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State-Tribal Relations Publications

April 2008

• "Sustainable Development: State and Tribal Initiatives," States and Tribes: Building New Traditions, July 2007, by Sia Davis. (for copies contact Sia Davis at State-Tribal Relations Program)  To download PDF File click here.
• "Transportation Planning on Tribal Lands," States and Tribes: Building New Traditions, August 2006, by Melissa Savage. (for copies contact Sia Davis at State-Tribal Relations Program) For more information click here.
• "Criminal Jurisdiction and Law Enforcement," States and Tribes: Building New Traditions, February 2006, by Andrea Wilkins. (for copies contact Sia Davis at State-Tribal Relations Program) For more information click here.
• "Homeland Security and Indian Country," States and Tribes: Building New Traditions, March 2005, by Catherine Chan and Sia Davis. (for copies contact Sia Davis at State-Tribal Relations Program) For more information click here.
• "Piecing Together the State-Tribal Tax Puzzle," States and Tribes: Building New Traditions, March 2005, by Judy Zelio. (for copies contact Sia Davis at State-Tribal Relations Program) For more information click here.
• "Indian Gaming in the States: Dispelling Myths and Highlighting Advantages," States and Tribes: Building New Traditions, January 2005, by Sia Davis and Jane Feustel. (for copies contact Sia Davis at State-Tribal Relations Program) For more information click here.
• "Traffic Safety on Tribal Lands," States and Tribes: Building New Traditions, October 2004, by Melissa Savage. (for copies contact Sia Davis at State-Tribal Relations Program) For more information click here.
• "Improving State-Tribal Relations: An Introduction," States and Tribes: Building New Traditions, September 2004, by Sia Davis and Aura Kanegis. (for copies contact Sia Davis at State-Tribal Relations Program) For more information click here.
• "Tribal Trust Lands: From Litigation to Consultation," States and Tribes: Building New Traditions, August 2004, by Larry Morandi. (for copies contact Sia Davis at State-Tribal Relations Program) For more information click here.
• "Economic Development in Tribal Reservations and Rural Communities," States and Tribes: Building New Traditions, May 2004, by Andrea Wilkins. (for copies contact Sia Davis at State-Tribal Relations Program) For more information click here.
• "Welfare Reform on Tribal Lands: Examples of State-Tribal Collaboration," States and Tribes: Building New Traditions, January 2004, by Andrea Wilkins. (for copies contact Sia Davis at State-Tribal Relations Program) For more information click here.

State-Tribal Relations Project Books

• "Government to Government: Understanding State and Tribal Governments," June 2000 (updated July 2003), by Susan Johnson, et al. (for copies contact Sia Davis at State-Tribal Relations Program)
• "Government to Government: Models of Cooperation Between States and Tribes," May 2002, by Susan Johnson, et al. (for copies contact Sia Davis at State-Tribal Relations Program)

• "Indian Country Concerns", State Legislatures, April 2005.
• "Tribes Bet on Gaming", State Legislatures, March 2005.
• "Native American Tribes Contribute to State Economies," State Legislatures, May 2000.

• "Border Security on Tribal Lands," Legisbrief, October 2007.
• "Domestic Violence Against American Indian Women", (Legislators/Legislative Staff) NCSL Legisbrief, Nov./Dec. 2005, Vol. 13, No. 46, by Jane Feustel.  To order click here.
• "Health Care in Indian Country", (Legislators/Legislative Staff) NCSL Legisbrief, October 2005, Vol. 13, No. 40, by Sia Davis.  To order click here.
• "Rural Development Legislation", (Legislators/Legislative Staff) NCSL Legisbrief, February 2005, Vol. 13, No. 10, by Ian Pulsipher.  To order click here.
• "State-Tribal Partnerships on Child Support", (Legislators/Legislative Staff) NCSL Legisbrief, January 2005, Vol. 13, No. 4, by Natalie O'Donnell.  To order click here.
• "Tribal Gaming: Sharing Revenue with States", (Legislators/Legislative Staff) NCSL Legisbrief, October 2004, Vol. 12, Number 37, by Judy Zelio.  To order click here.
• "The Indian Child Welfare Act and the State", NCSL Legisbrief, August/September 2004, Vol. 12, Number 32, by Andrea Wilkins.
• State Recognition of American Indian Tribes / Adobe Version, NCSL Legisbrief, January 2001 (updated September 2001), Vol. 9, Number 1, by L. Jeanne Kaufmann.

State Legislative Summaries

• "Native American Issues: 2001 State Legislation," January 2001, by L. Jeanne Kaufmann.
• "Native American Issues: 2000 State Legislation," December 2000, by L. Jeanne Kaufmann.
• "Native American Issues: 1999 State Legislation," March 2000, by L. Jeanne Kaufmann.

For copies of the state legislative summaries, contact Sia Davis at State-Tribal Relations Program

•  Criminal Justice in Indian Country, March 2008, Sarah Hammond, JD; Andrea Wilkins, JD/MA; Anne Teigen, JD; and Nithin Akuthota, JD, National Conference of State Legislatures Eileen Luna-Firebaugh JD/MPA, American Indian Studies Program, University of Arizona.
• Tribal Gaming in States, January 2007, Based on surveys conducted by the National Conference of State Legislatures in cooperation with the Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau.
• "Indian Gaming in the States," National Conference of State Legislatures and the National Governors' Association, State Policy Reports, Vol. 18, Issue 5, March 2000. For copies contact Judy Zelio.

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