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A. General Native American Bibliographies

The items listed below vary in the types of information (books, articles, government documents)
and chronological period covered, as well as in their subject and/or geographical arrangement.

1. General Bibliographies

There is an annotated basic bibliography available from the California Indian Library Collections web site.

Murdock, George Peter and Timothy J. O'Lear. Ethnographic Bibliography of North America. 4th ed., 5 vols. (1975); 3 vol. Supplement (1990). Z1209.2.N67.M87 & Z1209.M8 suppl. The basic bibliography for anthropology and archaeology. Arranged by tribal and ethnic group. This print bibliography has been superceded by a CD-ROM Bibliography of Native Americans .
"Native Peoples of the Americas" in The American Historical Association's Guide To Historical Literature. 3rd ed. (1995). LOCATION: Green Library Gen Ref Z6201.A55 1995
Hass, Marilyn. Indians of North America: Methods and Sources for Library Research. (1983). Excellent section "Annotated Bibliography by Topic".
Native American resurgence and renewal: a reader and bibliography (1994). E93.N286 1994 TOPICS: Indians of North America--Government relations--1934- Indians of North America--Social conditions. Indians of North America--Ethnic identity.
Guide to Research on North American Indians. (1983). Z1209.2.N67.H57. Includes useful introductory essays to its several topical sections. Similar to this work, really more of a handbook than a bibliography:
Price (1977) Native Studies: American & Canadian Indians . E77.P88. An excellent introductory work.
New Directions in American Indian History. (1988). E76.8.N48. Bibliographic essays on diverse NA topics.
Ullom, Judith C. A Comprehensive Bibliography for the Study of American Minorities. 2 vols. (1976). Z1209.U4. Vol. 2: Native Americans, pp 783-909.
Newberry Library, Chicago. Dictionary Catalog of the Edward E. Ayer Collection of Americana and American Indians. 16 vols. (1961); plus 1st & 2nd Supplements. 7 vols (1970-1980). Z881.U47. One of the major collections in the United States.
U.S. Department of Interior. Dictionary Catalog of the Department of Interior Library. 37 vols. (1967); plus 1st and 2nd Supplements (1969-1971). Z881.U47. Includes a subject approach to a great many government documents dealing with the American Indian.
Dictionary Catalogue of the Library of the Provincial Archives of British Columbia. 8 vols. (1971). Z1392.B73.B7. Includes a good deal of material on Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest.
Smith, Dwight L. Indians of the United States and Canada. A Bibliography . 2 vols. (1974-1983). Z1209.S5. A listing of periodical article abstracts for the period 1954-1982, in a geographical and tribal arrangement with subject index, drawn from America History and Life (TABLE 6).
Native Americans: an annotated bibliography. (1992). Z1209.2.N67.H68. A Magill bibliography.
Indians of North and South America: A Bibliography based on the collection at the Willard E. Yager Library- Museum. (1977); plus Supplement (1988). Z1209.W82.
American Indian in Graduate Studies: A Bibliography of Theses and Dissertations. 2 vols. (1974). Z1209.D62. Covers theses and dissertations produced in the U.S., Canada & Mexico.
Marken, Jack. The Indians and Eskimos of North America: A Bibliography of Books in Print through 1972. (1973). Z1209.M25.
Pre-Columbian Contacts with the Americas.... 2 v. (1990). Green Library Stacks E103.S67 1990.
Native Americans: a resource guide. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, EEO Special Emphasis Programs, National Agricultural Library, 1992. Green Library Stacks Z1209.2U5 N39.
Teaching American Indian history. American Historical Association, 1993. E76.8.W54 1993. TOPICS: Indians of North America-- History--Study and teaching.
Native American Research Information Services: A Program for Community Development. (1982). E76.7.N38 STK. Describes UCLA sponsored NA online database.

2. Serial Indexes

Indexes & Abstracts for Anthropology & Development Studies.

There is a master list of networked indexes available to library users.

