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Dictionaries

Biographical dictionary of American Indian history to 1900 - REF E89 .W35 2001

Dictionary of Native American mythology - REF E98.R3 G46 1992

Historical dictionary of North American archaeology - REF E77.9 .H57 1988

Native American women: a biographical dictionary - REF E98.W8 B38 1993

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of American Indian civil rights - REF KF8210.C5 E53 1997

Encyclopedia of American Indian costume - REF E98.C8 P37 1994

Encyclopedia of American Indian wars, 1492-1890 - REF E81 .K44 1997

The Encyclopedia of Native American economic history - REF E98.E2 E52 1999

Encyclopedia of Native American healing - REF E98.M4 L97 1998

The Encyclopedia of Native American legal tradition - REF KF8204 .E53 1998

The Encyclopedia of Native American religions - REF E98.R3 H74 1996

Encyclopedia of Native American shamanism: sacred ceremonies of North America - REF E98.M4 L98 1998

The Gale encyclopedia of Native American tribes - REF E77 .G15 1998 (4 vols)

Reference encyclopedia of the American Indian - REF E76.2 .K58 1993

Other Suggestions

General Resources

AIHEC Virtual Library A collection of online resources by, for, and about the indigenous peoples of North America and the Pacific. Created by the American Indian Higher Education Consortium.

Atlas of the North American - REF E77 .W16 1985 Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico - REF E51 .U61 (2 vols)

Handbook of North American Indians - REF E76.2 .H36 (17 vols)

Native America in the twentieth century : an encyclopedia - REF E76.2 .N36 1994

The Native North American almanac : a reference work on native North Americans in the United States and Canada - REF E77 .N37 1994

Native Sites A comprehensive list of websites on a variety of topics related to Native American life and culture. Created and maintained by librarian Lisa Mitten.

Reference encyclopedia of the American Indian - REF E76.2 .K58 1993

Research Guides

American Indian studies : a bibliographic guide - REF E77 .W54 1995

Guide to records in the National Archives of the United States relating to American Indians - REF E93 .H54 1982

Native Americans : an annotated bibliography - REF E77 .H69 1991

Researching and writing tribal histories - REF E77 .H34 1991

Tribes

The Gale encyclopedia of Native American tribes - REF E77 .G15 1998 (4 vols)

Index of Native American Cultural Resources on the Internet From the WWW Virtual Library. Offers links to specific tribes in the United States, Canada and Latin America.

Indian Nations in the United States A directory of Indian tribes in the United States provided by the National Congress of American Indians.

North Carolina Indians

Anthropological bibliography of North Carolina - REF E78.N74 A57 1974

Bibliography of the Catawba - REF E99.C24 B58 1987

Cherokee by blood: records of Eastern Cherokee ancestry in the US Court of Claims, 1906-1910 - REF E99.C5 J63 1987(8 vols)

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians A guide to Cherokee documents in foreign archives - REF E99.C5 A52 1983

A guide to Cherokee documents in the northeastern United States - REF E99.C5 K87 1986

Introductory guide to Indian-related records, to 1876, in the North Carolina State Archives - REF E78.N74 S67

The Lumbee Indians: an annotated bibliography, with chronology and index - REF E99.C91 S73 1994

LumbeeTribe.com: official site of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina

North Carolina ECHO Exploring Cultural Heritage Online (ECHO). Provides access to special collections in North Carolina libraries, archives, and museums.

Indigenous People (non-U.S.)

Center for World Indigenous Studies

Indigenous Peoples in Latin America

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

History

Archaeology of prehistoric Native America : an encyclopedia - REF E77.9 .A72 1998

Atlas of American Indian affairs - REF Atlases G1201.E1 P7 1990

Chronology of native North American history : from pre-Columbian times to the present - REF E77 .C555 1994

Encyclopedia of American Indian wars, 1492-1890 - REF E81 .K44 1997

The encyclopedia of Native American economic history - REF E98.E2 E52 1999

Handbook of the American frontier : four centuries of Indian- White relationships - REF E76.2 .H43 1987 (5 vols)

Historical dictionary of North American archaeology - REF E77.9 .H57 1988

20th Century Warriors: Native American Participation in the U.S. Military

Government & Law

The ABC-CLIO companion to the Native American rights movement - REF KF8203.36 .G76 1996

American Indian reservations and trust areas - REF E93 .A455 1996

American State Papers, 1789-1838 A complete digital version of the 38 volumes of early American government documents, including those related to Indian Affairs.

Bureau of Indian Affairs The website for the U.S. Government agency responsible for administering programs that serve American Indians.

