Books you can take with you are in this number range: 970.004-970.6
When searching our catalog, use keywords joined by the word “and”:
e.g. Indians of North America and government relations
social conditions
history
ethnic identity
religion
state (e.g. Connecticut)
region (e.g. Great Plains)
name of tribe (e.g. Algonquins)
Helpful Reference Books
| American Indians | R 970.0049 A |
| Atlas of the North American Indian | R 970.0049 W |
| Dictionary of the American Indian | R 970.1 S |
| Encyclopedia of North American Indians | R 970.0049 W |
| Great North American Indians: Profiles in Life and Leadership | R 970.1 D |
| Handbook of North American Indians | R 970.1 R |
| Native American Tribes | R 970.0497 G |
| Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indians | R 970.0049 K |
| This Day in North American Indian History | R 970.0049 K |
Electronic Sources (may require library card)
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Magazine and Journal Indexes (may require library card)
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| General Reference Center Gold | |
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Free Websites
Native Americans – Internet Resources
(falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/native.htm)
A site of the Internet School Library Media Center with bibliographies, directories to pages of individual tribes, history and historical documents, periodicals and general links.
Index of Native American Resources on the Internet
(www.hanksville.org/NAresources)
An index of several thousand organized links to Native American and related websites
Native American Sites
(www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/indians.html)
Home of the American Indian Library Association with links to information on nations, languages, festivals, music, arts, etc.
Native Americans and the Environment
(www.cnie.org/NAE)
National Council for Science and Environment. Links, articles and bibliographies on environmental issues facing Native Americans in US and Canada
Native American Authors
(www.ipl.org/div/natam)
Bibliographies of published works, biographical information, links to other online resources including interviews, online texts and tribal websites.
Administration for Native Americans
(www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ana)
This organization supports the social and economic development in Native American communities assisting them to exercise control and make decisions over resources.
Tribal Governments
(www.statelocalgov.net/other-na.htm)
This site provides an alphabetical list of tribes along with national organizations and other links related to Native Americans.