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Biography

These references provide brief biographical sketches of prominent Native Americans, as well as highlights of recent Native American history.

Native North American Firsts: Karen Gayton Swisher, AnCita Benally, [editors]. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1998.; Shields Library Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, E77 .S96 1998
A to Z of Native American Women: Liz Sonneborn. New York: Facts on File, 1998.; Shields Library Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, E98.W8 S65 1998
The Encyclopedia of Native American Biography: Six Hundred Life Stories of Important People from Powhatan to Wilma Mankiller: Bruce E. Johansen and Donald A. Grinde, Jr. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1997.; Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, E89 .J69 1997
The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Native American Rights Movement: Mark Grossman. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 1996.; Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, KF8203.36 .G76 1996
Native North American Biography: Edited by Sharon Malinowski and Simon Glickman. New York: UXL, 1996.; Shields Library Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, E89 .N395 1996
Native American women: a Biographical Dictionary: Gretchen M. Bataille, editor. New York: Garland, 1993.; Shields Library Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, E98.W8 B38 1993
Native American Women: A Contextual locationgraphy: Rayna Green. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1983.; Shields Library Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, E98.W8 G75 1983

Periodical Guides

These references offer information on newspapers and periodicals published by Native Americans from the early 19th century to the present. However, such locationgraphies should not be considered exhaustive, as many reservation newspapers remain uncatalogued.

Native American periodicals and newspapers, 1828-1982: locationgraphy, Publishing Record, and Holdings: Edited by James P. Danky. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1984.; Shields Library Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, E77 .D3 1984
American Indian and Alaska Native Newspapers and Periodicals: Daniel F. Littlefield, Jr., and James W. Parins. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1984-; Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, PN4883 .L57 1984

Encyclopedias

These references provide general-level entries on most aspects of Native American histories, cultures, languages, etc., and generally include concise and well-chosen locationgraphies for further research.

The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes: Edited by Sharon Malinowski. Detroit: Gale, 1998; Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, E77 .G15 1998
Encyclopedia of North American Indians.: New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1997.; Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, E76.2 .E53 1997
Encyclopedia of Native American tribes: Carl Waldman. New York, N.Y.: Facts on File, 1988.; Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, E76.2 .W35 1988

Handbooks & Guides

These references focus on the (linguistic) anthropology and ethnography of indigenous peoples of the Americas.

Chronology of the American Indian: A Guide to Native Peoples of the Western Hemisphere, 25,000 B.C.-1994: Newport Beach, CA: American Indian Publishers, 1994.; Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, E58 .C49 1994 Lib Use Only
Handbook of the American frontier: Four Centuries of Indian-White Relationships: J. Norman Heard. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1987-1998; Shields Library Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, E76.2 .H43 1987
Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico: Frederick Webb Hodge, editor. Washington: GPO, 1907-10.; Shields Library Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, E51 .U5 no.30
Handbook of North American Indians: William C. Sturtevant, general editor. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1978-; Shields Library Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, E77 .H251
Handbook of Middle American Indians.: Robert Wauchope, general editor. Austin: University of Texas Press, [1964-76].; Shields Library Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, F1434 .h4
Handbook of South American Indians: Julian H. Steward, editor. Washing: GPO, 1946-59.; Shields Library Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, E51 .U5 no.143
Handbook of the Indians of California: A. L. Kroeber. Washingon: GPO, 1925; Shields Library Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, E51 .U5 no.78
Supplement to the Handbook of Middle American Indians: Victoria Reifler Bricker, general editor. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1981-; Shields Library Humanities/Social Sciences Reference F1434 .h4 suppl.

Culture

This section covers a good deal of ground, from culture and oral tradition as well as the literatures of Mesoamerca to contemporary Native American artists and writer.

Native American Literatures: An Encyclopedia of Works, Characters, Authors, and Themes: Kathy J. Whitson. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 1999.; Shields Library Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, PS153.I52 W47 1999
Contemporary Native American Authors: a Biographical Dictionary: Kay Juricek, Kelly J. Morgan. Golden, Colo.: Fulcrum Pub, 1997.; Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, PS153.I52 J87 1997
Dictionary of Native American Literature: Andrew Wiget, editor. New York: Garland, 1994.; Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, PM155 .D53 1994
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. New York: Gale Research, 1994.; Shields Library Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, PS508.I5 N38 1994
The Dresden Codex: Drawings of the Pages and Commentary in Spanish: Carlos A. Villacorta, J. Antonio Villacorta C. Laguna Hills, Calif.: Aegean Park Press, [1992?]; Shields LibraryF1435.3.W75 C629 1992 Regular Loan
Living Traditions: a Museum Guide for Native American People of California.: California Native American Heritage Commission, 1992.; Shields Library Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, E78.C15 L58 1992
Native American Literature: Andrew Wiget. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1985.; Shields Library Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, PM155 .W54 1985
Native North American Music and Oral Data: Catalogue of Sound Recordings, 1893-1976: Dorothy Sara Lee. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1979.; Shields Library Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, ML156.2 .L4 Lib Use Only
On the Music of the North American Indians: Theodore Baker, translated by Ann Buckley. The Netherlands: F. Knuf, 1976.; Shields Library ML3557.B213 Regular Loan

