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Key Sites and Statistics
- Canadian Government Offices and Sponsored Initiatives
- First Nations Forestry Program
A joint initiative between Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC). The purpose of the program is to improve the economic conditions in status First Nation communities with full consideration of the principles of sustainable forest management.
- Indian and Northern Affairs
In general, INAC has primary, but not exclusive, responsibility for meeting the federal government’s constitutional, treaty, political and legal responsibilities to First Nations, Inuit and Northerners. INAC’s role has become one of facilitating change and bringing together the partners and interests needed to implement Gathering Strength — Canada's Aboriginal Action Plan.
- Culture and History
- American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Digital Collection
The Annual Reports of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to the Secretary of the Interior and six Indian treaties negotiated in 1855 were selected as primary sources. Articles from the Pacific Northwest Quarterly and selected University of Washington Publications in Anthropology provide valuable secondary material for the study of American Indians of the Pacific Northwest. Images were selected from the University of Washington, Museum of History and Industry, Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, Seattle Public Library and the Washington State Historical Society in Tacoma.
- Bureau of Reclamation-Cultural Resources Management (includes NAGPRA)
Archaeological sites, historic buildings and structures, landscapes, and objects are the fabric of our national heritage. Collectively known as cultural resources (or sometimes heritage assets), Reclamation is responsible for, and committed to, protecting and managing these irreplaceable resources in a spirit of stewardship for future generations to understand and enjoy. The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) of 1990 and the regulations (43 CFR Part 10) that allow for its implementation address the rights of lineal descendants, Indian tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations (parties with standing) to Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony.
- Indian Arts and Crafts Board
The Indian Arts and Crafts Board (IACB) promotes the economic development of American Indians and Alaska Natives of federally recognized Tribes through the expansion of the Indian arts and crafts market. The IACB provides promotional opportunities, general business advice, and information on the Indian Arts and Crafts Act to Native American artists, craftspeople, businesses, museums, and cultural centers of federally recognized Tribes. Additionally, the IACB operates three regional museums, conducts a promotional museum exhibition program, produces a “Source Directory of American Indian and Alaska Native Owned and Operated Arts and Crafts Businesses,” and oversees the implementation of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.
- NARA-Information on Indians/Native Americans
Provides access to BIA records, laws and treaties, census rolls, code talkers, maps, oral history, national parks, digital exhibits, genealogy, and history.
- Online Exhibitions-National Museum of the American Indian
Directory of online exhibitions sponsored by the National Museum of the American Indian.
- Tribal Preservation Program
The Tribal Preservation Program is dedicated to working with Indian tribes, Alaska Native Groups, Native Hawaiians, and national organizations, to preserve and protect resources and traditions that are of importance to Native Americans.
- Finance
- National Indian Gaming Commission
The Commission's primary mission is to regulate gaming activities on Indian lands for the purpose of shielding Indian tribes from organized crime and other corrupting influences; to ensure that Indian tribes are the primary beneficiaries of gaming revenue; and to assure that gaming is conducted fairly and honestly by both operators and players.
- Native American Finance Officers Association
The purpose of the Native American Finance Officers Association is to provide a professional organization dedicated to the improvement of the quality of financial and business management of Native American governments and businesses which will strengthen Tribal sovereignty through sound financial management.
- Health
- American Indian Environmental Office
The American Indian Environmental Office (AIEO) coordinates the EPA's effort to strengthen public health and environmental protection on tribal land, with a special emphasis on building tribal capacity to administer their own environmental programs.
- Indian Health Service
The purpose of the Indian Health Service is to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level; assure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible; and to uphold the Federal Government's obligation to promote healthy American Indian and Alaska Native people, communities, and cultures and to honor and protect the inherent sovereign rights of tribes.
- Justice
- National Tribal Justice Resource Center
The National Tribal Justice Resource Center is the largest and most comprehensive site dedicated to tribal justice systems, personnel and tribal law. The Resource Center is the central national clearinghouse of information for Native American and Alaska Native tribal courts.
- Office of Tribal Justice
The Office of Tribal Justice (OTJ) was established to provide a single point of contact within the Justice Department for meeting the broad and complex federal responsibilities owed to Indian tribes. The OTJ facilitates coordination between Departmental components working on Indian issues, and provides a permanent channel of communication for tribal law enforcement and governments with the Department of Justice.
- Law
- Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties
Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties, compiled and edited by Charles J. Kappler, is an historically significant, seven volume compilation of U.S. treaties, laws and executive orders pertaining to Native American Indian tribes.
- Indian Land Cessions in the United States, 1784-1894
A schedule of Indian Land Cessions by Indian tribes and the Federal Government for establishing reservations. Searchable by date, tribe, and state/territory.
- Native American Constitution and Law Digitization Project
This Project is a cooperative effort among the University of Oklahoma Law Center and the National Indian Law Library (NILL), and Native American tribes providing access to the Constitutions, Tribal Codes, and other legal documents.
- Tribal Court Decisions
Searchable database of 1,770 fully annotated Tribal Court opinions, memorandums, and orders from Eighteen Tribal Courts.
- Social
- Administration for Native Americans
ANA promotes the goal of self-sufficiency for Native Americans by providing social and economic development opportunities through financial assistance, training, and technical assistance to eligible Tribes and Native American organizations.
- Native American Housing Programs
HUD and other Federal agencies offer a range of programs, assistance, and loan programs specifically for Native American tribes, organizations, and sometimes individuals.
- Statistics
- U. S. Government Offices and Sponsored Initiatives
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) responsibility is the administration and management of 55.7 million acres of land held in trust by the United States for American Indians, Indian tribes, and Alaska Natives. There are 562 federal recognized tribal governments in the United States. Developing forestlands, leasing assets on these lands, directing agricultural programs, protecting water and land rights, developing and maintaining infrastructure and economic development are all part of the agency's responsibility.
- National Map of Federally Recognized Tribes and EPA Regions
An interactive map divided into 10 regions providing programming and news information for each region.
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