Resources

Estate Planning, Will Writing and Probate Legislation

The American Indian Probate Reform Act of 2004 (AIPRA), which took effect June 20, 2006, made wholesale changes to the way individual landowners and tribes process and prepare for the transfer of Indian land on reservations. For resources and links to more information on this critical legislation, as well as general information on estate planning and will writing, please visit the Institute for Indian Estate Planning and Probate's web site.

Rights of Way

Energy Policy Act of 2005, Section 1813, Indian Land Rights of Way Study
Bureau of Land Management, Rights of Way, Principles and Procedures
Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisition
The Appraisal Foundation
Rights of Way: Landowner's Guide
Rights of Way: Easement Request Inquiry


Educational Material

NARA Digital Classroom: maps of Indian Territory, the Dawes Act, and Will Rogers' Enrollment Case File
Native Access: resources and curriculum that focus on encouraging Native youth in Canada to pursue careers in the applied sciences.
Indian land tenure curriculum


DVDs and Videos

Indian Land Tenure Foundation's Award Winning Documentary:

American Indian Homelands: Matters of Truth, Honor and Dignity--Immemorial



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read cast and crew biographies

American Indian Homelands Media:

"Seeking What's Lost: Indian Group Wants to Regain Tribal Assets"
Kim Ode, May 14, 2005
"How About Dinner and a Movie--With a Purpose?"
Art Coulson, May 15, 2005
Telly Award News Release
Vanbar Productions, June 22, 2006


Indian Land Working Group Video Series:

Taking A Stand on Indian Land
Indian Land Working Group
2401 12th Street NW #206N
Albuquerque, NM 87104
Phone: 505-247-8282
www.ilwg.org


Philomath Films:

Philomath Films produces documentary films, including Homeland, that challenge stereotypes and offer voices to grassroots people.
www.philomathfilms.com

Downloadable Acrobat Documents

No Quick Fixes: A Look at the Bureau of Indian Affair's Indian Land Consolidation Pilot Project Indian Land Tenure Foundation

Guide to Mortgage Lending in Indian Country U.S. Dept. of Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

American Indian Reservations and Trust Lands U.S. Dept. of Commerce Economic Development Administration

Demographic Trends Reveal Mixed Portrait of Ninth District Reservations This article, which originally appeared in Issue No. 2, 2003 of Community Dividend, a publication of the Community Affairs Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, examines several social and economic trends that have taken place on reservations since 1990.