There is a human rights crisis in Indian Country. This crisis--one of many--is the result of an almost universal lack of legal representation of Native people when they appear as defendants in tribal courts. The lack of lay advocates and attorneys representing Native defendants creates tremendous problems for tribal members who find themselves in…

The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) is beginning a project to assist tribes and Indian communities with the legal aspects of economic and business development. Historic monopolistic and oppressive trade restrictions imposed on the tribes created an economic context that has suppressed Indian economic development for over two centuries. Faced…

The history, organizational philosophy, and recent accomplishments of The Canadian Association in Support of the Native Peoples are discussed. (JC)

Assisting tribal governments in meeting the needs of their members, the Kiowa Tribe, the Institute for the Development of Indian Law, and the National Paralegal Institute sponsored the first Tribal Service Advisor training event this year (TSA's can represent clients at the administrative level in many legal and social welfare areas). (JC)

Provides a review of the growth and controversy surrounding legal services for individual navajos in order to illustrate the complex problems Navajos are attempting to meet and overcome. (Author/AM)

The civil rights of American Indians, guaranteed by the Federal Constitution and the 1968 Indian Bill of Rights, are discussed in this handbook. The 3 kinds of rights discussed are (1) the freedom of religion, speech, press, and assembly; (2) the right to due process of law; and (3) the guarantee of equal protection under the laws, or freedom from…

Urban Indians, especially the new migrants, are extremely vulnerable to exploitation by merchants, landlords, and employers. This type of exploitation which is seldom investigated, is the primary focus of this paper. (Author/AM)

The Native American Legal Defense and Education Fund, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is directed toward cases which involve education, civil rights, equal employment opportunities, Indian land problems, health services, and tribal sovereignty. (KM)

American Indian Legal Aid Programs throughout the country are briefly described. (KM)

In 1973, when it became evident that the Federal Administration was not going to implement the 1972 Indian Education Act or release its funds unless pressure was applied, both the Native American Rights Fund and the Coalition of Indian Controlled School Boards filed suit against the Federal Government. (KM)

This fact sheet was written in response to a Senatorial request for information that would quantify litigation costs, in time and money, associated with federal efforts to defend and promote the rights of American Indians from 1982 through 1987. Costs incurred on behalf of Alaskan Natives were to be excluded in the report. It was found that for…

Correct as of June 30, 1978, the 18th annual Arizona Tribal Directory is loosely organized in 3 broad categories--reservations, services, and Indian organizations--and contains listings relative to the Arizona Indian reservations and federal, state, and other agencies, departments, and committees which provide services to them. Reservation…

Correct as of May 1, 1976, this 16th annual Arizona tribal directory for American Indians includes listings relative to: (1) membership of Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs; (2) Arizona Indian Reservation Areas; (3) Arizona Indian reservation population and acreage figures; (4) Arizona's 19 Indian reservations (tribal officers, council members,…