IPLP Resource Guide: American Indian Law

Tribe's Website 

• About the Cocopah Indian Tribe
• Cocopah Tribal Court (Contact)
• Constitution (NPTAO website)
• Tribal Code (not available online; Check Worldcat for print access in other libraries.)

Tribal Court Opinions 

Also check Southwest Intertribal Court of Appeals Reporter (SWITCA). The law library has this reporter in print (KF8220 .A515).​ 

News: Cocopah Now (some news online, newsletter subscription)

NPTAO Profile: Cocopah Tribe Community Profile

NILL Tribal Law Gateway: Cocopah Tribe of Arizona

Tribes' Website 

• About the Mohave, Chemehuevi, Hopi and Navajo Tribes
• Colorado River Indian Tribal Court
• Constitution and Bylaws
• Laws and Ordinances 

Tribal Court Opinions 

Search "COLO. R. TR. CT." in NILL'S Index the Indian Law Reporter. The law library has this reporter in print (KF8203.4 .I64).

Also check Southwest Intertribal Court of Appeals Reporter (SWITCA). The law library has this reporter in print (KF8220 .A515).​ 

News: Manataba Messenger

NPTAO Profile: Colorado River Indian Tribes Community Profile

NILL Tribal Law Gateway: Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Indian Reservation, Arizona and California

Nation's Website 

• About Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
• Fort McDowell Tribal Court
• Constitution
• Law and Order Code

Tribal Court Opinions 

Search Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Tr. Ct.; Ft. McDowell-Yavapai Nation Ct. App.; Fort McDowell Ct. App.; Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Sup. Ct. in NILL'S Index the Indian Law Reporter. The law library has this reporter in print (KF8203.4 .I64).

Also check West's American Tribal Law Reporter (2001-present). The law library has this reporter in print (KF8220.A519 W47). Court opinions are also available on VersusLaw (1999-2004) and Westlaw (2001-date). Some opinions available on Lexis Advance and Nexis Uni (1999-2004).

News: Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation News (on nation's website) 

NPTAO Profile: Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Community Profile

NILL Tribal Law Gateway: Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona

Tribe's Website 

• About the Mojave Indian Tribe
• Fort Mojave Tribal Court
• Constitution and Bylaws (NPTAO)
• Law and Order Code (not available online; available in print  KF8228.M77 A5 1999a) 

Tribal Court Opinions 

Search  Ft Moj. Tr. Ct. ; Ft. Mojave Ct. App. in NILL'S Index the Indian Law Reporter. The law library has this reporter in print (KF8203.4 .I64).

Also check Southwest Intertribal Court of Appeals Reporter (SWITCA). The law library has this reporter in print (KF8220 .A515).​ 

News: Tribal News (tribe's website)

NPTAO Profile: Fort Mojave Indian Tribe Community Profile

NILL Tribal Law Gateway: Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of Arizona, California, and Nevada

Tribe's Website 

• About the Quechan (pronounced Kwatsáan)
• Quechan Tribal Court website (information about Court's law library)
• Constitution and Bylaws (Quechan Tribal Court website, amended 1974)
• Quechan Law and Order Code (Quechan Tribal Court website notes reference should be made to official records.) The law library has in print KF8228.Y94 A5 19--. Check Worldcat for print access in other libraries.

Tribal Court Opinions 

Search for tribe in NILL'S Index the Indian Law Reporter. The law library has this reporter in print (KF8203.4 .I64). 

Quechan Tribal Court Bar (includes link to roster)

News: Latest News (tribe's website)

NPTAO Profile: Fort Yuma-Quechan Tribe Community Profile

NILL Tribal Law Gateway: no links on NILL

Tribe's Website 

• About the Gila River Indian Community
• Gila River Indian Community Court
• Constitution and Bylaws (NPTAO)
• Ordinances (2013 amendments and Criminal Code 2018). To access,  scroll down to Ordinances. Click the arrow to reveal select ordinances and Criminal Code. Check Worldcat for print access in other libraries.

Tribal Court Opinions 

Not available.

