This section includes useful information for all Indian landowners and tribes who want to learn more about managing their trust land and assets. We will continue to update these materials as more resources become available. Check back often!
Based on Message Runner, Vol. 5 “Cutting through the Red Tape” is a collection of federal forms used in the managment of Indian lands and assets. Each page includes general information about the topic, helpful tips about how to read or process the relevant form, and where to go for help.
Land Management Resources
Contact information and links with useful information on a range of topics related to Indian land ownership and management.
Agriculture
Intertribal Agriculture Council
Indian Agricultural Resource Management Act of 1993
Your Guide to FSA Farm Loans (June 2012)
Includes resources and information specific to producers using American Indian trust land.
Federal Agencies
Code of Federal Regulations, CFR 25
U.S. Department of the Interior
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
Trust Beneficiary Call Center
4400 Masthead Street, NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109
1-888-678-6836
Federal Land
Bureau of Land Management
Federal Register
National Public Land News
GIS/GPS
Indigenous Mapping Network
Pine Ridge Land Information System
Historical Land Records
BLM, Land Patent and Survey Records
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Indian Estate Planning and Probate
American Indian Wills Clinic
Native American Legal Resource Center
Oklahoma City University School of Law
California Indian Legal Services
800-743-8941
Center for Indian Law and Policy
Seattle University School of Law
206-398-4284
Columbia Legal Services
206-464-1122
Dakota Plains Legal Services
800-658-2297
Montana Legal Services Association
406-442-9830
Native Legal Net (a project of DNA Legal Services)
Indian Trust Settlement
Indian Trust Settlement
P.O. Box 9577
Dublin, OH 43017-4877
1-800-961-6109
Indian Trust Settlement Flyer
Natural Resources
Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
Rights of Way
BIA Procedural Handbook: Grants of Easement for Right of Way on Indian Lands (March 2006)
Saving Fast Track
Reprinted from the July/August 2012 issue of Right of Way Magazine. Permission to publish granted by the International Right of Way Association (www.irwaonline.org).