Documents of American Indian diplomacy : treaties, agreements, and conventions, 1775-1979 - REF KF8202 1999(2 vols)

Encyclopedia of American Indian civil rights - REF KF8210.C5 E53 1997

The encyclopedia of Native American legal tradition - REF KF8204 .E53 1998

Indian Affairs: Laws, and Treaties Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties, is a compilation of U.S. treaties, laws and executive orders pertaining to Native American Indian tribes. The volumes cover U.S. Government treaties with Native Americans from 1778-1883 (Volume II) and U.S. laws and executive orders concerning Native Americans from 1871-1970 (Volumes I, III-VII). Also available in print form (see below).

Indian affairs: Laws and treaties - REF KF8203 1975 (5 vols)

Line in the Sand Cultural property rights issues is the topic of this site.

Native American Documents Project Primary documents related to Native American history and civil rights.

Native American Legal Resources This extensive site includes full text of tribal constitutions and codes, treaties, Supreme Court decisions, the American Indian Law Review, and more. Provided by the University of Oklahoma Law Library and the National Indian Law Library.

Native American political systems and the evolution of democracy : an annotated bibliography - REF Z1210.I7 J65 1996

Statistics & Data

American Indian and Alaska Native Data and Links Statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Nations within a nation: historical statistics of American Indians - REF E77 .S924 1987

Statistical record of Native North Americans - REF E98.P76 S73 1993

Biography A to Z of Native American women - REF E98.W8 S65 1998

American Indian biographies - REF E89 .A46 1999

An annotated bibliography of American Indian and Eskimo autobiographies - REF E89 .B78

Biographical dictionary of American Indian history to 1900 - REF E89 .W35 2001

Native American women: a biographical dictionary - REF E98.W8 B38 1993

Notable native Americans - REF E89 .N67 1995

Who was who in Native American history : Indians and non-Indians from early contacts through 1900 - REF E89 .W35 1990

Culture

American Indian quotations - REF PN6081.4 .A43 1996

Bibliographies of the languages of the North American Indians - REF E51 .U61

Edward S. Curtis’s The North American Indian Photographic Images A digital collection of the photographer’s images of Native Americans taken between 1907-1930.

Encyclopedia of American Indian costume - REF E98.C8 P37 1994

Native American History and Culture Culture, folkways, recommended reading, and selected exhibitions from the Smithsonian Institution.

National Museum of the American Indian

Native American Ethnobotany A database of foods, drugs, dyes, and fibers of Native American peoples, derived from plants.

Native Americans and the Environment A site devoted to educating the public about environmental issue related to American Indian communities, including history, values, and conservation efforts.

Powwows and Festivals A calendar of powwows and festivals around North America.

The Society for the Study of Indigenous Languages of the Americas

Education

A Guide to Native American Studies Programs in the United States and Canada

Native American education: a reference handbook - REF E97 .H138 2002

Tribal Colleges, Native Studies Programs, and Indian Education Links to organizations, institutions, and programs concerning American Indian education.

Religion & Spirituality

Dictionary of Native American mythology - REF E98.R3 G46 1992

Distinguished Native American spiritual practitioners and healers - REF E89 .J63 2002

Encyclopedia of Native American healing - REF E98.M4 L97 1998

The encyclopedia of Native American religions - REF E98.R3 H74 1996

Encyclopedia of Native American shamanism: sacred ceremonies of North America - REF E98.M4 L98 1998

Literature & Arts

American Indian Literature Bibliographies Links to bibliographies of recommended reading from the University of Arizona Library

A biobibliography of Native American writers, 1772-1924 - REF E77 .L57

The biographical directory of Native American painters - REF N6536 .L47 1995

Native American Authors on the Web

The Native American in American literature: a selectively annotated bibliography - REF PS173.I6 R62 1985

The Native American in long fiction : an annotated bibliography - REF PS374.I49 .B42 1996

Native American literatures : an encyclopedia of works, characters, authors, and themes - REF PS153.I52 W47 1999

Native American writers of the United States - REF PS21 .D5 v.175

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 - REF PS508.I5 N38 1994

North American Indian music: a guide to published sources and selected recordings - REF ML128.F75 K44 1997

St. James guide to native North American artists - REF E98.A7 S8 1998

Media

Indianz.com “News, information, and entertainment from a Native American perspective.”

Native American periodicals and newspapers, 1828-1982 : bibliography, publishing record, and holdings/edited by James P. Danky - REF E77 .D25

Native Media A list of links to Native American film and video organizations, journals and newspapers, and radio and television.

North American Indian Publications An annotated list of links to “online publications by & concerning Indian people.”

Health

Indian Health Service The Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The IHS is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for Indian people.

Native Health Databases From the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. Includes an historical database of Native health, 1652-1966

This is a sampling of the reference resources available in Randall Library's Reference Collection. To find other reference resources, do a keyword search in the library catalog and limit it to UNCW Reference or ask a librarian.

Last Update: February 1, 2006