National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Data Management, Needs Assessment, and Auditing Workgroup files, 1995-2007

The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Data Management, Needs Assessment, and Auditing Workgroup files document the workgroup’s efforts to manage, regulate, and assist Native American gaming enterprises from 1995 to 2007, with the bulk of materials dating from 1997 to 2001.The materials document the creation and administration of the workgroup, institutional and political approaches to Native American gaming, and national legislation about Native American issues. The materials include reports; a cooperative agreement between the BIA and NCAI; senate bills and testimonies; Legal Services Corporation reports and materials; "NCAI Sentinel" and BIA newsletters; informational packets; Dr. Spilde’s contract and notes on meetings and personal research; memos; legal briefs; book chapters from other scholars; surveys; journal articles; and newspaper articles.

Additional materials relating to NCAI can be found in the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) subject files located in general subject files. Materials directly related to Spilde’s activities as a member of the workgroup were placed in the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Data Management, Needs Assessment, and Auditing Workgroup files. Other materials about NCAI were placed in the NCAI subject files or the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) and the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Joint Task Force files.