News: Gila River Indian News

NPTAO Profile: Colorado River Indian Tribes Community Profile

NILL Tribal Law Gateway: Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona

Tribe's Website 

• About the Havasupai Tribe 
• Constitution and Bylaws (NPTAO) Charter (OU)
• Code (not available online; We have in print from 1978 KF8228.H3 A3 1978.Check Worldcat for print access in other libraries.)

Tribal Court Opinions 

Not available.

NPTAO Profile: Colorado River Indian Tribes Community Profile

NILL Tribal Law Gateway: Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai Reservation, Arizona

Tribe's Website 

• About the Hopi Tribe
• Hopi Judicial Branch and Court Rules
• Constitution and Bylaws
• Code and Ordinances

Tribal Court Opinions 

Hopi Appellate Court Opinions and Decisions (1981 - 2015)

Search Hopi Child. Ct.; Hopi Ct. App.; Hopi Tr. Ct.; Hopi Tribe Ct. App. in NILL'S Index the Indian Law Reporter. The law library has this reporter in print (KF8203.4 .I64).

Also check West's American Tribal Law Reporter (1997-present). The law library has this reporter in print (KF8220.A519 W47). Court opinions are also available on VersusLaw (1989-2002) and Westlaw (1997-date). Some opinions available on Lexis Advance and Nexis Uni (1981, 1989-91, 1995-2002).

News: Hopi Tutuveni

NPTAO Profile: Hopi Tribe Community Profile

NILL Tribal Law Gateway: Hopi Tribe of Arizona

Tribe's Website 

• About the Hualapai Tribe
• Hualapai Tribal Court
• Constitution
• Law and Order Code (not available online; 1975 Code available in library in microfiche and HeinOnline. Check Worldcat for print access in other libraries.)

Tribal Court Opinions 

Hualapai Court of Appeals Documents  2005- present (UCLA) 

Check Southwest Intertribal Court of Appeals Reporter (SWITCA). The law library has this reporter in print (KF8220 .A515).​ 

Court opinions are also available on VersusLaw (2007-2009). Some opinions available on Lexis Advance and Nexis Uni (2007-2009).

News: Gam’Yu Newsletter

NPTAO Profile: Hualapai Tribe Community Profile

NILL Tribal Law Gateway: Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona

Tribe's Website 

• About the Kaibab Band of Paiutes (scroll down to bottom of landing page)
• Constitution
• Code (NILL provides table of contents of Code. Check Worldcat for print access in other libraries.)

Tribal Court Opinions 

Search "Kaibab" in NILL'S Index the Indian Law Reporter. The law library has this reporter in print (KF8203.4 .I64).

Also check Southwest Intertribal Court of Appeals Reporter (SWITCA). The law library has this reporter in print (KF8220 .A515).​ 

News: Kaibab Paiute Monthly Newsletter

NPTAO Profile: Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians Community Profile

NILL Tribal Law Gateway: Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona

Tribes's Website 

• Culture
• Constitution
• Code

Pascua Yaqui Judicial Branch

• Trial Court Cases
• Court of Appeals Cases

Pascua Yaqui Bar Association

News: Yaqui Times (quarterly)

Radio: KPYT-LP 100.3 FM (Live Broadcast Stream)

NPTAO Profile: Pascua Yaqui Tribe Community Profile

NILL Tribal Law Gateway: no links on NILL

Community's Website 

• About the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
• SRPMIC Court
• Constitution
• Code of Ordinances

Tribal Court Opinions ​

Search in NILL'S Index the Indian Law Reporter. The law library has this reporter in print (KF8203.4 .I64).

News: Au-Authm Action News (paid subscription news website)

NPTAO Profile: Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Profile

NILL Tribal Law Gateway: no links on NILL

Tribe's page on ITCA Website 

Official Website of the Apache Nation Chamber of Commerce

• Constitution (NPTAO; Check Worldcat for print access in other libraries.) 
• Code (not available online; library has a DVD-ROM KF8221 .S36 2013)

Tribal Court Opinions 

Not available.

NPTAO Profile: San Carlos Apache Tribe Community Profile

NILL Tribal Law Gateway: no links on NILL 

Tribe's page on ITCA Website (Links to page that says "Information Coming Soon.")

