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Native Americans

American Indians: index of Native American resources on the Internet

"For both Native researchers and researchers concerned with Native American or indigenous peoples topics, this is the place to begin... The home page lists 32 primary categories ranging from archival resources to museums to electronic texts as well as nonprofit organizations and activist sites..." (Choice Reviews online Oct. 2004)

Bibliography of Native North Americans (BNNA) - EBSCO

Bibliography of Native North Americans (BNNA) is a bibliographic database covering all aspects of native North American culture, history, and life. This resource covers a wide range of topics including archaeology, multicultural relations, gaming, governance, legend, and literacy. BNNA contains more than 80,000 citations for books, essays, journal articles, and government documents of the United States and Canada. Dates of coverage for included content range from the sixteenth century to the present.

CRS (Congressional Research Service) Reports

CRS Reports (Congressional Research Service) was established to provide members, committees and congressional staff with nonpartisan and objective research and analysis on all public policy issues.  Research divisions include: American Law, Domestic Social Policy; Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade; Government and Finance; Knowledge Services; and Resources, Science and Industry.  Many CRS reports are updated at varying intervals, so it is always important to note the exact date of issuance rather than just the title and year of publication.

Encyclopedia of North American Indians

Encyclopedia of North American Indians

Available on-line through CREDO Reference readers can rely on the Encyclopedia of North American Indians for an authentic and often surprising portrait of the complexities of the Native American experience. Written by more than 260 contemporary authorities, the volume features many Native American contributors — including eminent writers, tribal elders, scholars, and activists — with voices as distinct as their subjects, offering a deeper and more informed appreciation of American Indian life, past and present.

George Catlin's Indian Gallery

"The Smithsonian Museum's George Catlin and His Indian Gallery exhibition traveled in 2004-05 to four US cities to celebrate the Lewis and Clark Expedition bicentennial...[W]ith more than 400 objects [it] was one of the largest exhibitions ever organized by the museum...The Catlin collection represents a major one for the Smithsonian, which owns a nearly complete set of the surviving works Catlin painted during the 1830s. For the first time, artifacts collected while Catlin was traveling through Plains Indian territory were displayed along with his paintings.

Indianz.com

"Indianz.com [is an] outstanding production of Noble Savage Media and Ho-Chunk Inc. [It] provide[s] news, information, and resources about issues facing Native peoples. The site's greatest service is its collection and dissemination of Indian news from a wide variety of sources. Although Indianz.com features various connections to arts and entertainment, health and wellness, and even relationship issues, its up-to-the-minute coverage of BIA and tribal issues is what makes this site so impressive and so vital.

Kappler's Indian Affairs: Laws & Treaties

A database of treaties enacted between the United States Congress and the various Native American tribes and nations in the period 1778-1971, compiled Charles J. Kappler. Kappler (1868-1946)was a noted authority on Native American affairs. He served as Clerk to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and represented Indian tribes on in American courts on numerous occasions. This database is a digital version of the seven volume reference work to which everyone concerned with relations between the United States and its native peoples must turn for authoritative information on the subject. In addition to a complete listing of all the treaties concluded between Native American nations and the United States, one finds all the laws passed by Congress during that time relating to Native Americans. Presidential proclamations regarding Native peoples are also found here, as well as much other valuable information about the history of relations between native peoples and the rest of us. A most important resource.

National Congress of American Indians

Organization web site for the National Congress of American Indians.

National Tribal Justice Resource Center

"Tribal court systems represent one of the most obvious manifestations of tribal sovereignty, and the National American Indian Court Judges Association (NAICJA (http://www.naicja.org/)) was established in 1969 in support of this function. In 2000, NAICJA established the National Tribal Justice Resource Center (NTJRC), the "most comprehensive site dedicated to tribal justice systems, personnel, and tribal law." The staff of three provides an information clearinghouse for Native American and Alaska Native tribal courts...

Native American Sites

The web site provides links to home pages of Native American Nations and organizations, and to other sites that provide solid information about American Indians

Native Networks

"An initiative of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), this Web site provides information and guides to resources in Native media throughout the Americas. Feature articles cover Native video and radio, youth media, and filmmaking (in the last case, in the form of interviews). Other offerings include Native media news, resources, links to outstanding Web sites, and information about the NMAI Film and Video Center's programs and festivals.

NativeWeb: resources for indigenous cultures around the world

"NativeWeb is an international, nonprofit, educational Internet-based organization created to disseminate information about indigenous peoples around the world and to provide resources, mentoring, and services to facilitate their use of this technology...'In the News,' 'People and Places,' and 'Announcements' link readers to up-to-date news articles on topics related to indigenous peoples. The 'Resources' listings are impressive, with more than 5,000 links on topics ranging from anthropology to movies to women and religion.

Raid on Deerfield

"This... Web site sponsored by the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association for the 300th anniversary of the raid provides a deep exploration of the histories, cultures, and encounters of five nations (English, French, Kanienkehaka[Mohawk], Wabanaki, and Wendat[Huron]) in northeastern America, going far beyond its focus on the 1704 Deerfield raid. The site begins with a short slide show on the French and Indian attack on the Massachusetts frontier village.

Storytellers: Native American Authors Online

"[Originally called the] Index of Native American Authors Online...this site...has definitely improved... The home page now has 15 links. The most useful are those to alphabetical and tribal listings of Native American authors. These are identified as either 'official' (i.e., approved by the author) or 'unofficial' (created by admirers or students). The site now includes an expanded section of early-20th-century Native authors, traditional storytelling links, virtual greetings cards, a calendar of readings and appearances, and much more.