Research Guides: Native American Studies

Introduction to Native American Studies (start here)

Comprehensive Web Pages

Index of Native American Resources on the Internet

Karen Strom maintains this extensive site. Do read the Frequently Asked Questions!

Lisa Mitten's Home Page

This is an extremely well-maintained directory of Indian resources. Sections include: Information on Individual Native Nations; Native Organizations and Urban Indian Centers; Tribal Colleges, Native Studies Programs, and Indian Education; Languages; The Mascot Issue; Native Media (organizations, journals and newspapers, radio and television); Powwows and Festivals; Sources for Indian Music; Native Arts Organizations and Individuals (artists, performers, celebrities, actors, actresses, storytellers, authors, activists); Indians in the Military; Native Businesses; and General Indian-Oriented Home Pages. There is also a link to the American Indian Library Association.

NativeWeb

Many people contribute to this project whose purpose is "to provide a cyber-place for Earth's indigenous peoples."

H-AMINDIAN

This major electronic forum also includes tables of contents of journals and information about new books and articles.

Native American and Indigenous Studies Association

"NAISA is a professional organization dedicated to supporting scholars and others who work in the academic field of Native American and Indigenous studies" - it began in 2008 and is about to launch a journal.

Special Topics

American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Data and Links

Links to demographic information and tables prepared by the U.S. Census Bureau.

American Indian Health

"An information portal for and about the health of Native Peoples of the U.S." - from the National Library of Medicine.

American Indian Library Association

Keep up with library resources, grants, literature awards and more.

American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Collection

An outstanding example of a digital collection from the University of Washington.

Anthropology Library

The UC Berkeley site is an excellent introduction to Berkeley's various collections, including the Hearst Museum. A recent addition is AnthroHub which includes full text (or links to) of all UCB serial publications. See also the Native American Studies Collection from the Ethnic Studies Library for many links to full text documents.

Arctic Studies Center

This comprehensive site is devoted to the study of northern people, their history and environment.

ArizonaNativeNet

“ArizonaNativeNet is a virtual university outreach and distance learning telecommunications center devoted to the higher educational needs of Native Nations in Arizona, the United States and the world through the utilization of the worldwide web and the knowledge-based and technical resources and expertise of the University of Arizona.”  The Law and Multimedia sections are especially well developed.

California Indian Basketweavers Association

Fulltext of their newsletter is here.

California Indian Legal Services

In addition to the “Links” on this page, see also Law Library of Congress: Indians of North America, National Indian Law Library, and USAdotgov: For Tribal Governments and Native Americans

California Indian Storytelling Association

CISA is "dedicated to the preservation, perpetuation, enlivening and promotion of Indian story and storytelling."

California Language Archive

"A catalog and online archive of the indigenous languages of California, western North America, and the Americas" - Merged collections of the Berkeley Language Center and the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, primary strength is indigenous languages of California.

California Studies Program

Check the California Studies Projects for the California Indian Conference, Hoopa Tribal Museum, and Contaminated Museum Collections and NAGPRA.

Carlisle Indian School

A thoughtful approach to a difficult subject.

Chumash Life

This Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History exhibit is an excellent curriculum example.

Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

Includes full text of many technical reports and special issue on Celilo Legacy.

Edward S. Curtis's North American Indian

This digital exhibition is from Northwestern University Library and is complemented by an expanded site from the Library of Congress Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian. See also Campfire Stories with George Catlin.

If I Can Read, I Can Do Anything

The project "aims to assist Indian communities with increasing literacy skills, while preserving Native American identity through a transferable model of a school-year-long reading promotion program."

Indianz.com

"Quality news, information, and entertainment from a Native American perspective." See also Indian Country Today.

Line in the Sand

Cultural property rights issues is the topic of this site.

NADB

The National Archeological DataBase provides access to the gray literature on archeological sites in the U.S. as well as to NAGPRA texts and information. This database is now included in tDAR, the Digital Archaeological Record.

Native American Documents Project

"This is a demonstration project showing one way in which documents about the history of federal policy concerning native peoples might be more readily available." Includes text of the Dawes Act, etc.

Native American - Indian Genealogy

Useful not only for the direct name searching, but also for articles and tips on ancestry searching.

Native American Public Telecommunications

"Empowering, Educating and Entertaining through Native Media." Also see the Hoopa-based California Indian Radio Project and Shenandoah Films, a Eureka-based distributor of educational videos and DVDs.

Native Health Database

This database of articles can be searched by tribe name as well as by topic.

News from Native California

Events, news, and some articles from the journal are online and there is both a subject index and a list of authors and titles for volumes 1-10.

Northern California Indian Historiography, 1847-1866

Kimberly Johnston-Dodds created this website replete with scans of newspaper articles and government reports: it also includes links to her MA thesis and her compilation of Early California Laws and Policies Related to California Indians.

Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission

Check their frequent news releases and newsletter.

Protocols for Native American Archival Materials

Keep up with best professional practices coordinated by a very inclusive group of organizations. See also Traditional Cultural Expression and Libraries.

Seventh Generation Fund

Find out about their initiatives.

Society for California Archaeology

Newsletters and more are online.

SSILA

Visit the homepage of the Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA) which is a major source for information on Indian languages and language issues. See also: Teaching Indigenous Languages, which includes fulltext documents and many links.

Northwestern California

Blue Lake Rancheria

See especially the sections on Facts and Government & Law.

California Academy of Sciences

Searching the CAS Anthropology Collection database by culture name yields 62 images with descriptions for Yurok, 18 for Hupa, 13 for Karuk, etc.

California Athabaskan Languages & Cultures

An eclectic site with much potential; strongest on Cahto and other Eel River languages.

California Indian Baskets

This is a commercial site for buying and selling Northern California baskets but it also includes many historical photos and information.

Calisphere - A World of Digital Resources

Search this new front-end to the Online Archive of California for local tribes; includes HSU's Ericson collection.

Dorothy Hill Collection

Although the collection is strongest in Maidu, there is also a significant amount of Hupa and Yurok material.

Elk Valley Rancheria

This official webpage includes audio and slide shows.

Finding Aids

Most of these collections have information on northwestern California indians.

Four Directions Institute: California Indians

The pages for local tribes contain information from the Native American Historical Data Base by Larry T.B. Sunderland. Each tribal page also includes an eclectic set of links.

Hoopa Valley Tribe

This is the official website of the Hoopa Valley Tribe. It is an extremely rich site - keep looking to find text of many of the primary documents regarding the history of the tribe as well as current Trinitiy and Klamath water issues.

Karuk Tribe of California

Read issues of the newsletter on this official tribal website.

Live Your Language Alliance

Their mission is "to bring together the language people, advocates, programs, and governments of the local tribes in order to form an alliance that will support language restoration and revitalization efforts."

Northern California Indian Development Council

This non-profit corporation has since 1976 represented American Indian community organizations in northwestern California. It also hosts the Karuk Language Website and Bill Bright's Linguistic Homepage.

Northern California Indian Historiography, 1847-1866

This webpage based on Kimberly Johnston-Dodds' thesis contains full-text of many documents from this time period.

Original Voices

Curriculum activities are linked to this Indigenous Northwestern Gold Rush Exhibit. See also Original Patriots: Northern California Indian Veterans of World War Two.

Research Guides: Humboldt County/Klamath Bioregion

HSU Library resource pages in one convenient list.

Sandspit

Learn about Harry Roberts, read parts of the book, and enjoy the photo gallery.

Smith River Rancheria

A growing amount of historical information is included on this official tribal website.

Southern Oregon Digital Archives

SODA includes fulltext of many U.S., state, and local documents in three collections: Southern Oregon History; Bioregion (i.e., Klamath-Siskiyou); and First Nations/Tribal Collection (including Karuk, Hupa, Yurok, Tolowa, Wiyot).

Trinidad Rancheria

This site includes brief information about the Rancheria and links to the casino.

Tsnungwe Council

Background on the Tsnungwe Tribe including a list of place names (last updated 2001).

Wiyot Tribe

Read about the Indian Island Cultural & Environmental Restoration Project on this official Wiyot page.

Yurok Language Project

The goal of this NSF-funded project is "to provide the most comprehensive grammatical description of Yurok possible while also contributing to the tribal language revitalization project."

Yurok Tribe Home Page

This is the official Yurok page. The Culture link provides historical information about the tribe and current issues of the tribal newsletter are online. See also the new YurokVoices.com.

Humboldt State University Resources

American Indian Civics Project

G-O Road Controversy: American Indian Religion and Public Land

Historical and Contemporary Relationship between the U.S. Government and American Indians

The Legacy of Lewis and Clark: from the perspective of those who met the corp of discovery

CICD

INRSEP

ITEPP

Joe Giovannetti

Native American Studies Professor Joe Giovannetti's homepage includes Tolowa Ancestral Images.

Native American Studies

Ron Johnson

Art Professor Ron Johnson's Native American Tribal Arts Review includes images of Hupa, Yurok, and Karuk tribal art. The introduction and many images from the exhibition catalog, Her Mind Made Up, Weaving Caps the Indian Way, are included.

Publishers/Distributors

Coyote Press

In-print and out-of-print offerings focusing on California and especially strong on archaeology.

Heyday Books

In addition to News from Native California, Heyday publishes books about California Indians.

Louis Collins Books

An excellent site for locating out-of-print titles.

Naturegraph Publishers

Native American books have always been an emphasis of this Happy Camp publisher.

Oyate

Oyate is the place to go to find appropriate Native American materials for children.

Pacific Western Traders

Pacific Western Traders opened in 1971 and is a major focus for Californian tribal arts, both as a gallery and a resource center. The map of tribal areas of California comes from PWT.