Indigenous Knowledge

Indigenous knowledge encompasses traditional religions, healing, folkways, etc.

Dictionary of Native American Mythology: Sam D. Gill, Irene F. Sullivan. Santa Barbara, Calif.:ABC-CLIO, 1992.; Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, E98.R3 G46 1992
The Encyclopedia of Native American Religions: an Introduction: Arlene Hirschfelder, Paulette Molin. New York: Facts on File, 1992.; Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, E98.R3 H73 1992
Encyclopedia of Native American Shamanism: Sacred Ceremonies of North America: William S. Lyon. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 1998.; Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, E98.M4 L98 1998
Native American Ethnobotany: Daniel E. Moerman. Portland, Or.: Timber Press, 1998.; Shields Library Humanities/Social Sciences Reference E98.B7 M66 1998
Native American Religions: a Geographical Survey: John James Collins. Lewiston [N.Y.]: E. Mellen Press, 1991.; Shields Library Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, E98.R3 C69 1991

Laws & Treaties

As sovereign peoples, most Native American tribes in the United States and Canada entered into treaties with colonial and federal governments.

Documents of American Indian Diplomacy: Treaties, Agreements, and Conventions, 1775-1979: Vine Deloria, Jr., and Raymond J. DeMallie. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, c1999.; Regular Loan, KF8202 1999
Early American Indian Documents: Treaties and Laws, 1607-1789 (8 vols.): Alden T. Vaughan, Editor. Washington, D.C.: University Publications of America, c1979-.; Regular Loan, KF8202 1979
Indian Treaties, 1778-1883: Compiled and edited by Charles J. Kappler. With a new foreword by Brantley Blue. New York, Interland Pub., 1972.; Shields Library Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, KF8202 1972
Kappler Revisited: An Index and locationgraphic Guide to American Indian Treaties: Charles D. Bernholz. Kenmore, N.Y.: Epoch Books, c2003.; Shields Gov Info and Maps Reference, KF8203 2003 Regular Loan
Laws of the Colonial and State Governments, Relating to Indians and Indian affairs, from 1633 to 1831, Inclusive: With an Appendix Containing the Proceedings of the Congress of Confederation and the Laws of Congress from 1800 to 1830, on the Same Subject.: Stanfordville, N.Y.: E. M. Coleman, 1979.; Regular Loan, KF8203 1979
Supplement to Kappler's Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties: Compiled Federal Regulations Relating to Indians.: [Wash., D.C.] : United States Department of the Interior, 1975.; Regular Loan, KF8203.5 1975

Fieldwork

A good deal of valuable ethnographic and linguistic information is deposited in the papers and collections of a number of American ethnologists and anthropologists. UC special and departmental libraries have large collections of such fieldwork.

The Papers of John Peabody Harrington in the Smithsonian Institution, 1907-1957: Edited by Elaine L. Mills. Millwood, N.Y.: Kraus International Publications, 1981-; Shields Library Microcopy Collection E54.h47 1981 mf

Ethnohistory

Ethnohistory refers to Native American history as derived from disciplines such as ethnography, linguistics, archaeology, and ecology.

The Indians of Central and South America: an Ethnohistorical Dictionary: James S. Olson. New York: Greenwood Press, 1991.; Shields Library Humanities/Social Sciences Reference F1434.O45 1991
Ethnohistory: a Researcher's Guide: [Dennis Wiedman, guest editor]. [Williamsburg, Va., U.S.A.: Dept. of Anthropology, College of William and Mary, 1986]; Shields Library GN308.E83 1986 Regular Loan

