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.
Spring Valley, incorporated on July 9, 1902 is a village in the Town of Ramapo in Rockland County, New York, United States located north of Nanuet; east of Airmont and Monsey; south of Hillcrest and west of West Nyack. The population was 25,464 at the 2000 census. The Village of Spring Valley is on the border of two towns and spans the east town line of the Town of Ramapo, which is the west town line of the town of Clarkstown. The village is next to the New York State Thruway and is served by a Metro-North commuter rail station at the terminus of the Pascack Valley Line. Spring Valley is 22 miles north of Manhattan, and five miles north of the New Jersey border. Spring Valley is considered to be one of the more urban communities in Rockland County. Home to Rockland Community College - Spring Valley Extension