Bibliography of Native Americans (CD-ROM). Coverage: 16th-century+. Located in Green Reference; sign out disc from at the Ref Desk. User guide for the CD-ROM.
Writing on American History. (Annual). Z1236.L331. See its section "History of the American Indian".
Abstracts of Native Studies. (1984- ). E78.C2A37.
Index to the Literature of the American Indian. (1970-1973). Z1209.I57.
American Indian Index. (1953-1968). Z1209.A5. Has a rather curious arrangement. Includes pre-1953 articles and books, including government documents.
North American Indians. A Dissertation Index. (1977); plus Supplements (1978, 1982, 1985). Z1209.2.N7.N6. Lists doctoral dissertations from 1904; masters theses from 1962. Also use Dissertation Abstracts on CD-ROM. Also: American Indian in Graduate Study: Bibliography of Theses & Dissertations. 2 vols. (1974). Z1209.D62.
America: History & Life, 1982+ (Type "SEL AMERICA" in Folio).

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3. U.S. Federal Documents Bibliographies & Indexes

United States Federal Government Publications SUL page,

U.S. Dept. of Interior. Biographical and Historical Index of American Indians and Persons Involved in Indian Affairs. 8 vols. (1966). Z1209.U5.
Johnson, Steven L. Guide to American Indian Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899. (1977). KF8203.A1.J63.

There is a great deal of material in the Government Documents Department having to do with the American Indian, and much of it is not represented in SOCRATES. The major document indexes/bibliographies are listed below. Also see the separate sections of this guide treating archives and official publications.

Monthly Catalog of Government Publications. (1895 to date). GP 3.8 GovDocs Reference.
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Government Publications of the United States September 5, 1774- March 4, 1881. 2 vols. (1885). 016.32873 A513c GovDocs Reference.
Comprehensive Index to the Publications of the United States Government 1881-1893. 2 vols. (1905). 016.32873.A513c GovDocs Reference.
CIS US Congressional Committee Hearings Index 1833 (23rd Congress) - 1969 (91st Congress). 13 parts in 42 vols. (1981). Z1223.Z7.C65 GovDocs Reference.
CIS US Congressional Committee Prints Index earliest publications through 1969. 5 vols. (1980). Z1223.Z7.C66 GovDocs Reference.
CIS US Serial Set Index 1789 (15th Congress) - 1969 (91st Congress) including the American State Papers. (1977). Z1223.Z7C4 GovDocs Reference.
CIS Index to Unpublished US Senate Committee Hearings. 5 vols. (1986). Z1223.Z7656 GovDocs Reference.
CIS Abstracts. (1970 to date, monthly). KF49.C623 GovDocs Reference.
A Guide to Major Studies and Issue Briefs of the Congressional Research Service. (1975 to date, issued annually). KF4952.M36 GovDocs Reference.
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents. (1965 to date). Latest in GovDocs Reference.

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B. General Native American Handbooks, Directories, Compendiums, Atlases

