Library Research Guide for American Indian Studies

Library Research Guide for American Indian Studies

Kay WalkingStick. All of Us, 2003.
Gouache, charcoal and encaustic on paper.

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Handbooks
Biographical Sources
Bibliographies
Literature Sources
Primary Sources (& Captivity Narratives)
Atlases
Almanacs
Statistics
Directories
Electronic Databases / Indexes
Journals / Newspapers
Web Resources
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Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Handbooks, and other Reference Sources

General & Comparative

The American Indian: A Multimedia Encyclopedia from Pre-European Contact to the Early 20th Century -- The History and Culture, Words and Images, Legends and Leaders of the Native Americans [CD-ROM]
New York: Facts on File, 1996
Olin Library Reference Disk E77 .A535 1996 (Non-circulating)
Available in the Electronic Text Center behind the Olin Reference Desk

Spanning more than a thousand years, from before the time of European contacts to the 20th century, this CD-ROM weaves words, images and sounds into a fascinating journey through the history and culture of the native peoples of the Americas. The disc combines six award-winning Facts on File reference titles with hundreds of historical texts from the National Archives, video of authentic Indian songs and customs, and over 900 National Archives photographs that vividly depict events, places and people unique to American Indian history.

American Indian Studies: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Contemporary Issues
Dane Morrison, editor; Foreword by Ron Welburn
New York: Peter Lang, 1997
Olin Stacks E76.6 .A44x 1997
Uris Stacks E76.6 .A44x 1997

This collection of essays offers scholarly, yet accessible and provocative text in American Indian Studies. The contributors draw upon their expertise in such diverse disciplines as economics, education, film studies, history, linguistics, literature, museum studies, popular culture, and religion. Each essay highlights a particular aspect of Native American experience, from the oppressive indoctrination of boarding schools to the successful strategic planning of Indian casinos to the exciting creativity of Native American literature.

American Indian Tribes
Edited by the editors of Salem Press; Project editor, R. Kent Rasmussen
Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 2000
Mann Reference E77 .A53x 2000 (Non-circulating)

Numerous American Indian tribes are surveyed from ancient times to the twentieth century in this reference collection. The coverage beings with overview essays on the ten major cultural/geographical areas: Arctic, California, Great Basin, Northeast, Northwest Coast, Plains, Plateau, Southeast, Southwest, and Subarctic. These are followed by more than 300 alphabetically arranged entries on individual tribes. The set concludes with ten appendices: Educational Institutions and Programs; Festivals and Pow-wows; Museums, Archives, and Libraries; Organizations, Agencies, and Societies; Populations of U.S. Reservations; Reservations: US; Reserves and Bands: Canada; Time Line; Mediagraphy; and Bibliography. The final item is a comprehensive subject index.

The Columbia Guide to American Indians of the Northeast
Kathleen J. Bragdon
New York: Columbia University Press, 2001
Olin Reference E78.E2 B72 2001 (Non-circulating)
Uris Stacks E78.E2 B72 2001

An introduction to the broad field of scholarship concerning the Eastern Woodlands region and its indigenous peoples, as well as a guide to reasearch on a number of more specialized topics withing the same field. In four parts.
Part I: Overview which summarizes the cultures and histories of the native peoples of the region.
Part II: Encyclopedic listing of people, places, and events significant in the Northeast culture area.
Part III: An annotated timeline of significant historical events relating to native people in the Northeast.
Part IV: An annotated resource guide to further research and theory in scholarly literature.

Encyclopedia of American Indian Contributions to the World: 15,000 Years of Inventios and Innovation
Emory Dean Keoke and Kay Marie Porterfield
New York: Facts on File, 2002
Olin Stacks E54.5 .K46x 2002 +

More than 450 entries provide a panorama of little-known information about the rich inventiveness of indigenous peoples of North, Central, and South America. To be included in the book, the item must have originated in one of those three regions, have been used by Indian people, and have been adopted in some way by other cultures.

Encyclopedia of American Indian Wars, 1492-1890
Jerry Keenan
Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 1997
Uris Reference E81 .K44x 1997 (Non-circulating)

An insightful and valuable resource on the major conflicts between American Indian tribes and Euro-American settlers from the arrival of Columbus to the Battle of Wounded Knee. Provides essential information on major battles and military campaigns, treaties, significant sites, American Indian tribes, and notable military and political leaders, both Indian and white. Extensively illustrated.

Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes
Carl Waldman; Illustrations by Molly Braun
New York: Facts on File, 1999
Olin Stacks E76.2 .W35x 1999 +

This comprehensive guide examines the more than 150 tribes in North America as well as prehistoric peoples and civilizations. Organized alphabetically by tribe or group, the book summarizes the historical record—such as locations, migrations, contacts with non-Indians, wars—and includes present-day tribal status. Traditional Indian lifeways, such as language, clothing, houses, transportation, tools, arts, legends, and rituals are highlighted. Culture areas—geographic regions where various Indian peoples had lifeways are common—are used to further organize information and present it in an understandable way to readers.

Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes
Edited by Sharon Malinowski and Anna Sheets
Detroit: Gale Research, 1998
Olin Reference E77 .N3518x 1998 + (Non-circulating)

Thorough, objective and systematic essays on the history, culture and current status of all federally recognized Native American groups -- approximately 400 in all. Covering groups that have roots in Canada and the U.S. as well as portions of Mexico/Central America, South America, the Caribbean and the Pacific.
Volume 1: The Northeast and Southeast
Volume 2: The Great Basin and Southwest
Volume 3: The Arctic, Subarctic, Plateau, and Great Plains
Volume 4: The Pacific Northwest and Canada

Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico
Edited by Frederick Webb Hodge
New York: Greenwood Press, 1969
Olin Stacke E77 .H68 1969 +

A great historical resource. From the editor's submission letter to the Smithsonian's Bureau of American Ethnology: "The Handbook contains a descriptive list of the stocks, confederacies, tribes, tribal divisions, and settlements north of Mexico, accompanied with the various names by which these have been known, together with biographies of Indians of note, sketches of their history, archeology, manners, arts, customs, and institutions, and the aboriginal words incorporated into the English language. Respectfully, W.H. Holmes, Chief."

