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.
Tornado is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) comprising the populated places of Tornado and Upper Falls. Located in Kanawha County, it had a population of 1,111 in the 2000 Census. The ZIP Code is 25202. The Tornado CDP is scheduled to be replaced by a new and much larger Upper Falls CDP for the 2010 decennial Census.