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History Guide

Firsthand

Native American autobiography : an anthology
A collection of Native Americans speaking for themselves.
Annual report of the Board of Indian commissioners to the secretary of the interior
Years of historical reports from the US Board of Indian Commissioners
Amending the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act : report
A more modern bit of legislation
Addressing the housing needs of Native American veterans with disabilities
Contemporary discussion of Native American affairs in US politics

In the Stacks

Tobacco Use by Native North Americans by Joseph C. Winter
Call Number: E98.T6 T63 2000
ISBN: 0806132620
Publication Date: 2001-01-15
Paradigm Wars by Jerry Mander (Editor); Victoria Tauli-Corpuz (Editor)
Call Number: GN380 .P37 2006
ISBN: 1578051320
Publication Date: 2006-10-31
Heart of the Circle by Sara Day (Editor); Library of Congress Staff (Compiled by); Pat Durkin (Introduction by); Alan Bisbort (Contribution by); Joanna Scherer (Contribution by)
Call Number: E89 .C87 1997
ISBN: 0764900064
Publication Date: 1997-01-01

Getting Started

Encyclopedia of American Indian Removal

Use Reference Works (encyclopedias and dictionaries to find books and journal articles)

The Cambridge companion to Native American literature
An overview of Native American literature, courtesy of the Cambridge Companion series.
Atlas of the North American Indian
A critical geographic reference for native american topics.

Ketchican Totem Pole

Source: Wikimedia Commons, Jeremy Keith from Brighton & Hove, United Kingdom

Useful Online Resources

Native Claims: Indigenous Law against Empire, 1500–1920 (ebook)
A close look at the complex legal interplay between the heritage of Native Americans and European legal structures.
Overland Journeys: Travels in the West, 1800-1880
Stories of wagon trains. "Hostile confrontations with Native Americans defending their homelands, although often feared by the wagon trains, were actually comparatively rare."
The People Have Never Stopped Dancing (ebook)
A reflection on and analysis of Native American dance and the historical challenges traditions have withstood.
Native American Sacred Texts
An online collection of sacred texts of Native American peoples.
Native American recipes
An online database of Native American (and Native American-inspired) recipes.

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