Finding Statistical Information
Sunset and rock formation silhouette in Monument Valley by Tim Falls. Used under (CC BY-NC 2.0); image resized from original
- American Indian and Alaska Native Publications Official publications released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
- California Open Data Portal Explore data collected by the State of California. Topics include the state economy, government, health, natural resources, water, transportation, and more.
- Health of American Indian or Alaska Native Population Health statistics for American Indian / Alaska Native populations - from the Centers for Disease Control.
- Indian Health Service Fact Sheets The Indian Health Service's "Fact Sheets" contain general overview information on the IHS and on specific healthcare topics concerning American Indian and Alaska Native people.
- Intergovernmental Affairs: Tribal Affairs - American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) This website highlights the Census Bureau's relationship with tribal governments and provides important AIAN and tribal resources. The Census Bureau collects data for the AIAN population and publishes specific counts, estimates, and statistics.
- The Office of Minority Health - American Indian/Alaska Native American Indian/Alaska Native population profile, and the health disparities data widget.
Federal Government Resources
- Bureau of Indian Affairs The Bureau of Indian Affairs’ mission is to enhance the quality of life, to promote economic opportunity, and to carry out the responsibility to protect and improve the trust assets of American Indians, Indian tribes and Alaska Natives.
- Federal Communications Commission - Office of Native Affairs and Policy ONAP assists the Commission in developing policies and programs to address the lack of adequate communications services on Tribal lands nationwide.
- National Indian Gaming Commission The National Indian Gaming Commission was created in 1988 with the passage of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), which was enacted to support and promote tribal economic development, self-sufficiency, and strong tribal governments through the operation of gaming on Indian lands.
- Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Since 1990, Federal law has provided for the repatriation and disposition of certain Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony. By enacting NAGPRA, Congress recognized that human remains of any ancestry "must at all times be treated with dignity and respect." Congress also acknowledged that human remains and other cultural items removed from Federal or tribal lands belong, in the first instance, to lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations.
- State, Local, and Tribal Governments Contact information for state, local, and tribal governments in the United States.
- U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs The Committee has jurisdiction to study the unique problems of American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native peoples and to propose legislation to alleviate these difficulties.
Tribal Policy & Legal Information
- American Indian Policy Institute AIPI is a think-tank with a primary focus on public policy analysis and research. (Based at Arizona State University)
- American Indian Treaties Portal The American Indian Treaties Portal provides texts of American Indian treaties that are not covered by Kappler, peer-reviewed articles on various treaties, and an original biography of Charles J. Kappler. This resource is maintained by the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.
- National Congress of American Indians The National Congress of American Indians, founded in 1944, is the oldest, largest and most representative American Indian and Alaska Native organization serving the broad interests of tribal governments and communities.
- National Indian Law Library The National Indian Law Library (NILL) of the Native American Rights Fund is a law library devoted to federal Indian and tribal law. NILL maintains a unique and valuable collection of Indian law resources and assists people with their Indian law-related research needs.
- Native Governance Center Native Governance Center was established in August 2015 in response to a need identified by Tribal leaders representing the 23 Native nations sharing geography with Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. These leaders wanted an organization that would meet the increasing demand for Tribal governance and nation building-related resources and that would sustain this work into the future
- Tribal Court Clearinghouse The Tribal Court Clearinghouse is a comprehensive website established in June 1997 to serve as a resource for American Indian and Alaska Native Nations, American Indian and Alaska Native people, tribal justice systems, victims services providers, tribal service providers, and others involved in the improvement of justice in Indian country.
- Tribal Law Resources Tribal law resources from the Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library (University of Arizona).