Links to Important Sites

Business sites

• National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development
  http://www.ncaied.org/
• First Nations Development Institute
  http://www.firstnations.org
• Native American Business Council
  http://www.native-american-bus.org/
• National Tribal Development Association
  http://www.ntda.info/
  http://ncidc.org/codes/codelist.htm
• Small Business Administration www.sba.gov
  Service Core of Retired Executives (Individualized assistance for start-ups, expansions, and other management problems)
  http://www.score.org
• Women's Business Centers and National Association of Women Business Owners
  http://www.onlinewbc.gov
• National Indian Business Association
  http://www.nibanetwork.org

Directory sites

• American Indian Law Resources (directory of attorneys practicing Indian law)
  http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/21indian/index.html
• Directory of Oklahoma Tribes and Officials
  http://www.cowboy.net/native/tribes.html
• Martindale-Hubbel
  http://www.martindale.com
• Directory of Federal Agencies, Judiciary, and Congress
  http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/
• State Bar of New Mexico (directory of attorneys for New Mexico)
  http://www.nmbar.org

Economic Development sites

• Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community (EZ/EC)
  http://www.ezec.gov

Education sites

• First American Education Project
  http://www.first-americans.net
  

Employment sites

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
  http://www.bls.gov/data/home.htm
• Department of Labor (Employment & Training Administration)
  http://www.doleta.gov/

Environment sites

• National Tribal Environmental Council
  http://www.ntec.org
  
• American Indian Environmental Office, EPA
  http://www.epa.gov/indian/
• Environmental Protection Agency
  http://www.epa.gov/epahome/lawregs.htm
• American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, & Resources, Native American Resources
  http://www.abanet.org/environ/committees/nativeamerican
  
• Native Americans and the Environment non-profit org. and has links
  http://www.cnie.org/nae

Federal Document Locators

• GPO Home Page
  http://www.access.gpo.gov/index.html

Federal Government

Executive Branch

• White House
  http://www.whitehouse.gov
• Office of Management and Budget
  http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/
• Press Secretary Briefings by date
  http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/briefings
  

Committees (see Legislative sites, below)

Congressional Branch

• Senate Home Page
  http://www.senate.gov
• Senate Republican Policy Committee
  http://www.senate.gov/~rpc
• Contacting Congress Senate and House
  http://www.visi.com/juan/congress
• House Home Page
  http://www.house.gov/
• House Calendar of Committee Meetings
  http://www.house.gov/
• House Democratic Leadership
  http://www.house.gov/democrats/
  

Judicial Branch

• U.S. Supreme Court Home Page
  http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
• Decisions of the Supreme Court (1937-1975) http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/supcrt/
• U.S. Supreme Court Research
  http://www.usscplus.com
• Federal Judicial Center (research and education agency for the federal courts)
  http://www.fjc.gov/
• Federal Courts
  http://www.uscourts.gov
  

Departments

• United States Chamber of Commerce
  http://www.uschamber.com
• General Accounting Office
  www.gao.gov
• Department of Housing and Urban Development
  http://www.hud.gov
• Department of Interior
  http://www.doi.gov
• Department of Justice
  http://www.usdoj.gov
• Indian Health Service
  http://www.ihs.gov
• Office of Tribal Justice, Department of Justice (press releases)
  http://www.usdoj.gov/otj
• Federal Communications Commission Tribal
  http://www.fcc.gov/indians
• Department of Health and Human Services
  http://www.os.dhhs.gov
• Bureau of Indian Affairs
  http://www.doi.gov/bia/
• Office of Special Trustee
  http://www.ost.doi.gov

Financial sites

• Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
  http://www.frbkc.org/
• Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
  http://www.stls.frb.org/
• US General Accounting Office
  http://www.gao.gov
• Federal Home Loan Banks
  http://www.fhlbanks.com
• Applicable Federal Rate that applies to "below market federal loans" (3 sites)
  http://www.timevalue.com/afrindex.htm
  http://www.pmstax.com/afr/
  http://www.riahome.com
• Table of Tax Credit Percentages (Several years of rates) http://www.novoco.com/TCpercen.htm
• FundsNet Services (funding)
  http://www.fundsnetservices.com
• Community Development Financial Institutions Fund http://www.cdfifund.gov
• Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
  http://www.occ.treas.gov/Cdd/nativeam.htm
• Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development
  http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/hpaied/
• First Nations Oweesta Corporation
  http://www.oweesta.org/
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Business & Industry Programs http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/
• The National Tribal Justice Resource Center
  http://www.ntjrc.org/
• Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco/Bureau of Indian Arrairs Loan Guaranty Program Guidelines
  http://www.frbsf.org/community/native/bia.html
• Minority Business Development Agency/Native American Business Development Centers
  http://www.mbda.gov/
• Orrick Tribal Financing
  http://www.orrick.com

Gaming sites

• National Indian Gaming Association
  http://www.indiangaming.org
• National Indian Gaming Commission
  http://www.nigc.gov

Grant Resources for Native Americans

• Oklahoma Indian Council on Aging
  http://www.oicoa.com/page2.html
• Regional Differences in Indian Health Care
  http://www.ihs.gov/PublicInfo/Publications/trends98/region98.asp
• IHS (Indian Health Service) Summary
  http://www.ihs.gov/PublicInfo/Publications/ImprovingHealth/ImpHlth7.asp
• Tribal Grants and Funding Opportunities
  http://www.tribalconnections.org/funding.html
  