Handbook of North American Indians
William C. Sturtevant, general editor
Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1978-
Mann Reference E77 .H23 1978 (Non-circulating)
Olin Reference E77 .H23 + (Non-circulating)

A 20-volume encyclopedia of North American Indians being published over an extended period of time. Summarizes knowledge of the history and the cultures of all North American Indians and Eskimos, from the earliest prehistoric times to the present, including those peoples from America north of Meso-America including a large part of northern Mexico, all of the continental United States, Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Siberia. Each volume is independent of the other volumes and contains separate chapters on all the tribes within a geographic area, and includes illustrations, bibliographies, and an index.
Volume 1: Introduction [not yet published]
Volume 2: Indians in Contemporary Society
Volume 3: Environment, Origins, and Population
Volume 4: History of Indian-White Relations
Volume 5: Arctic
Volume 6: Subarctic
Volume 7: Northwest Coast
Volume 8: California
Volume 9: Southwest
Volume 10: Southwest
Volume 11: Great Basin
Volume 12: Plateau
Volume 13: Plains (Parts 1, 2)
Volume 14: Southeast
Volume 15: Northeast
Volume 16: Technology and Visual Arts [not yet published]
Volume 17: Languages
Volume 18: Bibliographical Dictionary [not yet published]
Volume 19: Bibliographical Dictionary [not yet published]
Volume 20: General Index [not yet published]

Indian Reservations: A State and Federal Handbook
Compiled by The Conferderation of American Indians
Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1986
Olin Reference E93 .I387 (Non-circulating)

Lists reservations by state then offers brief profiles on land status, history, culture, government, population, economy, climate, transportation, community facilities, and recreation.

Native America in the Twentieth Century: An Encyclopedia
Edited by Mary B. Davis
New York: Garland Pub., 1994
Mann Reference E76.2 .N26x 1994 (Non-circulating)
Uris Reference E76.2 .N26 1994 + (Non-circulating)

Covers important aspects of Native American life in the U.S. during the 20th Century. Signed articles are written by historians, anthropologists and other specialists, who represent a wide range on the political spectrum. More than half of the articles are devoted to 20th century Native nations.

Native Americans: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Peoples
Barry M. Pritzker
Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1998
Library Annex E77 .P89x 1998

Two volumes. Native American groups in Canada and the United States are listed alphabetically within 10 culture areas. Each culture group includes information on history, significant leaders, Indian-white relations, crafts, dwellings, dress, diet, weapons, transportation, government, and religion. The volumes are richly illustrated and include photos and drawings, culture area and tribal location maps, a master bibliography, bibliographic citations for each tribal entry, a glossary, and a subject index.

Native American Issues: A Reference Handbook
William N. Thompson
Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2005
Olin Stacks E98.T77 T56x 1996
See Table of Contents

Provides background on the Native American struggle for sovereignty and an in-depth look at the issues that surround this struggle. Includes detailed chronology that traces the history of Native Americans and their interactions with various governments; biographical sketches of leaders; a compilation of major U.S. Supreme Court cases; statistics; lists of print and non-print resources; a glossary; and an index.

The Native Tribes of North America: A Concise Encyclopedia
Michael Johnson
New York: Macmillan; Toronto: Maxwell Macmillan Canada, 1994
Mann Reference E76.2 .J64x 1994 (Non-circulating)
Olin Stacks E76.2 .J64x 1994 +

Entries describe the location, population, history, and customs of over 350 tribes native to North America, north of the Rio Grande. Many illustrations and good maps of regional distribution.

Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian
Barry T. Klein
Boca Raton, Fl: Todd Publications, 2006
Olin Reference E76.2 .R4 2006 + (Non-circulating)

An information sourcebook on Native Americans. Annotated listings of Native nations, organizations, associations, museums, libraries, schools, colleges, periodicals, financial aids, audiovisual aids, arts & crafts shops, government agencies, casinos, powwows, fairs, and more. Also includes Canadian tribes, organizations & periodicals; a bibliography of 4,000 in-print books; and biographies of more than 2,500 prominent Native Americans & non-Indians active in Indian affairs.

History & Chronology

American Indian, 1492-1976: A Chronology and Fact Book
Compiled and edited by Henry C. Dennis
Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana Publications, 1977
Olin Stacks E77 .D41 1977

A chronological history of the North American Indians with a selection of illustrative documents, appendices, and bibliography.

American Indian History
Edited by Carole A. Barrett
Pasadena: Salem Press, 2003
Olin Library Stacks E77 .A496x 2003

Two volumes. This collection surveys Native American history from ancient times to the twentieth century. Entries cover specific topics and incidents from a Native American perspective, in categories of pre-Columbian history, colonial history, eighteenth century history, nineteenth century history, twentieth century history, court cases and legal decisions, wars and battles, reservations and relocation, organizations, religion and missionary activities, national government and legislation, native government, treaties, and protest movements.

Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas (Series) - North America [Vol. 1]
Edited by Bruce G. Trigger, Wilcomb E. Washburn
New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996
Olin Stacks E77 .N62x 1996

Two volumes. Provides a comprehensive history of the Native Peoples of North America from their arrival in the western hemisphere to the present. Describes how Native Peoples have dealt with the environmental diversity of North America and have responded to the different European colonial regimes and national governments that have established themselves in recent centuries. Also examines the development of a pan-Indian identity since the nineteenth century and provides a comparison not found in other histories of how Native Peoples have fared in Canada and the United States.

Chronology of Native North American History: From Pre-Colombian Times to the Present
Duane Champagne, editor
Detroit: Gale Research, 1994
Olin Stacks E77 .C555x 1994

Explores significant social, political, economic, cultural and educational milestones in the history of Native peoples of the United States and Canada. Arranged chronologicaly by date, the volume spans from prehistory to modern times and contains 70 illustrations and maps, extensive cross-references and a subject index.

Handbook of the American Frontier: Four Centuries of Indian-White Relationships
J. Norman Heard
Olin Stacks E76.2 .H43
Uris Reference E76.2 .H43 (Non-circulating)

Seeks to bridge the gap between studies of indigenous Americans and those of settlers of European or African descent. By using Native American-white interaction as a guide, this series provides a unique perspective on the implications of American settlement and the interaction of numerous cultures throughout the history of North America. Contains hundreds of sources, both primary and secondary, and includes perspectives of heretofore largely ignored groups such as women and blacks, and frequently misrepresented cultures of native North Americans.
Volume 1: The southeastern woodlands
Volume 2: The northeastern woodlands
Volume 3: The Great Plains
Volume 4: The Far West
Volume 5: Chronology, bibliography, index.

Native Americans
Donald A Grinde, Jr., editor.
Washington: CQ Press, 2002
Olin Stacks E93 .N32x 2002 +

Explores the political history of Native Americans through analysis of wide-ranging important topics, including:

The role of Native Americans in the founding of the U.S.
The constitutional principles of Native American self-government, civil rights, equal protection, and judicial review
Federal legislation involving Native American identity and rights
The scope of state political powers in Native American affairs
Tribal property rights as they relate to water, hunting, fishing, and gathering
Recent sociopolitical movements that have altered modern tribal life

The 22 chapters are supplemented by primary source documents that include letters, federal legislation, government reports, and judicial decisions.

