Government Websites

• U.S. Department of Energy
  The Department of Energy (DOE) plays a vital role in the support of energy and resource on tribal lands. The Department has developed a Tribal Energy Program to promote tribal energy sufficiency, economic growth and employment on tribal lands. In conjunction with the Tribal Energy Program, the Office of Tribal Affairs offers an introductory guide to financial, technical, and educational assistance available to tribes and tribal energy development projects, as well as a list of Indian Issues Points of Contact.
  
  
• Bureau of Indian Affairs
  The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is the oldest bureau of the United States Department of the Interior and responsible for the administration and management of 55 million surface acres and 57 million acres of subsurface minerals estates held in trust by the United States for American Indians, Indian tribes, and Alaska natives.
  
  
• Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development
  The Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development (IEED) is an office established within the U.S. Department of Interior to serve tribal communities by providing access to and development of energy resources and helping tribes stimulate job creation and economic development. The IEED has also created a Tribal Energy and Environmental Information Clearinghouse (TEEIC) to provide information about the environmental effects of energy development on tribal lands. 

• Environmental Protection Agency
  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plays a paramount role in the permitting, regulation, and environmental remediation measures requisite to any resource development program on tribal lands. The EPA has recognized the unique political locus of tribal lands through Treatment as State programs in federal environmental regulation. The EPA’s Office of American Indian Environmental Issues (AIEO) coordinates the Agency-wide effort to strengthen public health and environmental protection in Indian country, with a special emphasis on helping tribes administer their own environmental programs.

Native American Organizations

• National Indian Law Library
  The National Indian Law Library (NILL) is a public law library devoted to federal Indian and tribal law. Their mission is to develop and make accessible a unique and valuable collection of Indian law resources and other information relating to Native Americans. NILL places special emphasis on fulfilling the information needs of Indian law advocates and others working on behalf of Native Americans.
  


• National Congress of American Indians
  The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) was founded in 1944 as an organization to promote unity and cooperation among tribal governments for the protection of their treaty and sovereign rights and continues in that mission today. NCAI includes member tribes from throughout the United States and serves as the major national tribal government organization, monitoring federal policy and coordinating efforts to inform federal decisions that affect tribal government interests.
  


• National Indian Gaming Association
  The National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA), established in 1985, is a non-profit organization of 184 Indian Nations with other non-voting associate members representing organizations, tribes and businesses engaged in tribal gaming enterprises from around the country. The common commitment and purpose of NIGA is to advance the lives of Indian peoples economically, socially and politically. NIGA operates as a clearinghouse and educational, legislative and public policy resource for tribes, policymakers and the public on Indian gaming issues and tribal community development.
  
  
• Native American Law Student Association
  The National Native American Law Students Association was founded in 1970 to promote the study of Federal Indian Law, Tribal Law and traditional forms of governance, and to support Native Americans in law school.
  


• Tribal 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, providing both technical assistance and resources for the development and enhancement of tribal justice system personnel. Programs and services developed by the Resource Center are offered to all tribal justice system personnel -- whether working with formalized tribal courts or with tradition-based tribal dispute resolution forums.
  
  
• Council of Energy Resource Tribes
  The Council of Energy Resource Tribes (CERT) is a consortium of Tribes providing advice and support in the development and maintenance of long-term energy goals.  Through energy forums and Indian Energy Solutions conferences, CERT helps build relationships between the interests of Tribes, the federal government, and companies operating within Tribal jurisdiction or doing business with Tribes.
  
  
• Indian Country Today
  Indian Country Today is a multimedia publisher of news, information, and imagery relevant to the Indigenous peoples of the Americas that aims to deliver accurate and culturally sensitive content.
  
  
• Indianz.com - Your Internet Resource
  Their mission is to provide quality news, information, and entertainment from a Native American perspective.