• Constitution (Check Worldcat for print access in other libraries.) 
• Code (not available online)

Tribal Court Opinions 

Check Southwest Intertribal Court of Appeals Reporter (SWITCA). The law library has this reporter in print (KF8220 .A515).​ 

NPTAO Profile: San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe Community Profile

NILL Tribal Law Gateway: no links on NILL 

Nation's Website 

• About Tohono O'odham Nation
• Judicial Center (scroll for names of judges)
• Constitution
• Code and Legislative Updates

Tribal Court Opinions 

Tohono O'odham Reports (3rd ed. 2014)

• Volume 1: Opinions from 1985 to 1994
• Volume 2: Opinions from 1995 to 2004
• Volume 3: Opinions from 2005 to 2013
• Cumulative Party Name Index

Search in NILL'S Index the Indian Law Reporter. The law library has this reporter in print (KF8203.4 .I64).

Check Southwest Intertribal Court of Appeals Reporter (SWITCA). The law library has this reporter in print (KF8220 .A515).​

Overview of influences on legal system: Fields, Kyle, Tohono O'odham Legal Systems (August 1, 2018). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3228663 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3228663

News: The Runner (paid subscription news website)

NPTAO Profile: Tohono O'odham Nation Community Profile

NILL Tribal Law Gateway: Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona

Tribe's page on ITCA Website 

• Constitution (NPTAO)
• Code (NILL provides suggestions. Check Worldcat for print access in other libraries.) 

Tribal Court Opinions 

Check Southwest Intertribal Court of Appeals Reporter (SWITCA). The law library has this reporter in print (KF8220 .A515).​ 

NPTAO Profile: Tonto Apache Tribe Community Profile

NILL Tribal Law Gateway: Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona 

Tribe's Website 

• White Mountain Apache History
• White Mountain Apache Tribal Court
• Constitution (NPTAO)
• Code (Earlier code is available in library on microfiche. Check Worldcat for print access in other libraries.))

Tribal Court Opinions 

Not available.

News: White Mountain Independent White Mountain Apache Tribe

NPTAO Profile: White Mountain Apache Tribe Community Profile

NILL Tribal Law Gateway: White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona

Nation's Website 

• About the Yavapai-Apache Nation; About the Yavapai-Apache in the Verde Valley (history)
• Tribal Court &  Contact Information and Forms (Administration page, scroll down)
• Constitution
• Code (Court provides table of contents of Code, hover mouse over Government-Court in the navigation to access codes. The code for 1951-1975 is available in library on HeinOnline. Check Worldcat for print access in other libraries.)

Tribal Court Opinions 

Check Southwest Intertribal Court of Appeals Reporter (SWITCA). The law library has this reporter in print (KF8220 .A515).​ 

News: Gah'nahvah/Ya Ti'

NPTAO Profile: Yavapai-Apache Nation Community Profile

NILL Tribal Law Gateway: Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona

Tribe's Website 

• About the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe
• Articles of Association of the Yavapai-Prescott Community (NPTAO)
• Code (NILL provides table of contents of Code. The 1979 available in library on microfiche or HeinOnline. Check Worldcat for print access in other libraries.)

Tribal Court Opinions 

Check Southwest Intertribal Court of Appeals Reporter (SWITCA). The law library has this reporter in print (KF8220 .A515).​ 

NPTAO Profile: Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe Community Profile

NILL Tribal Law Gateway: Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai Reservation, Arizona

Tribe's Website 

• About the Zuni people
• Zuni Tribal Courts
• Constitution
• Code (NILL provides table of contents of Code. Zuni Tribal Courts website has selected sections online. The 1985 Code is available in the library in microfiche or HeinOnline. Check Worldcat for print access in other libraries.) 

Tribal Court Opinions 

Check Southwest Intertribal Court of Appeals Reporter (SWITCA). The law library has this reporter in print (KF8220 .A515).​ 

News: A:shiwi A:wan News

NPTAO Profile: Pueblo of Zuni Community Profile

NILL Tribal Law Gateway: Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico