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SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN (NMAI)
The Smithsonian opened the NMAI on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
GAMING LAWS
INDIAN GAMING NEWS: CALIFORNIA INDIAN GAMING NEWS
A newsletter for information on Indian gaming news.
GENERAL
FIRST NATIONS INDEX PAGE
This large and complex site has a great variety of pertinent current American Indian political issues and documents. There is an AIM (American Indian Movement) section and interactive petitions on various current issues.
LATEST DIVERSITY TOPICS
DiversityInc.com provides a running list of current hot topics involving diverse communities. Article about these cutting-edge issues are included on the site. In addition, you can sign up for a diversity newsletter that will be e-mailed to you on a regular basis.
REPATRIATION
4TH WORLD DOCUMENTATION PROJECT WDP -DOCUMENTS FROM THE AMERICAS
An online library of texts which document Native American people's struggles to regain civil rights and traditional lands.
AMERICAN INDIAN RITUAL OBJECT REPATRIATION FOUNDATION
Homepage for this non-federally funded foundation committed to assisting in the return of sacred ceremonial artifacts to the appropriate American Indian nation, clan or family and to educating the public about the importance of repatriation.
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REFERENCE SOURCES
TIP:All research should begin by searching reference sources. They will provide baseline information on your topic and lead to other resources. Reference sources may be in print or electronic. Print sources will be located on the 1st floor West, Library.
ALMANACS, ATLASES & HANDBOOKS
INDIANZ.COM This site is a virtual almanac of facts, web sites, news and history.
ETHNIC CULTURES OF AMERICA REF E 184 A1 F57 1997
NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN ALMANAC: A PORTRAIT OF NATIVE AMERICA TODAY REF E 77 H59 1993
NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN ALMANAC: A REFERENCE WORK ON NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
REF E 75 N397 1994
GEN BOOK STACKS E 75 N397 1994
NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN FIRSTS REF E 77 S96 A998
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
AMERICAN INDIAN AND ESKIMO AUTHORS: A COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY REF Z 1209 H55
THE AMERICAN INDIAN IN SHORT FICTION: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY REF PS 374 I49 B44
THE AMERICAN INDIAN LANGUAGE & LITERATURE REF E 77 M37
AMERICAN INDIAN LITERATURES: AN INTRODUCTION, BIBLIOGRAPHIC REVIEW AND SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
REF PM 155 R86 1990
AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES: A BIBLIOGRAPHIC GUIDE REF E 77 W347 1995
CONTEMPORARY NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE: A SELECTED & PARTIALLY ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
REF 153 I52 J32 1997
NATIVE AMERICANS REF E 77 H694 1991
BIOGRAPHY
ACTIVIST, REBELS, AND REFORMERS REF HN E 534 2001 V. 1-3
CONTEMPORARY NATIVE AMERICAN ARTISTS REF E 98 A7 R45 1995
MAKING IT IN AMERICA: A SOURCEBOOK ON EMINENT ETHNIC AMERICANS REF E 184 A1 M263
NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN: A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY REF E 98 W8 B38 1993
NATIVE AMERICAN WRITERS OF THE UNITED STATES REF 153 I52 N39 1997
NATIVE NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE: BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL INFORMATION
REF PS 508 I5 N38 1994
NOTABLE NATIVE AMERICANS REF E 89 N67 1995
ST. JAMES GUIDE TO NATIVE AMERICAN ARTISTS REF E 98 A7 S8 1998
WHO WAS WHO IN NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY REF E 89 W35 1990
CIVIL RIGHTS & LAW
4TH WORLD DOCUMENTATION PROJECT WDP--DOCUMENTS FROM THE AMERICAS
An online library of texts which document Native American peoples' struggles to regain civil rights and traditional lands.
BILL'S ABORIGINAL LINKS
A very extensive, well-organized site compiled by Canadian lawyer, Bill Henderson, who often represents tribes on Native legal matters. Consequently, his law section is particularly good.
FIRST NATIONS INDEX PAGE
This large and complex site has a great variety of pertinent current American Indian political issues and documents. There is an AIM (American Indian Movement) section and interactive petitions on various current issues.
CHRONOLOGIES
AMERICAN INDIAN 1492-1970; A CHRONOLOGY FACT BOOK E 77 D 393 1971 [3 FLOOR WEST]
CHRONOLOGY OF NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY: FROM PRE-COLUMBIAN TIMES TO THE PRESENT
REF E 77 C555 1994
DICTIONARIES
DICTIONARY OF DAILY LIFE OF INDIANS OF THE AMERICAS REF E 54.5 D53 V. 1-4
DICTIONARY OF INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA REF E 76.2 D54 V.3
DICTIONARY OF NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE REF PM 155 D53 1994
DICTIONARY OF NATIVE AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY REF E 98 R3 S46 1994
NATIVE AMERICAN ETHNOBOTANY - PLANTS
WORD DANCE: THE LANGUAGE OF NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE REF E 76.2 W36 1994
DIRECTORIES
ETHNIC STUDIES IN THE UNITED STATES: A GUIDE TO RESEARCH REF E 184 A1 B275 1996
This title is a directory of ethnic studies departments, publications, and associations in the United States. It includes an extensive section on Native American Indian studies.
GUIDE TO INFORMATION RESOURCES IN ETHNIC MUSEUM, LIBRARY, & ARCHIVAL COLLECTION IN THE UNITED STATES REF E 143 A1 B89 1996
INDEX OF NATIVE AMERICAN RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET
MULTICULTURAL RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET: THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA REF E 184 A1 G874 1999
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
AMERICAN INDIAN WARS REF E 81 K44 1997
AMERICAN INDIANS, READY REFERENCE REF E 76.2 A45 1995 V. 1-3
BRITISH MUSEUM ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NATIVE NORTH AMERICA REF E 76.2 G74 1999
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NATIVE AMERICAN COSTUME REF E 98 C8 P37 1994
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NATIVE AMERICAN ECONOMIC HISTORY REF 98 E2 E52
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NATIVE AMERICAN HEALING REF E 98 M4 L96 1996b
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NATIVE AMERICAN RELIGIONS REF E 98 R3 H73 1992
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NATIVE AMERICAN SHAMANISM: SACRED CEREMONIES OF NORTH AMERICA
REF E 98 M4 L98 1998
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES REF 76.2 W35 1988
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS REF E 76.2 E53 1996
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF VIOLENCE REF HN 90 V5 V5474 1999, V. 1-3
LEGEND AND LORE OF THE AMERICAS BEFORE 1492: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF VISITORS, EXPLORERS AND IMMIGRANTS REF E 61 A72 1993
NATIVE AMERICA IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA REF E 76.2 N36 1994
REFERENCE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN REF E 76.2 R4 1986 V. 1-2
GENEALOGY
STUDENT'S GUIDE TO NATIVE AMERICAN GENEALOGY REF E 98 G44 K39 1996
LITERATURE
AMERICAN INDIAN AND ESKIMO AUTHORS: A COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY REF Z 1209 H55
THE AMERICAN INDIAN LANGUAGE & LITERATURE REF E 77 M37
THE AMERICAN INDIAN IN SHORT FICTION: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY REF PS 374 I49 B44
AMERICAN INDIAN LITERATURES: AN INTRODUCTION, BIBLIOGRAPHIC REVIEW AND SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
REF PM 155 R86 1990
CONTEMPORARY NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE: A SELECTED & PARTIALLY ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
REF 153 I52 J32 1997
DICTIONARY OF NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE REF PM 155 D53 1994
NATIVE AMERICAN AUTHORS
This web site provides information on Native North American authors with bibliographies of their published works, biographies, and linked to other related resources including interviews, online texts and tribal web sites. The web site focus in on contemporary authors, although some historical authors are included.
NATIVE AMERICAN WRITERS OF THE UNITED STATES REF 153 I52 N39 1997
NATIVE NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE: BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL INFORMATION ON NATIVE WRITERS AND ORATORS FROM THE US AND CANADA FROM HISTORICAL TIMES TO THE PRESENT
REF PS 508 I5 N38 1994
WHAT DO I READ NEXT? MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE REF PS 153 M56 W327 1997
STATISTICS
STATISTICAL RECORD OF NATIVE NORTH AMERICANS REF E 98 P76 S73 1993
RACIAL & ETHNIC DIVERSITY: ASIANS, BLACKS, HISPANICS, NATIVE AMERICANS AND WHITES
REF E 184 A1 R78 1998
TIP: Various subject headings are used to identify information on Native Americans including but not limited to: First Nations, Indigenous People, Native North Americans, Aborigines, Indians of North America or by individual tribal name.
