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.
Medina is a village in Orleans County, New York, United States. The population was 6,415 at the 2000 census. The village was named by its surveyor. It is part of the Rochester Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Village of Medina straddles the two Towns of Shelby and Ridgeway and its residents are also residents of one of the two towns. The Erie Canal passes through the village. A branch campus of Genesee Community College is located in Medina.