General & Misc.
Directories
Maps & Atlases

1. General & Miscellaneous

Native America in the twentieth century: an encyclopedia. (1994). E76.2.N36 1994
Reference encyclopedia of the American Indian. 6th ed. (c1993). E76.2.K5 1993. TOPICS: Indians of North America-- Directories. Indians of North America--Bibliography. Indians of North America--Biography.
The Native American almanac: a portarit of Native America today .(1993). E77.H59 1993.
Native American information directory. (1992-). E76.2.N38.
Dictionary of the American Indian. (1960). Brief descriptions of places and things. E77.S84.
U.S. Smithsonian Institution. Handbook of North American Indians . (1978-). In progress. A 20 volume revision of Hodge's old Handbook of North American Indians, 2 vols. (1907- 1910, E77.H68). These volumes are written by experts and include good notes on sources and bibliographies. Volumes published thus far include: vol. 4 (Indian White Relations), vol. 5 (Arctic), vol. 6 (Subarctic), vol. 7 (NW Coast), vol. 8 (California), vol. 9 (Southwest), vol. 10 (Southwest), vol. 11 (Great Basin), vol. 15 (Northeast). This set is shelved in General Reference in Green Library and in Government Documents.
Encyclopedia of World Cultures. Vol.1: North America. (1991). GN550.E53.
Human Relations Area Files, (CD-ROM; earlier material on microfiche). CD user guide from SFU libraries. A major collection, largely ethnographic in nature, dealing with a great number of world cultures, among them some Native American. A good deal of material on social life & customs, etc.
Washburn, Wilcomb E. The American Indian and the United States. A Documentary History. 4 vols. (1973). E93.W27. Includes a great many documents, in whole or in part, including treaties, constitutions, laws, etc.
Vogel, Virgil. This Country Was Ours: A Documentary History of the American Indian. (1972). E77.2.V63. Appendices on films, recordings, museums, organizations, publications and biography.
Prucha, Francis. Documents of U.S. Indian Policy. 2nd ed. (1990). KF8205.D63.
Heard, J. Norman. Handbook of the American Frontier: Four Centuries of Indian-White Relationships. (1987-). E76.2.H43. Vol.1: Southeastern Woodlands; vol.2: Northeastern Woodlands. An excellent topical and biographical dictionary with references.
The American Indian 1492-1976: A Chronology & Factbook. 2nd ed. (1977). E77.D393.
Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups. (1980). E184.A1.H35. Includes references for further reading.
Dictionary of Native American Mythology. (1992). E98.R3.G46 1992.
Cry the Thunderbird: The American Indians Own Story. (1972). E77.H2. Anthology.
To Touch the Earth: A Self Portrait of Indian Existence. (1971). E98.C9.M24. Anthology; no references.
Indian oratory: famous speeches.... (1971). E98.o7.V33.
Legend and lore of the Americas before 1492 (1993). E61.A72 1993.

There are the several reference works of American Indian Publishers, Inc.:

Biographical Dictionary of Indians of the Americas. 2 ed. (1993). On order.
Dictionary of Daily Life of the Indians of the Americas. (1981). E54.5.D53.
Dictionary of Indian Tribes of the Americas. (1981). E54.5.D5.

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2. Directories (Tribes, Reservations, Services, Schools, Museums, Archaeological Sites)

Leitch, Barbara. A Concise Dictionary of Indian Tribes. (1979). E76.2.L44. See also Concise Directory of Indian Tribes of North America (1952) 970.1.U58eb n.145 Green Stack; and Schedule of Indian Tribes and Settlements (Canada) E78.C2A48 Green Stack.
1989 Tribal Directory of Arizona Indian Tribes. E78.A7A33. Check Gov. Docs library for current editions.
Indian Reservations: A State and Federal Handbook. (1986). E93.I3828.
Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. (1988). E76.W35 1988. Very elementary, no references
Dictionary of Indian Tribes of the Americas. (1981). E54.5.D5.
Native American information directory. (1992-). E76.2.N38.
American Indian Reference Book. (1976). E77.2.A43.
Native American Directory: Alaska, Canada, U.S. (1982). E76.2.N37.
Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian. 5th ed. (1990). E76.2.R4.
The American Indian Index: A Directory of Indian Country. (1985). E76.2F7.
National Indian Directory. 1975 ed. E76.2.N3. Ceased publication with this edition.
Directory of American Indian Print & Broadcast Media. (1978). Z6944.75L4.
American Indian and Alaska Native Newspapers and Periodicals, 1826- 1985. 3 vols. (1984-86). PN4883.L57.
Native American Periodicals and Newspapers 1829-1982. (1984). Z1209.2.U5.L57 Includes list of library locations and microform availability.
America's Ancient Treasures: A Guide to Archaeological Sites and Museums in the U.S. and Canada. (1983). E76.F64.
Guide to Prehistoric Ruins of the SW. (1989). E78.S7.O66.
Indian America, a Traveller's Companion. (1989). E76.2.W35.
North American Indian Travel Guide. (1987). E76.2.S52.
North American Indian landmarks: a traveler's guide. (1993). E77.C26 1993. TOPICS: Indians of North America--History-- Guidebooks. Indians of North America--Antiquities-- Guidebooks.
Exploring native sites in Western Canada, 1994. LOCATION: Green Library Gen Ref E78.C2K73 1994.
Native American Voluntary Organizations. (1987). E75.N395.
Directory of Indigenous/Indigenist Organizations. (1987). GN380.R50 #4.
The Red Pages: Business Across Indian America. (1985). E98.B98.R4.
Arts & Crafts Resource Guide. (1989). 90-22419 Green Stack.
Directory of Hispanic and American Indian Higher Education Programs . (1980). Green Stack. Intended for students who are Indian. For colleges which have courses on Native Americans:
Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian; and The College Blue Book, vol.1 under both "Indian" and "Native."
Issues for the Future of Native American Studies. (1985). E76.6.H45. Contains listing of graduate programs.

