Subject Guides     

Native American Guide     

Text in BROWN indicates that the item is located in Hoover Library.

General Resources

• NativeWeb
  • Information from and about native or Indigenous nations, peoples and organizations around the world. Excellent site.
• Native Americans - Native Resources (James Madison University)
  • Bibliographies, directories to pages of individual tribes, history and historical documents, periodicals and general links.
• Native American Resources
  • List of links.

History of Native Americans (Dewey call number: 970.004 - 970.5)

• See also Subject Guide on American History.

Laws and Treaties
Dealing Specifically with Native Americans

• Indian Nations and Tribes (Internet Law Library)
  • List of links.
• Kappler's Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties (Oklahoma State University)
  • Full text of the first 3 volumes (currently, only vol. 2 is in its entirety) of Charles Kappler's important seven volume compilation of U.S. treaties, laws and executive orders pertaining to Native American Indian tribes.
  Indian Treaties, 1778-1883. Ed. Charles J. Kappler. New York: Interland Publishing, 1972.
  • (Call number: R 342.087 U58)
• National NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) Program
• Treaties Between the United States and Native Americans (Avalon Project, Yale Law School)
• See also Subject Guides on Judiciary & Court Decisions, Laws, and Legal Studies.

Native American Reservations

• Map Index of Indian Reservations in the Continental United States (National Park Service)
  • Includes both federal and state reservations.
• Tiller's Guide to Indian Country: Economic Profiles of American Indian Reservations. Ed. Veronica E. Velarde Tiller. Albuquerque: BowArrow Publishing, 1996.
  • (Call number: R 330.9730089 T575)

Native American Tribes

• American Indian Tribes: Federally Recognized (Tribal Directory, American Indian Heritage Foundation)
  • Alphabetical by state.
• Native American Consultation Database (NACD)(National Park Service)
  • Used for identifying consultation contacts for each Indian tribe, Alaska Native corporation, and Native Hawaiian organization. The database is not comprehensive.
• U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
  • The principle bureau within the Federal government responsible for the administration of programs for Federally recognized Indian tribes and for promoting Indian self-determination.
• "The North American Indian" (Curtis Collection)
  • Information on approximately 80 western tribes, visited and photographed by Edward Sheriff Curtis from 1890 to 1930. Taken from Curtis' 20 volumes "The North American Indian."

Native American Writers

• Native American Authors (Internet Public Library)
  • Biographical information, bibliographies, and links to online resources including interviews, online texts and tribal websites.

Writings By Or About Native Americans

• Native American Texts (University of Virigina)

Statistics of Native Americans

• Statistical Record of Native North Americans. Ed. Marlity A. Reddy. Detroit: Gale Research, 1993.
  • (Call number: R 305.8970021 S797)
    
  • Native peoples of the U.S. and Canada.