The Native Americans [videorecording]
Director, John Borden; Producers, Michael Grant and Patricia Foulkrod
Atlanta, GA: Turner Home Entertainment, 1994
Olin Media Center Video 1401

A six-part series in which Native Americans tell their own compelling story against the background splendor of the geographic regions from which they came. Six videocassettes.
Video 1. The Southeast
Video 2. The Far West
Video 3. The Northeast
Video 4. The Plains (Pt. 1)
Video 5. The Plains (Pt. 2)
Video 6. The Southwest.

Native American History: A Chronology of the Vast Achievements of a Culture and Their Links to World Events
Judith Nies
New York: Ballantine Books, 1996
Olin Stacks E77 .N56x 1996

A breakthrough reference guide -- the first book of its kind to recognize and explore the rich, unfolding experiences of the indigenous American peoples as they evolved against a global backdrop. A historical narrative, presented in a thought-provoking time-line format.

Native Time: An Historical Timeline of Native America
Lee Francis
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995
Olin Stacks E98.C55 F73x 1995 +

A comprehensive volume, Native Time contains one hundred photographs that capture the experiences of Native Americans. It illuminates the history, literature, art, and philosophy of Native inhabitants, who have lived on this continent for over two hundred centuries, casting a desperately needed perspective on the history of the land.

Economics

The Encyclopedia of Native American Economic History
Edited by Bruce E. Johansen
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999
Olin Reference E98 .E2 E52x 1999 (Non-circulating)

Economic themes underlie many aspects of Native American history from the fur trade, the devastating impact of European diseases, and the taking of Native American land to the current issues of uranium mining on Navajo land and casino gambling. Yet this is the first encyclopedia to analyze Native American history against an economic background. Describing the impact of Euro-American settlement from a Native American perspective, the book profiles the economies of roughly forty Native American tribes and nations from pre-Columbian times to the present.

Law

The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Native American Rights Movement
Mark Grossman
Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 1996
Law Reference KF8203.36 .G87 1996 (Non-circulating)

Charts the development, ideology, and accomplishments of this movement. Incorporates a detailed chronology that places significant events in historical context. Nearly 500 alphabetized entries address a full range of issues, from the political debate over treaty obligations, ownership of natural resources, and the sovereignty of reservations to religious freedom and spiritual traditions. Key legislation and landmark court cases are highlighted.

American Indian Law in a Nutshell (4th Edition)
William C. Canby, Jr.
St. Paul, MN: Thomson/West, 2004
Law Reserve KF8205 .Z9 C21 2004

Historical Overview of Federal Indian Law and Policy; Special Relationship Between the Federal Government and the Tribes; Indian Tribal Governments; Indian Tribal Sovereignty; Indian Treaties; Criminal and Civil Jurisdiction in Indian Country; Public Law 280: A Federal Grant of Jurisdiction to the States; Taxation and Regulation in Indian Country; Individual Rights and Indian Law; Indian Lands; Indian Water Rights; Indian Hunting and Fishing Rights.

Documents of American Indian Diplomacy: Treaties, Agreements, and Conventions, 1775-1979
Compiled by Vine Deloria, Jr., and Raymond J. DeMallie; Foreword by Daniel K. Inouye
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1999
Law Stacks KF8202 1999
Olin Stacks KF8202 1999 +
Uris Stacks KF8202 1999

Reproduced in this two-volume set are hundreds of treaties and agreements made by Indian nations -- with, among others, the Continental Congress; England, Spain, and other foreign countries; the ephemeral Republic of Texas and the Confederate States; railroad companies seeking rights-of-way across Indian land; and other Indian nations. Chapter introductions set each type of treaty in its historical and political context. These documents trace the evolution of American Indian diplomacy in the United States.

Encyclopedia of American Indian Civil Rights
James S. Olsen, editor
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997
Law Reference KF8210 .C5 E557 1997 (Non-circulating)
Olin Reference E54.5 .E53 1997 (Non-circulating)
Olin Stacks KF8210 .C5 E53x 1997

Provides comprehensive coverage of American Indian civil rights issues. Over 600 entries cover a variety of perspectives, issues, individuals, incidents, and court cases central to an understanding of the history of civil rights among American Indian peoples.

The Encyclopedia of Native American Legal Tradition
Edited by Bruce Elliott Johansen
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1998
Law Reference KF8204 .E53x 1998 (Non-circulating)

Integrating American Indian law and Native American political and legal traditions, this encyclopedia includes detailed descriptions of nearly two dozen Native American Nations' legal and political systems such as the Iroquois, Cherokee, Choctaw, Navajo, Cheyenne, Creek, Chickasaw, Comanche, Sioux, Pueblo, Mandan, Wyandot, Powhatan, Mikmaq, and Yakima. Although not an Indian law casebook, this work does contain outlines of many major Indian law cases, congressional acts, and treaties. It also contains profiles of individuals important to the evolution of Indian law.

Guide to American Indian Documents in the Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1899: A Project of the Institute for the Development of Indian Law
Steven L. Johnson
New York: Clearwater Pub. Co., 1977
Olin Reference Z1209 .J69 (Non-circulating)

This volume concerns itself only with documents and reports which have been published in the Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1899. The documents deal primarily with Indian relations with the U.S. Government. Most deal with "Indian Affairs" rather than with descriptions of Indians or Indian life. Two parts to this volume: a section that lists the documents and reports chronologically and a subject index.

Native Americans and the Law: A Dictionary
Gary A. Sokolow
Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2000
Olin Reference KF8203.6 .S66x 2000

Serves many users: lawyers looking for a summary of Native American legal issues, researchers needing a refresher or a first-stop source, students and teachers interested in an overview of the field, and laypersons seeking information and insights into this uniquely American field of jurisprudence. Excellent source for exploring such subjects as the American Indian Movement, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, checkerboarded lands, the Indian Child Welfare Act, inherent sovereignty, water rights, and more.

Music

North American Indian Music: A Guide to Published Sources and Selected Recordings
Richard Keeling
New York: Garland Pub., 1997
Music Reference ML128.F75 K26 1997 (Non-circulating)

This first comprehensive guide to North American Indian music includes descriptions of 1,497 items dating from 1535 to 1995. Authoritative and thorough, the guide draws together information from anthropology, folklore, ethnomusicology, and dance.

Art

The Continuum Encyclopedia of Native Art: Worldview, Symbolism, and Culture in Africa, Oceania, and Native North America
Hope B. Werness; Line drawings by Joanne H. Benedict, Tiffany Ramsay-Lozano, and Hope B. Werness; Maps by Scott Thomas
New York: Continuum, 2000
Fine Arts Stacks E98.A7 W49x 2000

The first reference work to focus on the symbols, meaning, and significance of art in native, or indigenous, cultures. Written in clear, accessible, jargon-free language and illustrated with more than 500 line drawings, color plates, and maps, this major reference work provides the most pertinent information available on the art of Africa, Oceania, and native North America.

Religion & Mythology

Dictionary of Native American Mythology
Sam D. Gill, Irene F. Sullivan
Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1992
Uris Reference E98.R3 G46x 1992 (Non-circulating)

A careful selection of the distinctive stories, characters, themes, symbols, and motifs that interweave the traditions of over 100 different Native American cultures. The alphabetically arranged entries are rigorously cross-referenced. Each entry cites tribal origin and the corresponding geographic region. These regions in turn are keyed to ten tribal territory maps that pinpoint exact tribe locations.

Encyclopedia of Native American Religions: An Introduction
Arlene B. Hirschfelder, Paulette Molin
New York: Facts on File, 1992
Mann Reference E98.R3 H66 1992 (Non-circulating)
Olin Reference E98.R3 H66 (Non-circulating)

Features more than 1,200 cross-referenced entries. A fascinating guide to the spiritual traditions of Native Americans in the United States and Canada, including coverage of beliefs about the afterlife, symbolism, creation myths, and vision quests; important ceremonies and dances; prominent American Indian religious figures; and events, legislation, and tribal court cases that have shaped the development of Native American religions.

Encyclopedia of Native American Shamanism: Sacred Ceremonies of North America
Lyon, William S., Ph. D.
Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1998
Olin Stacks E98.M4 L98x 1998 +
Uris Reference E98.M4 L98x 1998 (Non-circulating)

Focuses on "medicine" or sacred ceremonies conducted through shamans in which the power of the Creator is made manifest for all to behold. Entries include the names and results of medicine ceremonies, renowned shamans famous for their powers, techniques used by shamans to acquire and control the power of sacred ceremonies, technical terms used by anthropologists, biographies of anthropologists who research these ceremonies, cross-cultural symbolic motifs, plants and sacred paraphernalia associated with ceremonies, and recurring themes that structure these ceremonies.

Film

From Savage to Nobleman: Images of Native Americans in Film
Michael Hilger
Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1995
Olin Stacks PN1995.9 .I48 H644 1995

This focus on Native American characters gives a unique perspective for understanding stereotypes and the interplay of racism, sympathy, and empathy in the historical periods of narrative film. The author traces the portrayal of Native Americans, from the silents and early sound films through films of each decade, covering over 800 films.

Education

Native American Education: A Reference Handbook
Lorraine Hale
Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2002
Mann Reference E97 .H138 2002 (Non-circulating)

This authoritative volume puts the schooling of Native American children in the broader context of the country's educational agenda and demonstrates how Native American learning continues to be a challenge to minority education in the United States.

Health & Medicine

American Indian Health

This Web site brings together "health and medical resources pertinent to the American Indian population including policies, consumer health information, and research. Links are provided to an assortment of documents, Web sites, databases and other resources." Searchable and browseable. From the National Library of Medicine.

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Biographical Sources

American Indian Portraits
An imprint of the Gale Group
Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2000
Olin Stacks E89 .A483x 2000+

Features over 150 profiles of extraordinary mena dn women of Native American heritage from colonial times to the present. Articles include descriptions of each subject's life and times, as well as quotations, definitions, and time lines.

A to Z of Native American Women
Liz Sonneborn>
New York: Facts on File, 1998
Olin Stacks E98 .W8 S65x 1998

Provides basic biographical information about more than one hundred American Indian women from all walks of life: political activists, filmmakers, professionals, performers, traders, peacemakers, great warriors, spiritual leaders, scholars and educators, writers, and artists.

Distinguished Native American Spiritual Practitioners and Healers
Troy R. Johnson
Westport, CT: Oryx Press, 2002
Olin Stacks E89 .J7x 2002 +

Provides in-depth information on the lives of Native Americans who made significant contributions to Native American spiritual life. Includes:

100+ original narratives on a diverse range of Native Americans
Profiles that include each individual's early years, education, career highlights, contributions, and impact on society
Profiles of lesser known individuals not covered in ohter published sources
Analysis providing historical and social context
Up-to-date research and information on contemporary and historical figures
Bibliographies of print and electronic resources for every entry

Encyclopedia of Native American Biography: Six Hundred Life Stories of Important People from Powhatan to Wilma Mankiller
Bruce E. Johansen and Donald A. Grinde
New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1997
Olin Library Reference E89 .J65 1997 (Non-circulating)

Offers the most up-to-date information on prominent and lesser-known Native American military leaders, chiefs, shamans, explorers, scientists, athletes, inventors, artists, writers, and political activists, as well as on a select number of significant non-Indians (from Benjamin Franklin to Marlon Brando). Together, they comprise nearly four centuries of Native American history.

Native American Women: A Biographical Dictionary
Gretchen M. Bataille, editor; Laurie Lisa, editorial assistant
New York: Garland Publishing, 1993
Olin Reference E98 .W8 B321 (Non-circulating)
Uris Reference E98 .W8 B321 (Non-circulating)

Contains A-Z biographical entries on 275 Native American women, past and present, from many different walks of life. Written by more than 70 contributors, most of whom are leading American Indian historians, the entries examine the complex and diverse roles of Native American women in contemporary and traditional cultures.

Notable Native Americans
Sharon Malinowski, editor; George H.J. Abrams, consulting editor and author of foreword
Detroit: Gale Research, 1995
Olin Stacks E89 .N67x 1995 +

An extensive, illustrated compilation of biographical and bibliographical information on more than 265 outstanding Native North American men and women throughout history and from all fields of endeavor. Each signed, narrative essay covers a prominent individual from politics, law, journalism, science, medicine, religion, art and literature, athletics, education or entertainment.

Shapers of the Great Debate on Native Americans — Land, Spirit,and Power: A Biographical Dictionary
Bruce E. Johansen
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2000
Olin Stacks E98 .L3 J65x 2000

Contrasting the views of Native Americans and European Americans, this book provides a fresh look at the rhetoric behind the westward movement of the American frontier. From George Armstrong Custer and Andrew Jackson to Helen Hunt Jackson, the volume gives the views of well-known Anglo-Americans and contrasts them with views of such well-known Native Americans as Metacom, Sitting Bull, Tecumseh, and Black Hawk. Organized around major subthemes regarding the land, who should own it, and what ownership means, the book traces the rhetoric of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, then covers current issues.

Who Was Who in Native American History: Indians and Non-Indians from Early Contacts Through 1900
Carl Waldman
New York: Facts on File, 1990
Olin Reference E89 .W15 (Non-circulating)

Profiles individuals who were a significant part of Native American history from early contacts between Indians and whites through the end of the 19th century. Includes alternate names/spellings, tribe, birth & death dates (or approximates), significant contributions to Indian history and culture, and cross-references.

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Bibliographies

Bibliographies list citations to books, articles, chapters, etc. on a specific topic of interest. The bibliographies below provide highly relevant lists of works on American Indian studies. Most will list citations by subject area (law, health & medicine, social organization, language, e.g.), geographic area (Great Plains, Northeast, Southwest, etc.), or tribe.

Below is a select list of bibliographies for American Indian studies. You can also browse the sections where these works are located in the library to find others on the same topic.

American Indian Novelists: An Annotated Critical Bibliography
Tom Colonnese, Louis Owens
New York: Garland, 1985
Olin Reference Z1229 .I52 C71 (Non-circulating)

American Indian Women: A Guide to Research
Gretchen M. Bataille, Kathleen M. Sands
New York: Garland, 1991
Olin Reference Z1209.2.N67 B32 (Non-circulating)

Bibliography of Native American Bibliographies
Philip M. White, ed.
Westport, CT: Praeger, 2004
Olin Reference Z1209.2 .N67 W55 2004 (Non-circulating)

Serves as the first and only master listing of bibliographies in the field of American Indian studies. Includes all significant bibliographies (over 800), in print and online, concerning Native Americans in the United States and Canada from the earliest times through 2003. Organized by tribes and topics. Index for specific subjects, alternate tribal names, and authors.

A Bibliography of Contemporary North American Indians: Selected and Partially Annotated with Study Guide
William H. Hodge
New York: Interland Pub., 1975
Olin Reference Z1209.2.N67 H68 (Non-circulating)

Bibliography of Native North Americans
Ipswich, MA: EBSCO Pub.
Electronic Resource

Ethnographic Bibliography of North America (4th Edition)
George Peter Murdock and Timothy J. O'Leary
New Haven: HRAF Press, 1975
Olin Reference Z5114 .M97 1975 (non-circulating)

Volume 1: General North America
Volume 2: Arctic and Subarctic
Volume 3: Far West and Pacific Coast
Volume 4: Eastern United States
Volume 5: Plains and Southwest

With a 3-Volume supplement,

Ethnographic Bibliography of North America Supplement
M. Marlene Martin, Timothy J. O'Leary, George Peter Murdoch
New Haven: HRAF Press
Olin Reference Z5114 .M97 1975 (non-circulating)

Volume 1: Indexes
Volumes 2 - 3: Citations

Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians
Compiled by Edward E. Hill
Washington: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1981
Olin Reference Z1209.2 .U5 H64 (Non-circulating)

Guide to Research on North American Indians
Hirschfelder, Arlene B.
Chicago: American Library Association, 1983
Olin Reference Z1209.2 .N67 H66 (Non-circulating)
Library Annex E77 .H66

Indians of New England: A Critical Bibliography
Neal Salisbury
Bloomington: Published for the Newberry Library [by] Indiana University Press, 1982
Olin Stacks Z1209.2 .U52 N53

Indians of North America: Methods and Sources for Library Research
Marilyn L. Haas
Hamden, CT: Library Professional Publications, 1983
Olin Reference Z1209 .H12 1983 (Non-circulating)

Many Nations: A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Indian and Alaska Native Peoples of the United States
Edited by Patrick Frazier and the Publishing Office
Washington: Library of Congress, 1996
Olin Library Stacks Z1209.2 .U5 L53x 1996 +

Native Americans: Social, Economic, and Political Aspects: A Bibliography
Compiled by Joan Nordquist
Santa Cruz, CA: Reference and Research Services, 1998
Olin Stacks Z1209.2 .U5 N67x 1998

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Literature Sources

American Indian Literatures: An Introduction, Bibliographic Review, and Selected Bibliography
Ruoff, A. LaVonne Brown
New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1990
Olin Reference Z1229.I52 R94
Olin Stacks PM155 .R94
Uris Stacks PM155 .R94

The introduction discusses types of oral literatures, life histories and autobiographies (both oral and written), and the history of written litrature. The bibliographic essay in part 2 contains the following sections: "Bibliographies and Research Guides," "Anthologies, Collections, and Recreations," and "Scholarship and Criticism." Part 3 is an extensive selected bibliography that includes works mentioned in parts 1 and 2 as well as additional references.

American Indian Novelists: An Annotated Critical Bibliography
Tom Colonnese, Louis Owens
New York: Garland Pub., 1985
Olin Reference Z1229 .I52 C71 (Non-circulating)

Lists authors alphabetically, with a brief biographical sketch and primary and secondary sources for each. Primary novels and booklength publications are arranged chronologically in order of appearance, while shorter works are arranged alphabetically.

Dictionary of Native American Literature
Andrew Wiget, editor
New York: Garland Pub., 1994
Olin Library Reference Z1229 .I52 D55 (Non-circulating)

Comprehensive and authoritative guide to the oral and written literatures of Native Americans. Features reports on the oral traditions of various tribes and topics such as the relation of the Bible, dreams, oratory, humor, autobiography, and federal land policies to Native American literature. Eight additional essays cover teaching Native American literature, new fiction, new theater, and other important topics.

The Native American in American Literature: A Selectively Annotated Bibliography
Compiled by Roger O. Rock
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1985
Olin Reference Z1229 .I52 R68 (Non-circulating)

A starting point for those interested in researching the American Indian in literature or American Indian literature. Designed to augment other major bibliographies, it classifies all relevant bibliographies and critical works and supplies listings not cited by them.

Native American Literatures: An Encyclopedia of Works, Characters, Authors and Themes
Kathy J. Whitson
Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1999
Uris Reference PS153 .I52 W47x 1999 (Non-circulating)

An encyclopedia of Native American literatures featuring articles on individual authors, on individual works, on important characters in works, and on terms and events of historical significance that figure in many of the works.

Native American Writers of the United States
Edited by Kenneth M. Roemer
Detroit: Gale Research, 1997
Uris Reference PS129 .D55 v.175 (Non-circulating)

Provides reliable information in an easily comprehensible format, while placing writers in the larger perspective of literary history. Authors include Sherman Alexie, Vine Deloria, Jr., Louise Erdrich, Linda Hogan, Simon J. Ortiz, and many more. Also available online through the Dictionary of Literary Biography [restricted to Cornell].

Native North American Literature: Biographical and Critical Information on Native Writers and Orators from the United States and Canada from Historical Times to the Present
Janet Witalec, editor; Jeffery Chapman, Christopher Giroux, associate editors
Detroit: Gale Research, 1994
Olin Reference PS508 .I5 N27 1994 (Non-circulating)

A comprehensive source for biography and criticism of Native North American authors from both the written and oral traditions. The first edition focuses on Native North American oral traditions. It includes an introductory essay as well as essays on speeches, narrative autobiographies, unattributed myths, and legends and songs. It also includes individual author entries on such orators and oral autobiographers as Black Hawk, Chief Joseph and Maria Chona.

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Primary Sources
What are Primary Sources?

American Native Press Archives - Digital Library

The Native Writers Digital Text Project brings the works of Native poets and writers of fiction and other prose to readers world wide. Featuring out-of-print literary efforts of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and First Nations people of Canada, the project seeks to broaden the definition of “Native Writing” not only by focusing on writers who are not ordinarily anthologized, but also by publishing works which originally appeared in “ephemeral” sources, the periodical press, especially in those publications edited and produced by Natives.

The Avalon Project at Yale Law School

Provides full-text digital historical documents relevant to the fields of law, history, politics, diplomacy, economics, and government. The project includes controversial documents not for their endorsement but for completeness and balance. It’s Document Collections offers access to the following sections: Treaties Between The United States and Native Americans, and United States Statutes Concerning Native Americans. Both sections provide links to supporting documents, such as speeches, Presidential messages, cases, and constitutions.

Reproduced in this two-volume set are hundreds of treaties and agreements made by Indian nations--with, among others, the Continental Congress; England, Spain, and other foreign countries; the ephemeral Republic of Texas and the Confederate States; railroad companies seeking rights-of-way across Indian land; and other Indian nations. Chapter introductions set each type of treaty in its historical and political context. These documents trace the evolution of American Indian diplomacy in the United States.

Garland Library of Narratives of North American Indian Captivities

Throughout the 1970s, Garland Publishers issued a series of Indian captivity narrative reprints that dated from 1682 to 1962. The list we provide here shows Cornell's holdings in bold (most are 1st issues). Also noted are those narratives available online.

Heritage Books Archives: New York Indian Census [3 CD-ROMs]
Bowie, MD : Heritage Books, Inc, 2001
Olin Electronic Text Center (behind the Reference Desk)
Disk E99 .I7 H47 2001

This CD set contains images of actual Indian Office (later the Bureau of Indian Affairs) census schedules as extracted from National Archives microfilm. These records provide a wealth of genealogical data on thousands of Native American families. The CD set covers the NY Agency records of the Iroquois Tribal Confederation consisting of the Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, St. Regis (aka Mohawk), Seneca, and Tuscarora tribes living on the Allegheny, Cattaraugas, Oneida, Onondaga, St. Regis, Tonawanda, and Tuscarora reservations and a map of the largest tribe living on each reservation. They also contain an Iroquois Chronology (1534-1885) and an explanation of what each of the Iroquois Tribal names probably mean.
Disc 1: 1886-1899, Disc 2: 1900-1912, Disc 3: 1913-1924

The Huntington Free Library Native American Collection

Comprised of more than 40,000 volumes on the archaeology, ethnology and history of the native peoples of the Americas from the colonial period to the present. The rare (mostly primary resources) portion of the Huntington Free Library Native American Collection is housed in the Division of Rare & Manuscript Collections at Cornell.

Finding Aid to the Collection:

Dictionary Catalog of the American Indian Collection, Huntington Free Library and Reading Room
4 Volume Set
Olin Reference Z1209 .H94 ++
Kroch Library Rare & Manuscripts Reference Z1209 .H94 1977 ++

Native Americans
Donald A Grinde, Jr., editor.
Washington: CQ Press, 2002
Olin Stacks E93 .N32x 2002 +

Explores the political history of Native Americans through analysis of wide-ranging important topics. The 22 chapters are supplemented by primary source documents that include letters, federal legislation, government reports, and judicial decisions.

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Atlases

Atlas of American Indian Affairs
Paul Francis Prucha
Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1990
Olin Reference E77 .P97 (Non-circulating)

The 109 maps in this comprehensive atlas provide a much-needed visual and spatial dimension to narrative accounts of U.S. Indian policy.

Atlas of the North American Indian
Carl Waldman; maps and illustrations by Molly Braun
New York: Facts on File, 2000
Library Annex E77 .W195 2000

Combining clear, informative text with a wealth of maps and illustrations, this unique resource on American Indians offers comprehensive coverage in a single volume. History, culture, languages, and lifeways of American Indian groups across North America are included. Updated and revised from the 1985 edition.

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Almanacs

The Native American Almanac: A Portrait of Native America Today
Arlene Hirschfelder, Martha Kreipe de Montaño
New York: Prentice Hall General Reference, 1993
Mann Stacks E77 .H59x 1993
Olin Stacks E77 .H59x 1993

Aims to correct misconceptions about American Indians. Offers a glimpse into the history and contemporary reality of American Indian and Alaska Natives in the U.S. Its purpose is to give the reader not only information, but a Native American perception of Indian Country and the people who inhabit it today. Includes chapters on Supreme Court decisions affecting Native Americans, Treaties, Languages, Education, Religion, Games & Sports, Art, Film & Video Arts, Employment, and Native Americans & Military Service.

The Native North American Almanac: A Reference Work on Native North Americans in the United States and Canada
Duane Champagne, editor
Detroit, MI: Gale Group, 2001
Mann Reference E76.2 .N28x 2001 (Non-circulating)

This 2nd edition covers the civilization and culture of the indigenous peoples of the U.S. and Canada -- both historic and contemporary. Included are signed essays, annotated directories, excerpts and biographies. Each chapter contains a subject-specific bibliography, photographs, maps and charts -- 400 illustrations in all.

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Statistics

American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Data and Links
U.S. Census Bureau

This comprehensive page of links offers over 130 tables on American Indian population numbers and characteristics by nation, region, division, and state. Numerous tables and maps by tribe. Population estimates and projections up to the year 2025. Included is a link to a Tribal Leaders Directory. And much more.

Also from the U.S. Census Pages, see:

American Indian and Alaska Native Populations

Facts on the American Indian and Alaska Native Population

Facts for Features: American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage Month, November 2003

Facts for Features: American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage Month, November 2004 [HTML version] [ PDF version]

Facts for Features: Opening of the National Museum of the American Indian

Nations Within a Nation: Historical Statistics of American Indians
Paul Stuart
New York: Greenwood Press, 1987
Olin Stacks E77 .S924x 1987
Uris Stacks E77 .S924x 1987

Historical statistics on American Indian groups are gathered in this single volume. Topics such as land holdings, population, migration, vital statistics, federal government activity, health care and education, occupations, and the use of natural resources are covered. Includes introductory chapter essays and suggestions for locating additional sources of data and for further reading.

American Indian and Alaska Native Population by State
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, Bureau of the Census, 1999
Olin Library Maps G3701 .E1 1999 .U5 (Non-circulating)

Located in the Map Collection room (Olin Library, Level B), this map (and many of the other maps in the same folder) provides a rich and informative visual context to the statistical distribution of American Indians in the U.S. Included on this and other maps are chronologies and historical facts.