3. Maps and Atlases

Atlas of American Indian Affairs. (1990). G1202.E1. Excellent, detailed.
Historical Atlas of the American West. (1989). G1381.S1B4 f.
National Atlas of the United States of America. (1970). G1200.V57f. Indian population 1960, pre-historic sites; tribes, cultures and languages.
Atlas of the North American Indian. (1985). E77.B6 1985. Highly acclaimed, though no references of any kind to sources of data, but a large collection of maps and general Native American information.
Atlas of Ancient America. (1986). E61.A88. Includes bibliography.
Native Peoples & Languages of Alaska. (1982). G4371.E3 1982 f.
Historical Atlas of World Mythology. (1983- ). Vol.1: Way of the Animal Powers; Vol 2: Way of the Seeded Earth. BL311.C26. Contains extensive NA material.
Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States. (1932). Many useful maps. G1201.S1.P3f.
National Atlas of Canada. (4th ed., 1973). Excellent for indian lands and languages, early exploration, fur trade. G1115.C55 1973f. Green Stack. See also the inventory Maps of Indian Reserves and Settlements in the National Maps Collection (1980-). Vol.1: British Columbia ; vol.2: Yukon, NW Territories and Central Plains. Z1209.2.C2039. Also, Historical Atlas of Canada, G1116.S1.H56.
We the People: An Atlas of America's Ethnic Diversity. (1989). E184.A1.A479.

There are excellent general archaeology atlases that have information on Native Americans: World Atlas of Archaeology (1985) G1046.E15.W6; Archaeological Atlas of the World (1975) G1046.E15.W6; Cambridge Encyclopedia of Archaeology (1980), CC165.C3; and Past Worlds (1988) CC165.P37f. For California Indians also see California Patterns (G1526.S1.H6).

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C. Specialized Native American Bibliographies, Handbooks etc.

Historical and ethnographic writing is covered in almost all of the bibliographies listed in the general bibliography section above and in the specialized bibliography section below. Murdock, Ethnographic Bibliography of North America, the first item listed in section A.1 (page 1) is the basic ethnographic bibliography. See Appendix C for general anthropology reference sources. There is an important on-going series of critical bibliographies published by the Newberry Library Center for the History of the American Indian (FIND O Newberry Center in SOCRATES.). Most volumes are shelved in Green Stack [in the Z1208, Z1209 and Z1210 ranges]. Included in this series are:

Historical Demography                    The Choctaws     
Indians of the Subarctic                 Northwest Coast
Indians of the Northeast                 The Pawnees      
U. S. Indian Policy                      The Navajos
Indians of the Southwest                 The Cheyennes    
The Cherokees                            The Apaches
Indian Missions                          The Sioux
Native American Prehistory               Plains Indians   
The Indians in Maryland and Delaware	       
Immigrant Indians of Kansas              The Creeks  
Sociology of American Indians 
The Indians of California                Ojibwas

Another series of bibliographies is being published by Scarecrow Press. There are 14 titles as of 1990. Check SOCRATES [FIND TP (title phrase)] under the series name Native American Bibliography Series. In this same area of the Stack [on the lower level of the East Wing of Green Library] there are also a number of other bibliographies on individual tribes or nations.

