Sources on North American Indians
Library of Congress Classification
E77 General works
E78 By state, province or region, A-Z
E98 By subject, A-Z
E99 By Tribe, A-Z
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Indian art North America
Indians of North America - Fishing
Indians of North America - Education
Indians of North America - California - Education
Navajo Indians - Education
Education - California
United States - Civilization - Indian influences
- broadest approach is Keyword:
- Indian? religion
- Indian? fishing
- (the "?" retrieves both singular and plural forms, Indian and Indians)
See aso the ANSS-L Monthly Questions and Answers for tips on subject searching.
Guides to the Literature of North American Indians
- Calloway, Colin G. New Directions in American Indian History (ref E 76.8 N48 1988)
- Haas, Marilyn. Indians of North America: Methods and Sources for Library Research. 1983 (ref E 77 H117)
- Hirschfelder, Arlene. Guide to Research on North American Indians. 1983 (ref E 77 H574)
- White, Phillip. American Indian Studies: A Bibliographic Guide (ref E 77 W52 1995)
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
- Hoxie, Frederick E. Encyclopedia of North American Indians (ref E 76.2 E53 1996)
- Heard. Handbook of the American Frontier: Four Centuries of Indian-White Relationships, v.5: Chronology, etc. (ref E 76.2 H43 1987)
- Klein, Barry. Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian (ref E 76.2 K5 1995)
- Davis, Mary. Native America in the Twentieth Century: An Encyclopedia (ref E 76.2 N36 1994)
- Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes (ref E 77 G15 1998)
- Hirschfelder, Arlene. The Native American Almanac: A Portrait of Native America Today (ref E 77 H59 1993)
- Champagne, Duane. The Native North American Almanac (ref E 77 N362 1994)
- Gill, Sam. Dictionary of Native American Mythology (ref E 98 R3 G46 1992)
- Hirschfelder, Arlene. Encyclopedia of Native American Religions (ref E 98 R3 H73 1992)
- Johansen, Bruce E. Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Issues: An Encyclopedia (ref GF 50 J65 2003)
- Fixico, Donald L. Treaties with American Indians: An Encyclopedia of Rights, Conflicts, and Sovereignty (ref KF 8203.6 T74 2008)
- American Indian Law Deskbook (ref KF 8205 A76 1993)
- Lester, Patrick D. Biographical Directory of Native American Painters (ref N 6536 L47 1995)
- Wiget, Andrew Dictionary of Native American Literature (ref PM 155 D53 1994)
- Witalic, Janet Native North American Literature (ref PM 155 N385 1994)
- Langer, Howard J. American Indian Quotations (ref PN 6081.4 A43 1996)
- Whitson, Kathy J. Native American Literatures: an encyclopedia of works, characters, authors, and themes (ref PS 153 I52 W47 1999)
Some Key Works on American Indians
- In the Reference Collection
- Harrington, John Peabody Papers (ref E 58 H37 1981 vols.1,2,3,9 and microfilm MF2411, vol.2 only) See also J.P. Harrington Database Project
- Handbook of North American Indians. 1978- (ref E 76.2 H36)
- Valory. Guide to Ethnological Documents of the Department and Museum of Anthropology, UC Berkeley (ref E 77 C35 and microfilm MF2641)
- Heizer. Catalogue of the C. Hart Merriam Collection of Data Concerning California Indian Tribes and Other American Indians (ref E 77 H45 and microfilm MF2639 and MF2640). The Guides are also available online (http://findaid.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf8c6006rv and http://findaid.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf9f59p6w7).
- Bancroft Library A.L Kroeber Papers, 1869-1972 (ref E 77 C35 K7 1997 and microfilm MF2635). The Guide is also available online.
- Schoolcraft, H. R. History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the U.S. 1851-1857 (ref E 77 S383 1969)
- Swanton, John R. Indian Tribes of North America. 1952 (ref E 77 S94 1974). The California section is also online.
- Cook, Sherburne. The Population of the California Indians (ref E 78 C15 C698 1976)
- Johnston-Dodds, Kimberly. Early California Laws and Policies Related to California Indians (ref E 78 C15 J64 2002 and online)
- Kroeber, Alfred. Handbook of the Indians of California. 1925 (ref E 78 C15 K78 1976)
- Grinde, Donald A., Jr. Native Americans (ref E 93 N32 2002)
- Washburn, Wilcomb. The American Indian and the United States: A Documentary History (ref E 93 W27)
- Indian Law Reporter. 1976- (ref KF 8201 A3 I5)
- Indian Tribal Codes (ref KF 8203 I53 1980 and ref KF 8203 I53; ref microfiche MC 1731 and ref microfiche MC 1731; some also online)
- In the Book or Documents Collections
- Curtis, Edward S. The North American Indian c 1907. 1970 (E 77 C97 1970 and online)
- Sebeok, Thomas. Native Languages of the Americas. 1977 (PM 108 N3)
- Kappler's Indian Affairs, Laws and Treaties (Docs I 1.107 and online)
- Hodge, Frederick. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico. (Docs SI 2.3 No. 30)
Bibliographies
- In the Reference Collection
- Bibliography of Native North Americans on disc (ref E77 B53) This cd-rom index is a cumulation and expansion of Murdock's Ethnographic Bibliography of North America
- Hoxie, Frederick E. Native Americans: An Annotated Bibliography (ref E 77 H68 1991)
- Berman, Joan. Ethnography and Folklore of the Indians of Northwestern California: A Literature Review and Annotated Bibliography (ref E 78 C15 B47)
- Finding Guide for the California Indian Library Collections (ref E 78 C15 C2 1993 vol.1-8). The Bibliographies of Northern and Central California Indians are available online where the Preface chronicles the history of CILC.
