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This guide can be used for Native People of the Americas, the American Indian Experience and other courses.
Reference Resources
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Native Americans and Political Participation by
Call Number: E98.T77 S78 2006ISBN: 9781576077351Publication Date: 2005-10-20Unlike other racial groups in the USA, Native American tribes are political entities. This volume surveys American Indian contributions to the democratic process and the political power that tribes and individual leaders have wielded ever since the first Europeans stepped on American soil. -
Encyclopedia of American Indian Issues Today by
Call Number: E76.2.E527 2013ISBN: 9780313381454Publication Date: 2013-04-02This essential reference examines the history, culture, and modern tribal concerns of American Indians in North America. * Sidebars with additional information, resources, and primary source excerpts * Contributions from top scholars in the field * Bibliographies at the end of each essay for additional research -
Encyclopedia of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy) by
Call Number: E99.I7 E53 2000ISBN: 9780313308802Publication Date: 2000-05-30A comprehensive reference work on the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy), containing over 200 entries covering Haudenosaunee history, present-day issues, and contributions to general North American culture. Haudenosaunee (People of the Longhouse) is the name the Iroquois use for their confederacy (Iroquois is the name given them by the French). This encyclopedia surveys the histories of the six constituent nations of the confederacy (Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, and Tuscarora, adopted about 1725). Several entries also trace ways in which the practices of the Iroquois have filtered into general North American society. -
Health and Social Issues of Native American Women by
Call Number: E98.W8 H43 2012ISBN: 0313397147Publication Date: 2012-09-01The Department of Health and Human Services reported that Native American women are second only to African American women in terms of death rate due to homicide and drug abuse. Psychiatric disorders such as depression and obesity-related diseases like diabetes are also common among Native populations. Not surprisingly, poverty, limited access to preventive health care, and some cultural barriers are at the heart of many of these persistent health disparities. -
Handbook of North American Indians by
Call Number: E77 .H25ISBN: 9780874741971Publication Date: 2006-08-23v. 2. Indians in contemporary society -- v. 3. Environment, origins and population -- v. 4. History of Indian-white relations -- v. 5. Arctic -- v. 6. Subarctic -- v. 7. Northwest Coast -- v. 8. California -- v. 9 & 10. Southwest -- v. 11. Great basin -- v. 12. Plateau -- v. 13. Plains -- v. 14. Southeast -- v. 15. Northeast -- v. 16. Technology and visual arts -- v. 17. Languages -- v. 18 & 19. -
Encyclopedia of United States Indian Policy and Law by
Call Number: KF8205 .E525 2009ISBN: 1933116986Publication Date: 2008-12-23An essential reference on the reciprocal role that U.S. and Native policy and law have played in American political developmentnbsp;nbsp;Created by a culturally diverse editorial board of major scholars and containing invaluable bibliographic material not found in other publications, this definitive two-volume set examines the history and impact of U.S. relations with Native Americans. Extensive essays trace policies from the Continental Congress to the present day&BAD:mdash;including the role that managing the &BAD:ldquo;Indian question&BAD:rdquo; has played in American political development&BAD:mdash;while A to Z entries cover everything critical to a full understanding of the context to U.S./Native American relations, from history, politics, and sociology to civil rights and culture. The set is also the first reference of its kind to incorporate the expanding scholarship reflecting both the Native American viewpoint on and response to federal policies and initiatives over time. -
Treaties with American Indians by
Call Number: KF8203.6 .T74 2008ISBN: 1576078817Publication Date: 2008-01-09Treaties with American Indians: An Encyclopedia of Rights, Conflicts, and Sovereignty is the first comprehensive introduction to the treaties that promised land, self-government, financial assistance, and cultural protections to many of the over 500 tribes of North America (including Alaska, Hawaii, and Canada). Going well beyond describing terms and conditions, it is the only reference to explore the historical, political, legal, and geographical contexts in which each treaty took shape.Coverage ranges from the 1778 alliance with the Delaware tribe (the first such treaty), to the landmark Worcester v. Georgia case (1832), which affirmed tribal sovereignty, to the 1879 legislation that ended the treaty process, to the continuing impact of treaties in force today. Alphabetically organized entries cover key individuals, events, laws, court cases, and other topics. Also included are 16 in-depth essays on major issues (Indian and government views of treaty-making, contemporary rights to gaming and repatriation, etc.) plus six essays exploring Native American intertribal relationships region by region.
Databases
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Academic Search Complete [EBSCO]A multi-disciplinary database of full-text access to approximately 6,600 journals and magazines and nearly 6,000 full-text peer-reviewed journals.
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America: History and Life [EBSCO]An index of over 1,800 journals from 1895 to the present on the history and life of the United States and Canada. Includes citations and links to books and media reviews.
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Anthropology Plus [EBSCO]An index of citations to international publications in the fields of anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, material culture, folklore and interdisciplinary studies.
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ERIC [EBSCO]The world's largest database of education research. Includes bibliographic entries, full-text articles, and a thesaurus of education-related terminology that is used to tag entries in the database.
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Ethnic Newswatch [ProQuest]A database of over 2.5 million articles and more than 340 publications from ethnic and minority presses.
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GenderWatch [ProQuest]A database covering historical and current perspectives on the evolution of gender roles and their effects on all people.
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Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts [Proquest]A database of indexes and abstracts for publications covering all aspects of the study of language and linguistics.
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