A full-fledged federal legislative history can be a time-consuming task. The resources below have accomplished much of the work of compiling the pertinent documents.
The Indian Reorganization Act: Congresses and Bills (Vine Deloria, Jr., ed. 2002).
A compilation of documents reflecting efforts at legislative reform of Indian policy culminating in the IRA in 1934. The bulk of the volume is transcripts of conferences and "congresses" conducted by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with Indian tribes. Index.
Location: KF8225 .I53 2002
Steven L. Johnson, Guide to American Indian Documents in the Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1899: A Project of the Institute for the Development of Indian Law (1977).
Location: KF8201.A1 J64
ProQuest Congressional Publications (UCB only).
ProQuest Congressional is an index and database of federal congressional legislative historical publications (versions of bills, hearings, reports, committee prints, debates) as well as documents, rules, presidential statements, and regulations, beginning in 1789. Documents may appear only as abstracts or, for more recent materials, in full-text.
ProQuest Legislative Insight (UCB only).
Like ProQuest Congressional, Legislative Insight consists of federal congressional legislative historical materials. However, Legislative Insight covers only enacted bills. Its search tool permits easy location of keywords within often extensive legislative documents.
Tribal Nations: The Story of Federal Indian Law (A Signature Media Production 2006).
"This documentary is a beautifully illustrated introductory history of how federal Indian law has developed in the United States, from the arrival of Columbus through the current era of tribal self-determination. It is an excellent educational tool on basic federal Indian law for tribes, those who work with tribes, judges, attorneys, agencies, grades 11 through college, and the general public."
Location: DVD 132 (Reserve Collection)
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