1. Indian-White Relations, Treaties, Law

The Law Library and Government Documents Library have extensive material in these areas. Also see Appendix E: 500 Years of Contact: Some Basic Readings.

Native American resurgence and renewal: a reader and bibliography (1994). E93.N286 1994 TOPICS: Indians of North America--Government relations--1934- Indians of North America--Social conditions. Indians of North America--Ethnic identity.
Washburn, Wilcomb E. The American Indian and the United States. A Documentary History. 4 vols. (1973). E93.W27. Includes a great many documents, in whole or in part, including treaties, constitutions, laws, etc.
Washburn. Indian-White Relations. (1988). Vol.4 of Handbook of North American Indians. E77.H2.5. (Review: Hoxie, Am. Ind. Qt. 15.4(1991):523-26.) Includes excellent chapter by Berkhofer, "White Conceptions of Indians" , pp.522-543, that essentially summarizes his classic The White Man's Indian (1978).
Images of Others: A Guide to Microform Manuscipts on Indian-White Relations. (1991). E91.G75.
Prucha, Francis P. Document of U.S. Indian Policy. 2nd ed. (1990). KF8205.P63; also, A Bibliographic Guide to the History of Indian- White Relations in the United States. (1977); plus 1975-1980 Supplement (1982). Z1209.2.U5.P67. See also Prucha (1988) The Great White Father: The United States Government and the American Indians, Green Stack.
Fenton, William N. American Indian and White Relations to 1830. Needs and Opportunities for Study. (1957). Z1209.F38.
Heard, J. Norman. Handbook of the American Frontier: Four Centuries of Indian-White Relationships. (1987-). E76.2.H43. Vol.1: Southeastern Woodlands; vol.2: Northeastern Woodlands. An excellent topical and biographical dictionary with references.
Dobyns, Henry F. Native American Historical Demography. A Critical Bibliography. (1976). Z1209.D58. Also see Russell Thornton (1987) American Indian Holocaust and Survival: A Population History Since 1492, Law Library & Green Stack. In connection with the above one might consult Jennings (1975) The Invasion of America: Indians, Colonialism, and the Cant of Conquest, F7.J46 Green Stack. Also, S. Lyman Tyler (1973) A History of Indian Policy, I 20.2:H62, and Taylor (1972) The States and their Indian Citizens, I 20.2:St2, both in GovDocs.
Narratives of Captivity Among the Indians of North America. (1912); plus Supplement (1928). Z1209.N38.
Vaughn, Alden. Narratives of North American Indian Captivity: A Selective Bibliography. (1983). Z1209.2.N67.V38.
Cohen, Felix S. Handbook of Federal Indian Law. (1971). KF205.A33. A reprint of the 1942 edition.
U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs. Indian Affairs, Laws and Treaties. (1976). Compiled by Charles Kappler. Documents Serial Set 4253-54, 4623-24, 6166, 8849, 10458. Shelved in Government Documents Department. Continued through the 91st Congress, 1970 by:
Kappler's Indian Affairs: Laws & Treaties. 2 vols. (1979). These two works are the starting point for research on Indian-White relations in the U.S. & Canada.
Kappler, Charles J. Indian Treaties, 1778- 1883. (1972). KF.8203.1972B. This is an abridgement of the Congressional Serial Set listed above, including the treaties from 1778-1883.
Buchanan, Jim. Canadian Indian Policy: A Bibliography. (1979). Z1209.2.C2.B8. The Supplement covering 1979- 1986 is shelved at Z7164.A2.P83, both in Green Stack. Also: Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens: The History of Indian-White Relations in Canada (1989) Green Stack.
Surtees, Robert. Canadian Indian Policy, A Critical Bibliography. (1982). Z1209.2.C2.S9 Green Stack.
Hargrett, Lester. A Bibliography of the Constitutions and Laws of the American Indians. (1947). Z1209.H28. Regarding this matter, Green Stack has two important reprint collections, Constitutions and Laws of the American Indian Tribes (1973-1979); Series 1: 20 vols.; Series 2: 33 vols. Contains the written constitutions and laws of the Indian Territories and the Osages, Cherokees, Choctaws, Muskogees, Creeks, Foxes and Sacs; and Early American Indian Documents: Treaties & Laws 1607-1789.
De Puy, Henry F. A Bibliography of the English Colonial Treaties with the American Indians, including a Synopsis of Each Treaty. (1971). Z1209.2.U5.D44. Reprint of the 1917 edition.
Sutton, Imre. Indian Land Tenure: Bibliographical Essay and Guide to the Literature. (1975). Z1209.2.U5.S95.

