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American Indian Culture and Research Journal, American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles (1974-).
As its title suggests, this journal is devoted primarily to advancing cultural, rather than legal, knowledge about American Indians. However, it does include work pertaining to, for example, criminal justice. In addition to research articles, the Journal features book reviews.
Location: KF8201.A3 A4

American Indian Law Review, University of Oklahoma College of Law (1973-).
Published by the University of Oklahoma College of Law, the American Indian Law Review, like a typical student-edited law review, consists of feature articles by legal scholars along with student notes and comments, but all address current and historical issues of federal Indian law.
Location: K1 .M437 (storage)

Charles D. Bernholz, Brian L. Pytlik Zillig & Cokie G. Anderson, You Say Cranberry and I Say Cramberry, Let's Call the Whole Thing Off: A Lexicon of the Recognized American Indian Treaties (2008).
This unusual document reports a study of lexicon lists—ordered alphabetically and by frequency—for the texts of the 375 acknowledged American Indian treaties created with the British and the federal governments.

M. Christian Clark, Analytical Research Guide to Federal Indian Tax Law, 105 Law Libr. J. 505 (2013) [HeinOnline]
"As tribal economic growth impacts non-Indian interests, the need for Indian tax law research inevitably increases. Federal Indian law’s jurisprudential nature and constitutional ambiguity create unique challenges for tax professionals. This article is a guide to Indian tax law for both the legal academy and tax practitioners."—Abstract.

Leah C. Granger & Dean C. Rowan, Philip Frickey: An Annotated Bibliography, 98 Cal. L. Rev. 1437 (2010).
An exhaustive bibliography of Frickey's published work, much of which contributed to his status as the leading scholar of American Indian law.

Indigenous Law Journal at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, (2002-)
A student-edited journal focusing primarily on Candadian and Australian legal systems and issues.
Location: K3242.A15 I53

Indigenous Nations & Peoples Law eJournal, Social Science Research Network (SSRN), Center for Indigenous Law, Governance & Citizenship at Syracuse University College of Law.
A database of working papers and published articles compiled by the Center, a research based law and policy institute focused on Indigenous nations, their development, and their interaction with the US and Canadian governments.

The NARF Legal Review, Native American Rights Fund (1983-).
This semi-annual newsletter "is NARF's major report on its programs and activities." (NARF Legal Rev. [Native Am. Rts. Fund, Boulder, Colo.], summer/fall 2004, at 11.) The Review also reports on recent legal developments, such as the Cobell litigation.
Location: KF8201.A3 N37

Native American Law Digest (1991-2000).
"A monthly summary of legal decisions and developments significant to the Native American community." Each issue typically features an article, several case summaries, and news.
Location: KF8203.1 .N38

Native Americas, First Nations Development Institute (1995-).
An award-winning journal founded at Cornell University and devoted to Native American studies scholarship, current issues and events journalism, and cultural analysis, including legal topics.
Location: KC11 .N37

Tribal Law Journal, University of New Mexico School of Law (2000-).

"[T]he first on-line legal journal dedicated solely to the internal law of the world's indigenous peoples.... The Tribal Law Journal will provide a forum for the discussion of indigenous law which encompasses tribal codes, case law, custom and usage. The Journal will include a review of indigenous nations' legal systems and sources of law and provide access to tribal law for scholars, lawyers, and indigenous people throughout the world. A major feature of the Journal will be tribal law profiles which are guides to the various sources of law for individual indigenous nations."—Press release.

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