.S. Dept. of Interior. Promotes the economic development of American Indians and Alaska Natives through the expansion of the Indian arts and crafts market.

National Archives. Listing of web sites on NARA Resources, NPS Resources, Digital Collections, Genealogical Resources, Historical Background, Laws & Treaties, and Tribal Resources.

Smithsonian. Institution of living cultures, dedicated to the collection, preservation, study, and exhibition of the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of the native peoples of the Americas.

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) was enacted on November 16, 1990, to address the rights of lineal descendants, Indian tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations to Native American cultural items, including human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony.

U.S. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs, 2003 [107 pgs].

U.S. Army. Center for Military History. Historical information, including information on Native American Medal of Honor recipients and Navajo Code Talkers in WWII.

U.S. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs, 2013 [51 pgs].

U.S. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs, 2011 [96 pgs].