Information concerning federal Indian law and the role of the United States is set forth in in Felix S. Cohen’s Handbook of Indian Law and the American Indian Law Deskbook. The attorneys in the Indian Resources Section have extensive experience based on litigating a broad range of issues and are available as a resource to the entire Department. Guidance concerning the role of the Department of Justice in the conduct of affirmative litigation to protect tribal rights and resources is set forth in a 1979 letter from the Attorney General to the Secretary of the Interior. A copy of the letter can be found in the ENRD Resource Manual at 59.

[cited in JM 5-14.400 and JM 5-14.300]

[updated April 2018]