Housing sites

• Code Talk
  http://www.hud.gov/codetalk
• United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
  www.hud.gov
• Redfeather Development Group
  http://www.redfeather.org/
• National American Indian Housing Council
  http://naihc.indian.com/
• National Association of Home Builders
  http://www.nahb.com
• Freddie Mac Home Page
  http://freddiemac.com/
• Fannie Mae Foundation
  http://www.fanniemae.com
• Office of University Partnerships
  http://www.oup.org/
• Housing and Urban Development
  http://www.hud.gov
  Census Bureau (population and housing statistics) http://www.census.gov
  
• HUD user database (reports, articles, books, and case studies)
  http://www.huduser.org
  
• Housing and Household Economic Statistics http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/hhes/www/
  
• House Ownership tables http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/hhes/www/hvs.html
  
• American Bar Association Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law
  http://www.abanet.org/forums/affordable/home.html
  
• National Low Income Housing Coalition
  http://www.nlihc.org
  
• Glossary of housing terms
  http://www.nahro.org/reference/glossary.html
  
• National Affordable Housing Training Institute glossary
  http://www.nahti.org/reference.asp

Indian Legal Services sites

• California Indian Legal Services
  http://www.calindian.org
• Legal Aid Around the world
  http://www.ptla.org/international.htm
• Native American Bar Association
  http://www.nativeamericanbar.org/
• ABA Network Consumers guide to Legal Help
  http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/findlegalhelp/home.html
• American Indian Legal Aid
  http://www.indian-nations.com/legalaid.htm

Law Libraries/ Resources

• Native American Constitution and Law Digitalization Project
  http://thorpe.ou.edu/
• Cornell Law School Library
  http://www.law.cornell.edu/
• Internet law library
  http://www.lawguru.com/ilawlib/31.htm
• US Government Printing Office (links to Federal Register, USC, Congressional Record)
  http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/index.html
• Library of Congress
  http://www.lcweb.loc.gov
• List of references by topic
  http://www.yahoo.com/law/
  

Legislative sites

• The National Congress of American Indians
  http://www.ncai.org/
• U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
  http://www.senate.gov/~scia
• U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (legislative table)
  http://indian.senate.gov/ns107legtable.htm
• Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  http://www.senate.gov/~commerce
• Senate Committee on Appropriations http://www.senate.gov/~appropriations
• Senate Committee on Budget
  http://www.senate.gov/~budget
• Senate Committee on Judiciary
  http://www.senate.gov/~judiciary
• Senate Committee on Small Business
  http://www.senate.gov/~sbc
• Roll Call On-Line
  http://www.rollcall.com
  
• House Committee on Appropriations http://www.house.gov/appropriations
  
• House Committee on Budget
  http://www.house.gov/budget
  
• House Committee on Ways and Means http://www.house.gov/ways_means
  
• House Committee on Judiciary
  http://www.house.gov/judiciary
  
• House committee on Resources
  http://www.house.gov/resources
  
• House committee on Transportation and Infrastructure http://www.house.gov/transportation
  
• Tribal Court Clearing House
  http://www.tribal-institute.org
  
• Governing.com
  http://governing.com/legis.htm
• US Congress (bills current and passed)
  http://thomas.loc.gov
• Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board http://www.npaihb.org/legis/legisla.html
• Congressional Quarterly
  http://www.cq.com

Link sites

• American Indian Law Resources http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/21indian/index.html
  
• University of Oklahoma Law Center (legal resources)
  http://www.law.ou.edu/indian/ailegal.html
  
• University of Oklahoma Law Center (American Indian web sites)
  http://www.law.ou.edu/indian
  
• Pritchard Law Webs
  http://www.priweb.com/internetlawlib/31.htm
  

Lobbyist sites

• Lobbyist Information (New Mexico)
  http://www.sos.state.nm.us/sos-lobbyist.html

Media

• Washington Post
  http://www.washingtonpost.com
• Times Herald-Record
  http://www.recordonline.com
• CNN web site (articles on politics)
  http://www.allpolitics.com
• C-Span
  http://www.c-span.org
• Indian Country Today
  http://www.indiancountry.com
• Indianz.com
  http://www.indianz.com
  
• Wall Street Journal (short free articles, otherwise subscription)
  http://www.wsj.com
  
• USA Today
  http://www.usatoday.com
  
• Albuquerque Journal
  http://www.abqjournal.com
  
• Santa Fe New Mexican
  http://www.sfnewmexican.com

Native American sites

• Native American Rights Fund
  http://www.narf.org
• Native Web
  http://www.nativeweb.org/resources/law_legal_issues/
• Indian Law Resources Center
  http://www.indianlaw.org
• Indian issues in general
  http://www.indianz.com
• Indian issues in general
  http://www.pechanga.net
• National Congress of American Indians
  http://www.ncai.org
• Native American Calling
  http://www.nativeamericacalling.org

Political Parties

• Democratic National Committee
  http://www.democrats.org/
• Republican National Committee
  http://www.rnc.org
• Libertarian Party
  http://www.lp.org
• Green Party
  http://www.greenpartyus.org

New Mexico sites

• The University of New Mexico School of Law
  lawschool.unm.edu
• State of New Mexico government page
  http://www.state.nm.us
• NM Secretary of State
  http://www.sos.state.nm.us
• New Mexico state administrative agency regulations http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac
• New Mexico Register
  http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmregister

Tax sites

• Internal Revenue Service Tax Information for Indian Tribal Governments
  http://www.irs.gov/tribes
  
• Internal Revenue Service (general information)
  http://www.irs.gov/
  
• U.S. Tax Court (opinions, docket inquiries)
  http://www.ustaxcourt.gov

Tribal codes and/or constitution sites

• Native American Constitution and Law Digitalization Project
  http://thorpe.ou.edu/
  
• Tribal Court Clearing House
  http://www.tribal-institute.org