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Navajo Studies Subject Guide: Government Resources

Print Sources

For an overview of the Navajo Nation government, see the following:

• Navajo Nation government. (SW Reference, E99.N3 N381)

• David E. Wilkins. Diné bibeehaz’áanii : a handbook of Navajo government. (SW Book, E99.N3 W653 1987)

Other useful print resources:

• Navajo Nation Code (KF8228.N3 A5 1995): The latest code is in the Southwest Room.  Previous codes are shelved in the Law Collection. 

• Navajo Reporter (SW Reference, KF8228.N3 A44): Reports of cases argued and determined in the Court of Appeals and the district courts of the Navajo Nation. 

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Electronic Indexes and Databases

GPO Catalog via First Search

This database provides citations to government publications and documents from 1976 to the present. It does not provide access to the fulltext of resources. The web-based GPO Access catalog provides some access to fulltext (see description below).

Useful subject headings:

• Navajo Indians -- Southwest, New

• Indians of North America -- Southwest, New 

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Government Web Sites

Navajo Nation

The following sites provide information about the Navajo Nation, including various links to government agencies and programs. Please note that many of the departments do not yet have web sites linked from this directory.

• Home Page (http://www.navajo.org/). Provides links to Navajo Executive, Judicial and Legislative Branches of government.
• Navajo Nation Courts 
  (http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/navajocourts.html)

Federal Government

Provides citations to documents that might be in the government documents section of the library. Provides some fulltext resources, but for only the most recent material (generally from 1995 to the present). Please note that First Search also provides citations to some of the same material, but there is no fulltext. 

• Fedworld (http://www.fedworld.gov/): This site provides access to a variety of government sites and specific documents.  It is searchable.
• Thomas Government Guide (http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas2.html) : This guide by the Library of Congress contains "legislative information on the Internet" in a much more user-friendly design than the official government publishing website. You can also link to judicial, executive, and state/local government sites from this location. 
• GPO Access (http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/index.html): Provides free electronic access to a wealth of important information products produced by the Federal Government, including over 1,500 databases of Federal information. Includes access to the Federal Code of Regulations, the Federal Register, the Congressional Record, and Congressional Bills.

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Includes information on tribal governments, inter-tribal organizations; Indian history and culture; Treaties, Laws and Executive Orders; and links to other Native American Web Sites.  Also contains information on BIA programs, grants, and budgets.

• BIA Home Page (http://www.doi.gov/bureau-indian-affairs.html)
• BIA Frequently Asked Questions (http://www.doi.gov/bia/oirm/faq.htm)
• The Official BIA Self-Determination Website (http://www.doi.gov/bia/self-determ/index.html)
• A history of tribal self-determination (http://www.doi.gov/bia/self-determ/history.htm)

Indian Health Service

Includes information on various tribal health initiatives and programs.

• IHS Home Page: (http://www.ihs.gov)
• Frequently Asked Questions (http://www.ihs.gov/GeneralWeb/HelpCenter/CustomerServices/
  customer.asp): Includes information on eligibility for benefits, tracing Indian ancestry, and employment and scholarships.
• Program Statistics Team Website (http://www.ihs.gov/NonMedicalPrograms/IHS_Stats/index2.aspa): For demographic information and statistics on native peoples.
• Title V Health Self-Governance Act (http://www.ihs.gov/NonMedicalPrograms/
  SelfGovernance/index.cfm): Information on tribal self-governance for health care.
• Navajo Area Office (http://www.ihs.gov/FacilitiesServices/AreaOffices/
  Navajo/gimc/Nav.asp)
  

National Park Service

The National Park Service administers several programs that affect the Navajo Nation, including administration of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). They also consult with tribes regarding stewardship of Native American cultural sites within National Parks.

• NPS Home Page (http://www.nps.gov/)
• Reference Desk (http://www.nps.gov/refdesk/): Basic information on the NPS, its history, mission and programs.
• NAGPRA Home Page (http://www.cr.nps.gov/nagpra/)
• Tribal Preservation Program (http://www2.cr.nps.gov/tribal/): Information on programs, funding, and publications. Also includes links to tribal preservation programs.

Environmental Protection Agency, American Indian Environmental Office

Coordinates the Agency-wide effort to strengthen public health and environmental protection in Indian Country, with a special emphasis on building Tribal capacity to administer their own environmental programs.

• Home page (http://www.epa.gov/indian/)
• Policies and Initiatives (http://www.epa.gov/indian/polin.htm)

State Governments

New Mexico

• Home Page (http://www.state.nm.us/tax)
• Find It-New Mexico (http://find-it.state.nm.us/): A search engine for exploring the New Mexico state government site.

Arizona 

• Home Page (http://www.az.gov/webapp/portal/)
• Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs (http://www.indianaffairs.state.az.us/index.html): Includes news, tribal links, and business and legal information.

Utah

• Home Page (http://www.utah.gov/)
• Utah Division of Indian Affairs (http://www.dced.state.ut.us
  /indian/index.html): Includes history of Utah tribes, tribal lands map, links to Utah tribes, and an overview of Utah tribes today.

Colorado

• Home Page (http://www.state.co.us/)
• Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs (http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/ltgov/indian/indian.htm): Includes mainly information on the Ute tribes, but also has annual reports and links to statistical information.

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Updated December 7, 2001