Benefits of Indigenous-Inclusive Citation
Potential Benefits of Inclusive CItation
Increased citation to tribal constitutions, codes, and case law
Increased findability
Helps law students without prior exposure to tribal courts or governments to understand our American justice system
Prevents "othering" of tribal law and tribal nations
Current Bluebook Rules
Bluepages:
Rule 22.1 provides guidance for citing to tribal nations with an established citation format—recognizing those tribal nations that already have a classification/citation system.
Rule 22.2 provides citation guidance for tribal nations without established formats, organized into subsections by type of legal material:
22.2.1 – Constitutions
22.2.2 – Codes
22.2.3 – Orders, Ordinances, and Resolutions
22.2.4 – Cases