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.
Whiting is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States, incorporated in 1869. Whiting is located on the southern shore of Lake Michigan and is nicknamed the "Little City on the Lake". It is about 16 miles from the Chicago Loop and just short of two miles from Chicago's South Side. Whiting is also home to Whiting Refinery, the largest oil refinery in the Midwest. The population was 5,137 at the 2000 census.