Criminology, Law & Society

"This web page provides links to information about tribal enrollment. ...." (Native American Rights Fund)

"The California Native American Heritage Commission is charged with assisting private landowners who discover human remains on their property. The Commission can assist the landowner in identifying which California tribe the human remains are most likely associated with (MLD) and working with the landowner and MLD in determining the disposition of the remains. The Commission Website provides additional resources and state government contact information."

"In 2001, the State Legislature passed AB-978, the California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 2001 (Steinberg, 2001), requiring all state agencies and museums that receive state funding and that have possession or control over collections of human remains or cultural items to provide a process for the identification and repatriation of these items to the appropriate tribes. The bill also created a Repatriation Oversight Commission with oversight authority. The intent of the legislation was to cover gaps in the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (Udall, 1990) specific to the State of California."

Title 25 of the United States Code outlines the role of Indians in the United States Code.

"Holding: For purposes of the Major Crimes Act, land throughout much of eastern Oklahoma reserved for the Creek Nation since the 19th century remains a Native American territory."

"According to most recent census data, California is home to more people of Native American/ Alaska Native heritage than any other state in the Country. There are currently 110 federally recognized Indian tribes in California and 78 entities petitioning for recognition. Tribes in California currently have nearly 100 separate reservations or Rancherias. There are also a number of individual Indian trust allotments. These lands constitute “Indian Country”, and a different jurisdictional applies in Indian Country. For Indians and Indian Country there are special rules that govern state and local jurisdiction. There may also be federal and tribal laws that apply."