 The State-Tribal Institute
The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) has a long history of work on state-tribal relations and has brought attention to the government-to-government relationship that exists between the tribes and states. The State-Tribal Institute was established in 2006 and is part of the Leadership Services Division within NCSL. The Institute conducts outreach to American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian state legislators and connects them with services offered throughout NCSL. The Institute also conducts trainings and educational programs and provides staff support to the National Caucus of Native American State Legislators. The Institute strives to improve upon and facilitate more effective state-tribal cooperation.
States and Indian tribes have a range of common interests. Both share the responsibility to use public resources effectively and efficiently; both seek to provide comprehensive services such as education, health care and law enforcement to their respective citizens; and both share similar interests in safeguarding the environment while maintaining healthy and diversified economies. States and tribes may realize that they have more in common than in conflict and that coordination and cooperation between states and tribes can be beneficial to all.
 The State-Tribal Institute
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