Native American Studies and Research

Strategies:

Definition: American Indian
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition. Read a few reference articles -

References:

Mueller-Alexander, Jeanette M. and Helen J. Seaton. 'Researching Native Americans: Tips on Vocabulary, Search Strategies and Internet Resources.' Database. Vol. 17, Number 1-3. April, 1994. pgs 45-54.

Bell, Gladys Smiley. 'First peoples and the Internet.' College and Research Libraries News. Association of College and Research Libraries. Vol. 55, Number 10. November 1994. pgs 633-635

Beginning Research--Native American Studies. Stanford University website on how to do Native American Studies research.

Dewey Classifications for American Indian topics

• 016.97 Bibliographies
• 299.7 Religion and Mythology
• 342 Legal Problems
• 398 Legends
• 497-498 Language
• 709.1 Art
• 810-811m 897-898 Literature
• 970 -General History

Library of Congress Classifications for North American Indian topics

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Search Terminology

Aborigine(al) People(s)

Aborigine(al) Population(s)

Aborigine(al) Tribe(s)

Alaska(n)('s) Native(s)

Aleut(s)

American Indian(s)

Amerind(s)

Amerindian(s)

Canada(ian)('s) Native(s)

Eskimo(s)

First Nations

First People of North America

First Tribes

Indian(s)

Indian(s) of America

Indian(s) of North America

Indian Tribe(s)

Indigeneous People(s) of North America

Indigeneous Population(s) of North America

Indigeneous Tribe(s)

Inuit(s)

Land-Grant Colleges

Nation-Tribe

Native American(s)

Native(s) of Alaska

Native(s) of Canada

Native People(s)

Native Population(s)

Native Tribe(sd)

Original People(s)

Pow-Wow(s)

Tribal College(s)

Tribal Libraries

and Tribes by name and/or geographic location

Libraries and Archives

American Museum of Natural History Library (New York, NY)

American Philosophical Society Library (Philadelphia, PA)

Arizona State Museum Library, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)

Ayer Collection, The Newberry Library (Chicago, IL)

Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)

Bishop Museum Library and Archives (Honolulu, HI)

Brooklyn Museum Library and Archives (Brooklyn, NY)

California Indian Library Collection, University of California at Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)

Colorado River Indian Tribes Public Library/Archives (Parker, AZ)

Field Museum of Natural History Library (Chicago, IL)

Fort Berthold Reservation Public Library (New Town, ND)

Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology Library, Brown University (Bristol, RI)

Hayden Library, Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Heard Museum Library and Archives (Phoenix, AZ)

Hearst Museum of Anthropology Library, University of California at Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)

Huntington Free Library and Reading Room (Bronx, NY)

Huntington Library (San Marino, CA)

Library of Congress (Washington, DC)

Little Big Horn College Archives

Minnesota Historical Society Library and Archives (St.Paul, MN)

Museum Library, University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)

Museum of New Mexico Library (Santa Fe, NM)

Museum of Northern Arizona Library (Flagstaff, AZ)

National Agricultural Library, (Beltsville, MD)

National Air and Space Museum Archives, "Native American Pilots Collection" (Washington, DC)

National Indian Education Clearinghouse (NIEC), Arizona State University

National Anthropological Archives , Smithsonian Institutuion (Washington, DC)

National Archives and Records Administration, (Washington, DC)

Museums

American Museum of Natural History (New York, NY)

Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)

Brooklyn Museum (Brooklyn, NY)

Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University (Bristol, RI)

Heard Museum (Phoenix, AZ)

Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)

Museum of Indian Arts and Laboratory of Anthropology, Museum of New Mexico (Santa Fe, NM)

Museum of Northern Arizona (Flagstaff, AZ)

National Museum of the American Indian

National Museum of Natural History

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (Cambridge, MA)

Smithsonian Institution

Southwest Museum (Los Angeles, CA)

Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art (Tulsa, OK)

Organizations

American Indian Higher Education Committee

American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC)

American Indian College Fund (AICF)

American Indian Library Association (AILA)

American Library Association, Library Service for American Indian People

Council on Interracial Books for Children

Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA)

Montana Indian Tribal Libraries Group

National Congress of American Indians

National Council of American Indians

National Indian Education Association

Native American Professors Association

Native American Studies Association

Society of American Indian Engineers

Government Agencies, Committees, and Programs

Bureau of American Ethnology

Bureau of Indian Affairs

National Advisory Council on Indian Education (US Dept of Education

Native American and Alaska Native White House Pre- Conference on Library and Information Services, ?date

Native American White House Pre-Conference on Library and Information Services, 1991

TRAILS: Training and Assistance for Indian Library Services

U.S. Census Bureau (demographic and other information)

U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

U.S. Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs onTribal Libraries and Archives

Laws and Acts

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975

Jerome Treaty

Navajo Community College Act

Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act

Conferences

Native American White House Pre-Conference on Library and Information Services, 1991

Native American Professors Conference (annual)

Evaluating Native American Resources

Check for:

Relevancy. Does it depict normal people as wothwhile.

Authenticity. Is it real or new age?

Racist Stereotypes. Broken English? Women as drudges? Men as warriors? Beads? Feathers? Leather? Head dresses? Cultural inferiority? If they have these - then toss it in the proverbial round file.

Language. What language is it written in and for whom?

Historical Accuracy. Can you find supporting documentation to judge its accuracy?

Fairness. Is is politically fair?