For Current Laws And Regulations:

United States Statutes at large. GovDocs Reference.
United States Code. (latest edition). GovDocs Reference.
Code of Federal Regulations. (latest annual compilation). GovDocs Reference.
Federal Register. (1938 to date, daily).

For Current Litigation:

NARF (Native American Rights Fund) Review; and check with the Law Library.

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2. Statistics & Demography

Consult the American Statistics Index (1973-) for US federal statistics; the Statistical Research Index (1980-) for national, state & local data derived from publications other than those of the US federal government; and Catalogue-Statistics Canada (1972-), all in GovDocs. Also, check with the documents librarians for recent Census data.

Statistical Record of Native North America, 1993, E98.P76.S73 DESK.
Statistical Abstract of the U.S. (Annual). HA202.A438.
Historical Statistics of the United States from Colonial Times to 1970. 2 vols. HA202.B87.
Dobyns, Henry F. Native American Historical Demography. A Critical Bibliography. (1976). Z1209.D58. See also Russell Thornton (1987) American Indian Holocaust and Survival: A Population History since 1492, Law Library & Green Stack.
Stuart, Paul. Nations within Nations: Historical Statistics of American Indians. (1987). E77.S924
Navajo Nation FAX 88: A Statistical Abstract. (1988-). E99.N3.N334.
1970 Census of Population, Subject Reports: American Indians. (1973). E77.A35.

See population data presented in the atlases (e.g., Atlas of American Indian Affairs ) listed in Section B.3 (p.4). Also: We the People: An Atlas of America's Ethnic Diversity, E184.A1.A479, has good maps and statistical information; focuses on 1980 Census data.

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3. Biography, Autobiography, Oral History, Photography (Portraits)

Biography, Oral History

Biographical information is also found in Hodge's Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, E77.H68, and will be in vols. 18 & 19 of the new Handbook of North American Indians. Volume 4 of the new Handbook includes the extensive chapter "Non-Indian Biographies" (pp.617-699), treating people who had significant impact on Indian-White affairs.

Who Was Who in Native American History. (1989). E77.E117.
Native American Women: A Biographical Dictionary, 1993, E98.W8.B38.
Daughters of the Desert: Women Anthropologists and the Native SW 1880-1990. E78.S7.B15.
Biographical Dictionary of Indians of the Americas. (1983). On order.
Heard, J. Norman. Handbook of the American Frontier: Four Centuries of Indian-White Relationships. (1987-). E76.2.H43. Vol.1: Southeastern Woodlands; vol.2: Northeastern Woodlands. An excellent topical and biographical dictionary with references.
U.S. Dept. of Interior. Biographical and Historical Index of American Indians and Persons Involved in Indian Affairs. 8 vols. (1966). Z1209.U5.
Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of ninety-five of 120 principal chiefs from the Indian tribes of North America. (1838?). I 20.2:In2/27 GovDocs.
Dockstader, Frederick J. Great North American Indians. 3rd ed., 2 vols. (1978). E76.2.R4.
Brumble, H. David. An Annotated Bibliography of American Indian and Eskimo Autobiographies. (1981). Z1209.B78.
Indians of Today. 4th ed. (1971). E89.G75. Brief sketches of 373 Indian men and women.
The American Indian 1492-1976. (1977). E77.D393. Historical chronology and brief biographies.
Ohoyo One Thousand. A Resource Guide of American Indian/Alaska Native Women. (1982). E98.W8.A52.
Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian. (1990). E76.2.R4. Section 4: Biography.
Vogel, Virgil. This Country Was Ours: A Documentary History of the American Indian. (1972). E77.2.V63. Its appendix 3 is "Famous Americans of Indian Descent"; includes references.
American Indian Research Project. (1979). Z1209.2.G7.O7. Index to oral histories located at the University of South Dakota.
Green, Rayna. Native American Women: A Contextual Bibliography. (1983). Z1209.2.N67.G75. Includes biographies.
American Indian Women: A Guide to Research. (1991). Z1209.2.N67.B36. Autobiog., Biog., Interviews: p. 282-.
Rubinstein, Charlotte. American Women Artists from early Indian Times to the Present. (1985). N6505.R8.
A Bio-bibliography of Native American Writers, 1772-1924. (1981); plus Supplement (1985). Z1209.2.U5.N37.

