This post describes the new resource, the Indigenous Law Web Archive, which attempts to archive the online laws of the 578 Federally recognized nations, tribes and communities in the United States, and some laws in Canada.
To secure the basic needs of children, the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on November 20, 1989, the 30th anniversary of its Declaration of the Rights of the Child. The Convention went into force on September 2, 1990 when enough nations ratified it. Currently, 196 nations have ratified the …