- Prucha, Francis Paul. A Bibliographical Guide to the History of Indian-White Relations in the United States (ref E 93 P9653)
- Clements, William M. Native American Folklore, 1879-1979: An Annotated Bibliography (ref E 98 F6 C584)
- Keeling, Richard North American Indian Music: A Guide to Published Sources and Selected Recordings (ref ML 128 F75 K44 1997)
- Beam, Joan The Native American in Long Fiction (ref PS 374 I49 B43 1996 and 2003)
- In the Book Collection
- Dockstader, Frederick J. The American Indian in Graduate Studies: A Bibliography of Theses and Dissertations (E 58 D62 1973; current edition is online)
- Lee, Dorothy Sara Native American Music and Oral Data: A Catalog of Sound Recordings, 1893-1976 (ML 156.2 I55)
- Bibliography of Language Arts Materials for Native Americans: Bilingual, English as a Second Language Materials 1965-1974 (P 115 B5)
- Bright, William. Bibliography of the Languages of Native California (PM 501 C2 B75)
- Kelso, Dianne. Bibliography of North American Indian Mental Health (RC 451.5 I5 K44)
- On the Web
- Digital Library of the Commons. Comprehensive Bibliography of the Commons.
Periodicals (all of these are located in the Periodicals section on the second floor)
- Akwesasne Notes (E 75 A58) print edition kept until microfilm received. v.1, 1969-to date (MF 1218)
- American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research (RC 451.5 I5 W43) v.1, 1987-v.8, no.3, 1999, then online.
- American Indian Art Magazine (E 98 A7 A43) v.1, 1975-to date
- American Indian Culture and Research Journal (E 98 C9 A45) v.1, 1974-to date. Cumulative index, v.1-26, 1974-2002, in v.26:4. Also indexed in First Nations Index.
- American Indian Journal (E 75 A645) v.1-9, 1975-1987. Cumulative index, v.1-6, in v.6
- American Indian Law Review (E 75 A65) v.1, 1973-to date
- American Indian Quarterly (E 75 A547) v.1, 1974-to date. Also indexed in First Nations Index.
- European Review of Native American Studies (E 75 E97) v.6, 1992-to date
- Indian Historian (E 77 I5) v.1-4, 1964-1967; n.s. v.1-12, 1967-1979. Merged with Wassaja v.13, 1980, to form Wassaja, the Indian Historian
- International Journal of American Linguistics (PM 101 I5) v.1-62 (MF 2290), v.63, 1997-to date.
- Journal of American Indian Education (E 97 J63) v.1-9 (MC 1273), v.10, 1970-to date. Cumulative index, v.1-20, 1961-1980
- Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology (E 75 J63) v.1, 1979-to date
- News From Native California (E 78 C15 N48) v.1, 1987-to date
- Studies in American Indian Literatures (PM 151 S8) ser.2, v.1, 1989-to date
- Sun Tracks: An American Indian Literary Magazine (PS 501 S85) v.1-6, 1971-1980. (Later volumes cataloged separately)
- Tribal College (E 97.55 775) v.5, 1993-to date
- Wassaja (E 77 W38) v.1-7, 1973-1979. Merged with Indian Historian to form Wassaja, the Indian Historian. Resumed in newspaper format v.9-10, 1982-1983. Ceased publication
- Wassaja, the Indian Historian (E 77 W382) v.13, no.1-4, 1980. Ceased publication
- White Cloud Journal of American Indian Mental Health (RC 451.5 I5 W47) v.1-3, 1978-1984. Continued by American Indian and Alaska Mental Health Research.
Periodicals (look closely; these are located elsewhere!)
- Common Ground: Archaeology and Ethnography in the Public Interest (Docs I 29.59/5-2)
- Indian Country Today (only online)
- Native Americas (only online, 1994-to date on Ethnic Newswatch)
- Wicazo Sa (only online, v.15, 2000-to date on Project Muse)
Series and Serials
- American Ethnological Society, Monographs (E 51 A556)
- Annual Reports, Commissioner of Indian Affairs (Docs Serial Set; Index is online; some in Docs I20.5 (1871, 1921-1932); some are online at Native American Documents Project)
- Anthropological Records (E 51 A58)
- University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology (E 51 C15) Some of these are also online at Southern Oregon Digital Archive.
- Reports of the University of California Archaeology Survey (F 863 C255)
- Contributions of the University of California Archaeological Research Facility (E 51 C2)
- Kroeber Anthropological Society Papers (GN 2 K76)
- American Anthropological Association Memoirs (GN 2 A22)
- U.S. Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin (Docs SI 2.3; Index to authors and titles is #200, 1914, also online)
- U.S. Bureau of American Ethnology Annual Report (Docs SI 2.1; Index to volumes 1- 48 is 48th Annual Report, 1930-31)