Secondary Sources - Aboriginal Law - Legal Resources - LibGuides at University of Lethbridge

Encyclopedias - Aboriginal Law

Treaties with American Indians: an encyclopedia of rights, conflicts, and sovereignty
Call Number: Reference Collection KF 8203.6 T74 2008
Publication Date: 2007
The Encyclopedia of Native American Legal Tradition
Call Number: Reference Collection KF 8204 E53 1998
ISBN: 0313301670
Publication Date: 1998

Native Americans and the Law: a dictionary by Sokolow, Gary A
Call Number: Reference Collection KF 8203.6 S66 2000
Publication Date: 2000
The Encyclopedia of Native American Legal Tradition by Johansen, Bruce E
Call Number: Reference Collection KF 8204 E53 1998
Publication Date: 1998-02-28
Encyclopedia of United States Indian Policy and Law v.1, v.2
Call Number: Main Collection KF 8205 E525 2009
Publication Date: 2008

The indigenous law journal at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law
Call Number: Print/Online
Publication Date: 2002+
Justice as Healing
Call Number: Print/Online
Publication Date: 1995+

Books, e-books, law reports, encyclopedias, dictionaries, and journal articles are considered secondary legal sources. They often provide valuable contextual information.
Consult these secondary legal resources for clarification of terms and concepts as well as explanations of the law and how it is interpreted.
Beginning your research with secondary sources can be useful in pointing out relevant cases and legislation.
Secondary sources, written by legal experts, provide useful analysis of a laws scope and impact.