Photographs (also see section C.8.: Archives)

Check subject heading: "Indians of North America-- Pictorial Works." For California, see the archival guides and other sources listed in the California Indian section, including the California Indian Library Collections CD-ROMs.

North American Indians: Photographs from the National Anthropological Archives. MFICHE 870, Microtext Room.
Curtis, Edward. The North American Indian. 20 vols. (1907-1930). This famous publication shelved in the Department of Special Collections, Green Library, includes 10 volumes of photographs and 10 volumes of text, which are illustrated with many additional photographs. The Department of Special Collections has a large collection of 19th century photographs

There are also a number of reference works that help locate photographic resources, e.g.,:

Picture Sources. 4th ed. (1982). N4000.S7.
Index to American Photographic Collections. (1982). TR12.M4.
World Photography Sources (1982) N4000.W67.
Guide to Canadian Photographic Archives. (1984). TR199.G838 Green Stack.
University of California Directory of Photographic Collections. (1985). TR12.C65 Art Library.

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4. Language, Literature, Folklore, Sound Recordings

Language

For introductory articles see the entries in the Encyclopedia Britannica (15th ed.) for "North American" and "Meso- American Indian Languages"; color maps are included. Also see Teeter (1971) "American Indian Linguistics" in Annual Review of Anthropology 1:411-424. For additional background information see Sebeok, ed. (1977) Native Languages of the Americas, 2 vols., Green Stack (vol. 2 includes a 200 page checklist "North American Indian Languages"). Joseph Greenberg (1988) Language in the Americas, Green Stack, puts forward a new and controversial classification scheme. See Bibliography of The Amerind Linguistic Debate.
Bibliographies and handbooks:
for North American languages including Eskimo languages and Mexico see "Native Languages of North America," pt.3, vol. 10 of Current Trends in Linquistics , 405.C967 Stack [also includes checklist and maps]. Also see Boas (1911-1938) Handbook of American Indian Languages, 3 vols., PM801.B7. This handbook will eventually be updated by vol. 17 of the Handbook of North American Indians, which is in progress. A good classified bibliography (not covering Eskimo) is Marken (1978) The American Indian Language & Literature, Z1029.1 N67.M3. For California native languages: William Bright (1982) Bibliography of the Languages of Native California... , Z7118.B74; Robert Heizer (1966) Languages, Territories and Names of California Indians, Z7118.B78. Also, Native Peoples & Languages of Alaska [map] (1982). The major journal for Amerindian studies is IJAL (International Journal of American Linguistics ), Green Stack/Current Periodicals. The best single source for information on grammars, dictionaries and language learning material is Languages of North, Central & South America (1976) Z7001.045 v.8. There is a review of recent Alaskan, Northern Canadian and Greenlandic native language dictionaries and grammars in Reference Service Review 16 (1988): 123-134. Supplement these with Edward Evans (1977) Bibliography of Language Arts Materials for Native Americans...1965-1974 , plus 1979 Supplement, Z1209.2N6E83 Green Stack; and Evans (1980) North American Indian Language Materials 1890-1965, An Annotated Bibliography of Monographic Works, PM206.E92 Green Stack. The latter fills the gap between the nine linguistic bibliographies by James Pilling that appeared in the BAE Bulletins, and the previously listed Evans bibliography. Also in the Reference Collection is Pilling's Proof-Sheets of a Bibliography of the Languages of the North American Indians (1885) Z7118.P64. For language teaching, the most up-to-date survey of the field and its literature is Martin (1976) A Survey of the Current Study and Teaching of North American Indian Languages in the United State and Canada, PM205.M37. There is language material in several microform collections: see Appendix A.