Statistical Record of Native North Americans
Marlita A. Reddy, editor
Detroit: Gale, 1993
Olin Reference E98.P76 S73x 1993 + (Non-circulating)
Mann Reference E98.P76 S73 (1995) (Non-circulating)
Mann Stacks E98.P76 S73 (1993)

A compilation of statistical data on the indigenous population of North America. The information compiled in this book exists only scattered among many federal and state agencies, tribal governments, associations, and other organizations. Much of the information is not available in published format, except here. Provides full citations to the original sources.

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Directories

American Indian Reservations and Trust Areas
Compiled and edited by Veronica E. Velarde Tiller
Washington, DC: Economic Development Administration, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, 1996
Also in print, Olin Stacks E93 .T68 1996 +

Arranged alphabetically by state, each entry provides the name of the reservation, tribal group(s) occupying the reservation, county/counties in which the reservation is located, land holdings, contact information, demographic information, and a map. Also described in brief are a number of categories such as climate, culture & history, government, economy, tourism & recreation, health care, and many others. Each chapter is prefaced with a thorough introduction to Native American culture(s) in the state.

Native Americans Information Directory
Detroit, MI: Gale Research Inc.
Olin Reference E77 .N275 + (1993) (Non-circulating)
Mann Reference E76.2 .N27 (1995) (Non-circulating)

A guide to organizations, agencies, institutions, programs, publications, services, and other resources concerned with the Indigenous Peoples of the United States and Canada, including: American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, Aboriginal Canadians.

Tribal Leaders Directory: Winter 2004/2005
U.S. Dept. of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs

Broken down by geographical regions.

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Databases & Indexes

Cornell provides access to over 1,000 online databases. Dozens of these databases, available to Cornell users through the Database Names tab on the Library Homepage, contain a wealth of information relevant to American Indian Studies.

Some of the more popular are listed here. Click on the links to connect to a database and begin your search for materials. If you need assistance, see a reference librarian or contact us.

History, Anthropology, and Ethnic Studies

EENA: Early Encounters in North America - Peoples, Cultures, and the Environment [Restricted to Cornell]

This database, assembled from hundreds of primary sources, documents the relationships among peoples and with the environment in North America from 1534 to 1850. The collection focuses on personal accounts and provides unique perspectives from all of the protagonists, including traders, slaves, missionaries, explorers, soldiers, native peoples, and officials, both men and women. It includes works by American Indians as well as a wide range of Europeans. It captures first impressions, records hundreds of years of observations of flora and fauna, describes encounters with native peoples presents a new literature with words and metaphors created in response to new places, and much more. The database includes prints, drawings, paintings, maps, bibliographies, letters, photographs, and original facsimile pages all searchable by standardized vocabulary.

America, History and Life [Restricted to Cornell]

A complete bibliographical reference to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present, covering over 2000 journals published worldwide.

Anthropology Plus [Restricted to Cornell]

Provides worldwide indexing of journal articles, reports, commentaries, edited works, and obituaries in the fields of social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, folklore, material culture, and interdisciplinary studies. The index offers coverage of all core periodicals in the field in addition to local and lesser-known journals. Coverage is from the late 19th century to the present.

Bibliography of Native North Americans [Restricted to Cornell]

This database, from Human Relations Areas Files (HRAF), contains the citations from the cumulative 8 volumes of the Ethnographic bibliography of North America as well as new citations. Indexes works from the sixteenth century to the present. Areas covered include Native Americans, including education, anthropology, psychology, political science, sociology, and legal and medical research.

eHRAF World of Cultures [Restricted to Cornell]

A cross-cultural database that contains over 350,000 pages of information on all aspects of cultural and social life. The annually-growing eHRAF database is unique in that the information is organized into cultures and ethnic groups and the full-text sources are subject-indexed at the paragraph level.

Ethnic NewsWatch [Restricted to Cornell]

Ethnic NewsWatch is a full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press.

Religion

ATLA [Restricted to Cornell]

Comprehensive database designed to support religious and theological scholarship in academic research. The file contains citations from international titles and multi-author works in and related to the field of religion. It also includes a full range of index citations to journal articles, essays in multi-author works, book reviews, and Doctor of Ministry projects from ATLA's print indexes: Religion index one (RIO), Religion index two (RIT), and: Index to book reviews in religion (IBRR).

Literature

Literature Online [Restricted to Cornell]

A full-text collection of poetry, drama, and prose with complementary references sources. Primary texts include English poetry from 600 to the present; American and African-American poetry from 1603 to the present; English drama; English prose; articles, monographs and dissertations from the Annual bibliography of English language and literature (ABELL); ull-text articles from literary journals; and biographical information on widely studied authors.

Literature Resource Center [Restricted to Cornell]

A complete literature database combining biographical, bibliographical, and contextual information on authors and their works (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, and journalism). Draws from Gale Group's core literary databases, including Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography, and Contemporary Literary Criticism. Provides additional search capability for Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature and Gale Literary Index.

MLA bibliography [Restricted to Cornell]

The largest and most comprehensive database covering scholarship in the modern languages, linguistics, literature, folklore, and drama, including film, opera, radio, television and theater. Literary criticism and literary theory are covered extensively. Approximately 4,000 journals and series are screened, and entries for books are included.

Social Sciences

PsycINFO [Restricted to Cornell]

Contains summaries and citations of the international literature in psychology and related behavioral and social sciences, including psychiatry, sociology, anthropology, education, pharmacology, and linguistics. Includes applied psychology, communication systems, developmental psychology, educational psychology, experimental human and animal psychology, personality, physical and psychological disorders, physiological psychology and intervention, professional personnel and issues, psychometrics, social processes and issues, sports psychology and leisure, and treatment and prevention.

Sociological Abstracts [Restricted to Cornell]

Contains records from 3,000 journals covering sociology, social work, and other social sciences.

Social Sciences Citation Index [Restricted to Cornell]

Database of bibliographic information indexed to be searched by subject, author, journal, and/or author address. Can also be searched for articles that cite a known author or work. Cited reference searching allows use of a given work as if it were a subject term, to identify more recent articles on the same topic.

Health & Medicine

MedlinePlus

Presents up-to-date, quality health care information from the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health. Both health professionals and consumers can depend on MEDLINEplus for accurate, current medical information. This service provides access to extensive information about specific diseases and conditions and also has links to consumer health information from the National Institutes of Health, dictionaries, lists of hospitals and physicians, health information in Spanish and other languages, and clinical trials.

PubMed [Restricted to Cornell]

This is an experimental interface to several databases published by the NLM. Included are Medline and Pre-Medline, Popline, Toxline, GenBank DNA sequences, GenBank Protein Sequences, BioMolecule 3D structures, and Complete Genomes. This resource contains links to the full text of the articles when available.