TIP: To access databases from home you must be a CSULB student, have a "library pin" and reconfigure your WEB browser. Click HERE for directions.
TIP: When in doubt about how to start your subject search use the KEYWORD option.
AMERICA: HISTORY & LIFE
Over 2000 scholarly journals, books, review articles, and Ph.D. dissertations covering United States and Canadian history and culture (from prehistoric times to the present). Coverage: late 1950s to date. CSULB Authentication Required.
ANTHROSOURCE
AnthroSource provides access to peer-reviewed anthropological journals published by the American Anthropological Association. Coverage: 1880 to present. CSULB Authentication Required.
ART INDEX
More than 300 English-language journalsworldwide about all aspects of art and artists. Indexes reproductions of art works in addition to article citations. Abstracts are available from Spring 1994 to date. Coverage: September 1984 to date. CSULB Authentication Required.
E-HRAF ARCHAEOLOGY
The eHRAF Collection of Archaeology is a cross-cultural database that currently contains nearly 60,000 pages of information on the world's prehistory from 1997 to the present. CSULB Authentication Required.
E-HRAF ETHNOGRAPHY
eHRAF Ethnography is geared for research on a specific culture or cultures. It provides searching on a general subject, on a specific aspect of a subject, on a particular culture or on a geographical region. CSULB Authentication Required.
ETHNIC NEWSWATCH
This database is an excellent source for finding perspectives from ethnic communities on almost any topic. The database is a full-text resource of magazine and newspaper articles written by and for various ethnic groups in the United States. CSULB Authentication Required.
GENDERWATCH
40,000 full text articles from more than 100 international journals, books, magazines and newsletters, plus
unpublished papers and conference proceedings and nearly 1,000 special reports devoted to gender and women's issues. Includes articles from the Ethnic NewsWatch database on ethnic and minority women and women of color. Coverage: 1978 to present. CSULB Authentication Required.
BLACK STUDIES CENTER
This index provides a multidisciplinary exploration into the history, culture, politics, and experience of African people throughout the world. Coverage of African and Native American interactions is included. Both popular and scholarly materials is included. Many full-text publications are available. Coverage: 1998 to the present. Some titles have retrospective coverage. CSULB Authentication Required.
ONCONGRESS CQ
Federal legislative tracking service including full-text of government documents, legislative summaries, committee coverage, vote analysis and CQ Weekly news and analysis. Coverage: 100th Congress to present. CSULB Authentication Required.
PROJECT MUSE
Project Muse provides full-text access to the peer-reviewed periodical published by the University of Nebraska Press.
American Indian Quarterly, (Volume 24, 2001- )
Ethnohistory (Volume 46, 1999 - Volume 51, 2004)
Studies in American Indian Literature (Volume , 2004-
Wicazo Sa (Volume 15, 2000- )
SOCINDEX
SocINDEX provided abstracts to articles on all areas of the social sciences. Coverage: 1940 to present. CSULB Authentication Required.
The following journals are available on the Internet. Please note: in order to access the full contents of some journals, you may be required to register for and/or subscribe to the journal.
TIP: When in doubt about how to start your subject search use the KEYWORD/WORD option on the COAST search screen.
TIP: Various subject headings are used to identify information on Native Americans including but not limited to: First Nations, Indigenous People, Native North Americans, Aborigines, Indians of North America or by individual tribal name.
COAST is the Library's online catalog of over 1.25 million books, periodical titles, media and government. Below is a selection of a few popular topics for American Indian Studies. Click on any of the following subjects to retrieve records from COAST. If you would like to search for a subject other than those listed, click here now.
American Indian Resource Center, Huntington Park Library, Los Angeles County Public Library, 6518 Miles Avenue,Huntington Park (323) 583-1461
The American Indian Resource Center collection includes Indian Census Rolls, and other rare microform materials. The primary strengths of the collection are Indians of the Southwest, the Great Plains andWoodlands areas.
UCLA American Indian Studies Center Library, 3214 Campbell Hall, Los Angeles (310) 206-7510
The American Indian Studies Center Library -- contains over 7400 volumes and strives to collect and provide access to accurate and timely information about American Indian cultures in both historical and contemporary perspectives.
California Indian Library Collection (CILC)
CILC provides information related to unique cultural artifacts made by California's Native Americans.
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