Indian Law

Below is a select list of secondary sources on international indigenous law topics available in the Ross-Blakley Law Library. You can find more titles in the ASU Library collection related to indigenous peoples by searching the ASU Library online catalog under the following subject headings: Indigenous peoples – legal status, laws, etc. and Indigenous peoples – government relations.

Self-Determination as Voice: The Participation of Indigenous Peoples in International Governance (Natalie Jones, 2024)
Many states and international organizations have put in place institutional mechanisms to include Indigenous representatives in international policy-making, law-making and decision-making processes. This book maps these developments, and explains how they are grounded in the international law of self-determination and customary international law.

Indigenous Cultural Property and International Law : Restitution, Rights and Wrongs (Shea Elizabeth Esterling, 2024)
Examining the restitution of cultural property to Indigenous Peoples in human rights law, this book offers a detailed analysis of the opportunities and constraints of international law as a tool of resistance and social transformation for marginalized groups.

International Perspective on Indigenous Religious Rights (Claude Gélinas, Sébastien Lebel-Grenier, & Raphaël Mathieu Legault-Laberge, eds., 2024)
This book aims to identify the fundamental issues that characterize the law of indigenous religions in several countries, as well as certain avenues that may prove useful in state-implementation of the the provisions of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples regarding the practice, promotion, transmission, protection, and access to spiritual heritage.

Research Handbook on the International Law of Indigenous Rights (Dwight Newman ed., 2022)
This anthology delves deeply into international law regarding Indigenous peoples, including self-determination, rights to natural resources and environmental policy, economic growth, intellectual property, and religious freedom.

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: A Contemporary Evaluation (Damien Short et al. eds., 2021)
This book offers an insightful and nuanced contemporary evaluation of the progress and challenges that indigenous peoples have faced in securing the implementation of this new instrument, as well as its normative impact, at both the national and international levels.

Reclaiming Indigenous Governance: Reflections and Insights from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States (William Nikolakis et al. eds., 2019)
This collection delves into the evolution of indigenous sovereignty doctrine in various jurisdictions and the stakes of self-governance, including achievement of economic and cultural objectives.

Indigenous Peoples as Subjects of International Law (Irene Watson ed., 2018)
This anthology concerns the ongoing effort of indigenous people worldwide to preserve traditions and culture. It examines topics including the impact of the dominant culture's legal institutions on indigenous peoples. It critically examines the role of international law in areas including indigenous self-determination and pressure to assimilate.

Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights: International and Regional Jurisprudence (Ben Saul, 2016) 
This book covers the law relating to the human rights of indigenous peoples, such as the United Nations Human Rights Committee, U.N. treaty bodies, and the human rights system of the Organization of American States.

Amnesty International Indigenous Peoples Page
Amnesty International provides information on human rights topics related to indigenous peoples, with a focus on current news.

Center for World Indigenous Studies
The Center is a nonprofit education and research organization that provides access to indigenous peoples’ knowledge and ideas and advocates for the protection of the rights of indigenous peoples. It also houses the Chief George Manuel Memorial Library, which contains over 100,000 full text documents, reports, and publications from indigenous nations related to their social, political, economic, and human rights situations.

International Justice Resource Center-Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities in Africa 
The International Justice Resource Center (IJRC) hosts this web resource addressing African Indigenous peoples and communities; the Working Group on Indigenous Populations and Communities and more.  Included are mandates of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the well-being of indigenous communities, and issuing appropriate recommendations for the monitoring and protection of the rights of indigenous communities.

International Labour Organization - Indigenous and Tribal Peoples
The ILO is responsible for drawing up and overseeing international labor standards. The ILO webpage on indigenous and tribal peoples provides an overview and materials related to the ILO’s work with indigenous peoples.

International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
IWGIA is an international human rights organization that publishes a wide range of materials about indigenous peoples’ rights and advocates for indigenous peoples in international forums.

Latin American Network Information Center - Indigenous Peoples
The Latin American Network Information Center is part of the Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies and the Benson Latin American Collection at the University of Texas at Austin. The Center’s web page on indigenous peoples is no longer updated but provides useful archival information and links to websites focused on indigenous peoples in Latin America. Links are organized by country and tribe.

Organization of American States – Promotion of Rights Indigenous Peoples
The Organization of American States (OAS) is a regional organization of all 35 independent states of the Americas. This OAS web page details the organization’s actions regarding the promotion of the rights of indigenous peoples.