Community: Local / Federal / State Resources

The OST Webpage is back online! You can also explore the Oglala Sioux Tribe's Database of Ordinances, Minutes, and Resolutions HERE. 

FEDERAL WEB LINKS

AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE DOCUMENTS CONGRESSIONAL SERIAL SET 1817-1899 University of Oklahoma's compilation of U.S. Congressional publications

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS United States Department of Interior

COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS United States Senate

DOCUMENTS RELATING TO INDIAN AFFAIRS Digital collections from University of Wisconsin

NAGPRA National Park Service website dedicated to current NAGPRA information

NATIONAL INDIAN LAW LIBRARY The National Indian Law Library (NILL) is a public law library devoted to federal Indian and tribal law operated by the Native American Rights Fund (NARF)

Helpful Hint:  This database has the ability to respond to submitted questions, e.g. "What is Rama?" Response time was within 48 hours. Response was, "Hello, perhaps you are thinking about a case regarding Ramah?
See the attached case and article. See near the middle of the article for discussion of case and class action suit."

TREATIES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND NATIVE AMERICANS Yale Law School's compilation of treaties

USA.GOV RESOURCES FOR NATIVE AMERICANS Resources on health, housing, culture, education, legal issues, tribal land and the environment, and tribal websites

STATE LINKS

SD DEPARTMENT OF TRIBAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS features information about state resources and agreements with the 9 South Dakota tribes

SD INDIAN BUSINESS ALLIANCE features information on state policy, federal tax credits and growing Indian business in South Dakota

SD STATE LIBRARY: HISTORICAL DIGITAL COLLECTIONS features Journals of the state Senate and House, Compiled Codified Laws, reports of the Attorney General, Supreme Court Reports, all dating back to the late 19th century.