LibGuides: US History: Native Americans

Books in the collection

Code talkers and warriors : Native Americans and World War II
Call Number: 940.54 HOL
ISBN: 9780791093405
Publication Date: 2007
Timelines of Native American history : through the centuries with Mother Earth and Father Sky
Call Number: ODON 970.004 HAM
ISBN: 0399523073
Publication Date: 1997
A collection of entries that provide information about people and events in Native American history, beginning before 20,000 B.C. and continuing through 1997 with predictions for the year 2000 and beyond. Includes quotations and legends from the Native American traditions.
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia : Native American rights
Call Number: 346.758 SHE
ISBN: 0894908561
Publication Date: 1997
Discusses the cases brought by the Cherokee Nation and its supporters against the state of Georgia to protect the rights of the Cherokee living there.
Native American religions
Call Number: 299.7 HAR
ISBN: 0816035784
Publication Date: 1997
Surveys the history and basic beliefs of Native American religions.

Anasazi & Pueblo Indians (Scholastic)
Blackfeet Nation
Chinook Indians
The Chinook Indians - tribe of Chinookan linguistic stock, lived in villages on the embankments of the Columbia River, from British Columbia, Canada to Eastern Washington State, all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
Circle of Stories (PBS)
Circle of Stories uses documentary film, photography, artwork and music to honor and explore Native American storytelling.
History Channel
search for articles, videos, audio files, timelines, and photo galleries
Images of Native Americans (University of California, Berkeley Library)
The Bancroft Library presents "Images of Native Americans," a digital companion to an exhibit of rare books, photographs, illustrations, and other archival and manuscript materials that debuted in the Fall of 2000, to celebrate the acquisition of the University of California, Berkeley Library's nine millionth volume.
Indian Reservations in the Continental United States
This map shows the location of Federal Indian Reservations in the continental United States.

Indians of the Midwest This link opens in a new window
In the Midwest—defined here as Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio — there are 34 federally recognized tribes and others seeking recognition. Members of these communities generously contributed information about contemporary life. On “Indians of the Midwest,” you can explore seven important issues, learn how to do further research, and gain an introduction to the research methods that underlie scholars’ findings.

Lewis and Clark in Kansas: Tribal Nations
Prior to the 1600s, the Kaws lived with other Siouan-speaking tribes known collectively as the Dhegiha Siouan group. At this time, the group lived in the land east of the Mississippi River and north of the Ohio River. They migrated west down the Ohio River and by the 1600s separated into five distinct tribes; the Kaws, Quapaws, Omahas, Osages and Poncas.
Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation Website
This Resource Guide is written for the purpose of providing basic information about the histories and cultures of the Three Affiliated Tribes -the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Sahnish.
National Park Service
Search for information on historic sites, Indian reservations and national parks.
Native American Consultation Database
The Native American Consultation Database (NACD) is a tool for identifying consultation contacts for Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages and corporations, and Native Hawaiian organizations. The database is not a comprehensive source of information, but it does provide a starting point for the consultation process by identifying tribal leaders and NAGPRA contacts.
Native American films (American Experience - PBS)

Oneida Indian Nation
Pictures of Native Americans in the United States (National Archives)
The pictures listed in this leaflet portray Native Americans, their homes and activities. They have been selected from pictorial records deposited in the National Archives by 15 Government agencies, principally the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of American Ethnology, and the United States Army.
Smithsonian Folkways: American Indian
music

Werowocomoco
The village of Werowocomoco was the residence of the Virginia Algonquin chief Powhatan and the political center of the Powhatan chiefdom during the early 1600s. The Werowocomoco Research Group is studying the history and physical remains of the site.
Woodrow Wilson Addresses Native Americans (1:44)
In his 1913 speech to the Native American community, President Woodrow Wilson acknowledges the country's history of dark dealings with American Indians, but also stresses the progress made in forming a unified society.
Werowocomoco Research Project
The village of Werowocomoco was the residence of the Virginia Algonquin chief Powhatan and the political center of the Powhatan chiefdom during the early 1600s. The Werowocomoco Research Group is studying the history and physical remains of the site.
Aboriginal Documentary Heritage: Historical Collections of the Canadian Government
This Web exhibition recounts first-hand information
illustrating the complex and often contentious relationship between the Canadian government and Canada's Aboriginal people from the late 1700s to the mid-20th century.

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