Art

Art Full Text [Restricted to Cornell]

Indexes, abstracts and full-text from international periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins. Areas covered include archaeology, architecture, art, film, humanities, marketing, motion pictures and photography.

Art Retrospective [Restricted to Cornell]

Provides searchable indexing spanning 55 years of art journalism from 420 noted publications around the globe, reflecting coverage provided from 1929 through 1984.

Education

ERIC database [Restricted to Cornell]

ERIC abstracts journal articles and other literature on education. ERIC indexes materials on education, child development, classroom techniques, computer education, counseling, testing, educational administration, higher education, reading skills, communication skills, career education, science education, social studies, urban education, rural education, teacher education, measurements, evaluation, vocational education, adult education, mathematics education, environmental education, elementary education, handicapped children, gifted children, educational management, and library and information science. Many materials, such as curriculum guides, instructional materials, conference papers, program descriptions, and project reports are available in Mann Library's ERIC Microfiche.

Multi-Disciplinary

The following databases are among the most popular at Cornell. They index articles from a wide range of disciplines. Many of them provide access to the full-text of the articles. All should provide good results when searching for materials related to American Indian Studies.

Arts & Humanities Citation Index [Restricted to Cornell]

JSTOR [Restricted to Cornell]

JSTOR is a fully-searchable database containing the back issues of several hundred scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, mathematics, music, ecology and botany, business and other fields. It includes the following collections: Arts & sciences I, II and III, General science, Ecology and botany, Business, Language and literature.

LexisNexis Academic [Restricted to Cornell]

Provides access to full text resources on topics including current and general news; business and financial information; newspapers; company directories; government and politics; medical and health topics; accounting, auditing, and tax; federal and state laws; legal cases; and regulations. Resources include TV and radio news transcripts.

Project MUSE [Restricted to Cornell]

Searchable database that provides access to the full text of journals published by Johns Hopkins University Press and other university presses in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics. Covers such fields as literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and others.

Proquest Research Library [Restricted to Cornell]

Covers general interest magazines and scholarly journals in the social sciences, humanities and sciences. Also included are citations and abstracts to selected television and radio programs. Full text of many articles is provided.

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Journals / Newspapers

Print | Electronic | Reference Sources

American Indian Studies Periodicals in Print

To see if Cornell subscribes to a journal, newspaper, or other periodical in print format, search for the title of the periodical in the catalog. Check the volumes field in the catalog record to see which volumes Cornell has.

Listed here are select titles of American Indian Studies periodicals available in print format only at Cornell University Library:

The Bulletin: Journal of the New York State Archaeological Association
Albany, NY
Olin Library F116.N563 B9 +

The Indigenous Nations Studies Journal
Lawrence, KS: The University of Kansas
Olin Library GN380 .I54

Journal of American Indian Education
Tempe, AZ: College of Education, Arizona State University
Mann Library E97.A1 .J86

Journal of Cherokee Studies
Cherokee, NC: Museum of the Cherokee Indian
Olin Library E99.C5 J86 +

Native American Casino
San Diego, CA: Dellas Publications LLC
Hotel Library GV1301 .N38

American Indian Studies Periodicals in Electronic Format

To locate a periodical in electronic format, search for the title of the journal in the catalog and select "networked resource" in the Quick Link below.
You can also select the E-journal Titles tab on the Library Homepage to a speicfic title, or browse the list of E-journals.

Listed here are select titles of American Indian Studies periodicals available in electronic format or electronic & print combinations at Cornell University Library.

Akwe:kon Journal = All of us Journal
Ithaca, NY: American Indian Program, Cornell University
Mann Library E77 .I39
Olin Library E77 .I387 +

American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: Journal of the National Center
Denver, CO: The National Center
Olin Library RC451.5 .I5 A51

American Indian Culture and Research Journal
Los Angeles, CA: American Indian Studies Center, University of California
Olin Library E75 .A505

American Indian Law Review
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma College of Law
Law Library KF10 .A518

American Indian Quarterly
Hurst, TX: Southwestern American Indian Society
Olin Library E75 .A51

Indian Country Today
Rapid City, SD: Native American Publishing
Mann Library E78.S63 I39 + (Latest two years only)
Library Annex (Earlier print issues, titled The Lakota Times)

Native Peoples: The Journal of the Heard Museum
Phoenix, AZ: The Heard Museum
Olin Library E75 .N29 +

Native Studies Review
Saskatoon, SK [Canada]: Native Studies Department, University of Saskatchewan
Olin Library E78 .P7 N38

Studies in American Indian Literatures: Newsletter of the Association for Study of American Indian Literatures
New York: The Association for Study of American Indian Literatures
Olin Library PS153 .I52 S93

Tribal College: Journal of American Indian Higher Education
Sacramento, CA: American Indian Higher Education Consortium
Olin Library E97.55 .T74 +

Reference Sources for identifying American Indian Periodicals

American Indian and Alaska Native Newspapers and Periodicals
Daniel F. Littlefield, Jr. and James W. Parins
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press
Olin Reference PN4883 .L77 (Non-circulating)

Native American Periodicals and Newspapers, 1828-1982
James P. Danky, Ed.
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press
Olin Library Reference Z1209.2 .U5 N27 (Non-circulating)

More help & information on finding periodicals and articles is available here: Finding Periodicals and Periodical Articles

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Web Resources

Web Resource Links from the National Museum of the American Indian

American Native Press Archives

"Devoted to the preservation and dissemination of the written words of Native peoples. Its mission [is] collecting and archiving the products of the Native press and materials related to Native press history, collecting and documenting the works of Native writers, and constructing bibliographic guides to Native writing and publishing. It stands today as one of the world's largest repositories of Native thought."

The Avalon Project at Yale Law School

Native American History and Culture - Encyclopedia Smithsonian

The "Recommended Reading" section of this page provides excellent reading lists on over 30 topics, including:

- Native Americans: Stereotypes vs. Reality
- Powwows, Dance and Clothing
- Spirituality, Religion, and Medicine
- Food, Cooking, and Plant Use
- Native American Architecture
- Native American Speeches, Poetry, and Songs
- Publications for Children
... and many more.

Aboriginal Canada Portal

Canadian Aboriginal on-line resources, contacts, information, and government programs and services. The portal offers ease of access and navigation to listings of Aboriginal associations, businesses, organizations, bands, communities, groups, news and peoples.

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Research and Reference Help

Reference Desk Directory

Reference Desk Schedules in Olin and Uris Libraries

Olin Library Reference phone number: 255-4144

Uris Library Reference phone number: 255-2339

General Help

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last Updated: 16 June 2009 (nm)
Revised by: Maureen Morris, mm342@cornell.edu
(Originally created by Ida Martinez)

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