State of Indian Nations Address from NCAI

The National Congress of American Indians has posted its annual "State of Indian Nations Address" by President Joe Garcia at its web site. This year's speech is titled: "Through the Eyes of Our Children: Hope for a Restored Native America" and is the 6th annual address. Previous speeches, back to the first one delivered in 2003, can be accessed by contacting the Library.

New at the Library

New tribal code: The Library recently obtained permission to post The Law and Order Code of the Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes of the Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyoming. The Code is one of more than 100 tribal legal documents available at the Library's web site.


Economic summit materials: The National Congress of American Indians is providing white papers from the National Native American economic policy summit : Phoenix Arizona at its web site. Conference proceedings, which the Library collects, often offer a wealth of research material on current issues of importance to Indian Country.

Briefing Paper on Methamphetamines Discusses Tribal Solutions

A briefing paper from the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) discusses tribal initiatives to combat the problem of methamphetamine trafficking and use in tribal communities. Published at NCAI's web site, the paper discusses new anti-meth criminal codes and cooperative agreements between tribes and nearby cities, among other solutions. Contact information for tribal leaders, whose initiatives are discussed, is provided. Titled "Methamphetamines in Indian Country: an American Problem Uniquely Affecting Indian Country," the briefing paper was published in November 30, 2006 and is at NCAI's web site. It was also reprinted in the December 2006 issue of Native American Law Digest.