Native Peoples Law is the area of law related to those peoples indigenous to the continent at the time of European colonization specifically Native Indians, Native Hawaiians, Alaska Natives and other native groups. Attorneys who practice native peoples law handle cases involving disputes related to the limited power of the federal government to regulate tribe property and activity, and cases involving unlawful discrimination against native peoples.
Patterson is a city in Pierce County, Georgia, United States. The population was 627 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Waycross Micropolitan Statistical Area. In November 2007, Patterson was named the 50th best place in the United States to raise children by BusinessWeek Magazine.