Indigenous Peoples: Websites


Immigration and Naturalization Service
http://www.ins.gov
The INS website contains general information about immigration.  Construct a Search with terms such as Indigenous peoples, Indians, or Native Americans to retrieve data such as information about the 1/17/2002 meeting between the Border Patrol and Native American leaders to bolster border security: http://www.ins.gov/graphics/publicaffairs/newsrels/nativerel.htm. The Laws, Regulations and Guides section of the website-- http://www.ins.gov/graphics/lawsregs/ -- contains links to the Immigration and Nationality Act and amendments, to portions of the Code of Federal Regulations and Federal Register dealing with immigration, and to INS and BIA decisions.

Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior
http://www.doi.gov/
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is under the jurisdiction of the Interior Department. The BIA website -- http://www.doi.gov/bureau-indian-affairs.html -- is temporarily unavailable (6/8/02). Portions of the Department of the Interior website are available in Spanish.

Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov/resources/
The House Committee on Resources has jurisdiction over Native American issues.

Frente Indigena Oaxaqueño Binacional
http://www.laneta.apc.org/fiob/
A Mexican nonprofit organization concerned with the rights of indigenous peoples. The Centro Binacional para el Desarrollo Indígena Oaxaqueño (CBDIO,Inc.), with offices in Fresno, California, promotes the development and well-being of indigenous peoples on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border: http://www.laneta.apc.org/fiob/centro.html.  Most of the website is in Spanish.

Instituto Nacional Indigenista
http://www.ini.gob.mx
The Instituto Nacional Indigensita is the Mexican counterpart of the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, a governmental organization charged with designing and implementing government policy toward indigenous peoples. 

National Profile of the Indigenous Peoples of Mexico
http://www.sedesol.gob.mx/perfiles/nacional/english/ 
Information about the indigenous peoples of Mexico, in English, from the Secretaría de Desarrollo Social. The Spanish language version is available at http://www.sedesol.gob.mx/perfiles/nacional/.

Instituto de Culturas Nativas de Baja California, A.
http://www.cicese.mx/~cunabc 
A nonprofit organization headquartered in Ensenada, Mexico, that has organized cross-border travel to strengthen bonds among indigenous peoples in the U.S. and Mexico (Spanish language website).

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Last revised: 10/23/02