Web Resources

American Indian Resource Center, Huntington Park Lib.: http://www.colapublib.org/libs/huntingtonpark/indian.html
Bibliographies of Northern and Central California Indians: http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/cilc/bibs/toc.html
Index of Native American Resources on the Internet: http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/
Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties. Compiled and Edited by Charles J. Kappler: http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler; The full seven-volume set, available online.
National Museum of the American Indian Web resources: http://www.si.edu/nmai/links/content.html
Native American Documents Project: http://www.csusm.edu/nadp/nadp.htm
Native American Documents: Treaties / Tribal Laws: http://envirotext.eh.doe.gov/treaties.htm / http://envirotext.eh.doe.gov/triblaw.htm; Full-text database of tribal legal codes, treaties, and other legal documents.
NativeWeb: http://www.nativeweb.org; "Resources for Indigenous Cultures around the World," including news, links, etc.
Ethnologue: http://www.ethnologue.com/; This guide to the world's languages is particularly strong on indigenous languages of the Americas.
American Memory: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwss-ilc.html; (Indian Land Cessions) The Library of Congress' American Memory digital collections includes a number of historically significant documents, such as the records of Indian land cessions.
Edward Curtis' photography: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html; LC has also digitized Edward Curtis' portfolio of Native American photography.
Portrayals of Native Americans: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/Exhibits/nativeamericans/portrayals.html; A collection from UC Berkeley's Bancroft Library offers digitized images of Native Americans.
US Census: http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/indian.html / http://www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/c2kbr01-15.pdf; The US Census Bureau offers demographic information about Native Americans in the United States.
Canada's Collections: http://collections.ic.gc.ca/F/Visualiser.html; Digital collections provided by the Canadian government, including dozens of sites devoted to Canada's First Peoples.
Code Talk: http://www.codetalk.fed.us/; "Code Talk is a federal inter-agency Native American Web site designed specifically to deliver electronic information from government agencies and other organizations to Native American communities. Code Talk is hosted by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Native American Programs."
The National Indian Law Library: http://www.narf.org/nill/index.htm; "A selection of free federal Indian and tribal law primary resources on the Internet."
Bureau of Indian Affairs: http://www.doi.gov/bureau-indian-affairs.html; Official website for the BIA. Provides links to a number of useful Native American resources offered by the federal government, including recent legislation, census information, tribal affiliations, etc.
The Newberry Library: http://www.newberry.org/collections/L3cdesc.html; The Edward E. Ayer Collection, housed at the Newberry, is "one of the best in the country and in the words of a former Yale University Library Curator, Ayer is "perhaps the finest gathering of materials on American Indians in the world."
LANIC (Latin American Network Information Center): http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/indigenous/; Provides links to scholarly and official websites in Latin America dealing with indigenous populations.

Call Numbers

Useful call numbers for browsing Native American Studies collections include the following ranges:

E51-E99 Indians of North America (E99 broken down by individual tribes)
F1218-1221 Meso-American Indians (Uto-Aztecan, Mexico)
F1435 Maya
PM 101-7356 Native American Languages (North and South America)
PN 1995 Native Americans — Depictions in Film

Subject Headings

Useful subject headings for searching Native American Studies holdings include the following:

America — Antiquities
American Indian Movement
American Indian Painting
Human Geography — America
Indians in Art
Indians in Literature
Indians in Motion Pictures
Indians in Popular Culture
Indians of Central America
Indians of Mexico
Indians of North America
Indians of South America
Indians, Treatment of
[Tribal name (Inuit, Iroquois, Dakota, etc.)]

Most subject headings can be further refined by the addition of a subheading—either geographic (e.g., Indians of Mexico — Oaxaca, Indians of North America — Arizona) or thematic (Indians of Mexico — Antiquities, Indians of South America —Agriculture — Bolivia).

Individual tribes or cultures can be searched for in the catalogue as freestanding subject entries (e.g., Sioux Indians, Delaware Indians, Yokuts Indians, Miwok Indians). Library of Congress Subject Headings are somewhat conservative, and do not necessarily reflect current tribal self-identification (e.g., those looking for entries on the Lakota will be directed to "Sioux Indians").

The epithet "Indians" is applied to contemporary indigenous peoples throughout the Americas (e.g., Luiseño Indians, Tepehua Indians, Aymara Indians) but not to indigenous civilizations (i.e., there are entries for "Olmecs," "Mayas, "Aztecs," but none for "Olmec Indians," "Maya Indians," "Aztec Indians," or "Inca Indians"; instead, their descendants are known as "Indians": "Nahuatl Indians," "Tzeltal Indians," "Quechua Indians). Eskimo and Inuit are not considered "Indians." Some South American tribes are not described as "Indians (e.g., "Iquitos" rather than "Iquito Indians")."