Literature

Search subject headings (FIND SP) in SOCRATES: "American Literature-- Indian Authors"; "Indians in Literature".

Dictionary of Native American literature (1994) PM155.D53 1994. TOPICS: Indian literature--United States-- Encyclopedias. American literature--Indian authors
Native North American literature: biographical and critical information on native writers and orators from the United States and Canada from historical times to the present / Janet Witalec, editor (1994) PS508.I5N38 1994 TOPICS: American literature--Indian authors--Bio- bibliography. Canadian literature--Indian authors--Bio- bibliography. Authors, Indian--Biography--Dictionaries. Indians in literature--Dictionaries.
Native Americans in American Literature. (1985). Z1229.I52R64.
"The Indian in Literature," in Indian- White Relations . (1989):573-586. E77.H25 v.4.
Contemporary Native American Literature. (1977). Z1229.I52J32.
A Bio-bibliography of Native American Writers, 1772-1924. (1981); plus Supplement (1985). Z1209.2.U5.N37.
Hirschfelder (1973) American Indian and Eskimo Authors: A Comprehensive Bibliography, Green Stack
Marken (1978) The American Indian Language & Literature, Z1029.1.N67.M3.
Brumble, H. David. An Annotated Bibliography of American Indian and Eskimo Autobiographies. (1981). Z1209.B78.
Native American Folklore 1879-1979: An Annotated Bibliography . (1984). Z1209.C57.
Ullom, Judith. Folklore of the North American Indian. An Annotated Bibliography. (1969). Z1209.U4.
Ethnic Folklife Dissertations. (1986). Z5984.U6.K7.
Bibliography of North American Folklore & Folksong. (1961). Z5984.U5.H3.
American Folklife Films and Videotapes: An Index. (1986). Z5984.U6.K47.
Legend and lore of the Americas before 1492 (1993). E61.A72 1993.
Dictionary of Native American Mythology. (1992). E98.R3 G46 1992.
Indian oratory: famous speeches.... (1971). E98.o7.V33.
Cry the Thunderbird: The American Indians Own Story. (1972). E77.H2. Anthology.
To Touch the Earth: A Self Portrait of Indian Existence. (1971). E98.C9.M24. Anthology; no references.
Literature By and About the American Indian: An Annotated Bibliography . 2nd ed. (1979). Z1209.S73 Cubberley.

See review article "Native American Literature: A Bibliographic Survey of American Indian Literary Traditions," Choice (1986):1503-. Women writers: That What She Said: Contemporary Poetry & Fiction by Native American Women (1984) PS508.I5.T46 Green Stack; "Works by and about Native American Women Writers," pp.318-322. Also, there is a bibliography in A Gathering of the Spirit: Writing & Art by North American Indian Women, 2nd ed. (1984) PS508.I5.G3 Green Stack. Women of the Color in the United States: A Guide. (1989). Z7964.U49.R4. Its section on literature.

Sound Recordings

Meyer Library Language Lab tapes are cataloged in the SOCRATES Recordings subfile (sel recordings). For California, see the archival guides and other sources listed in the California Indian section, including the California Indian Library Collections CD-ROMs. The American Philosophical Society has numerous recording, most of which are available to scholars for a nominal price: see Freeman, A Guide to Manuscripts Relating to the American Indian... (1966) and Supplement (1982) 060.A512me v.65 & suppl.

Languages of North, Central & South America. (1976). The best single source for identifying language instructional recordings. Z7001.C45 v.8.
Native North American Musical & Oral Data...1893-1976. (1979). ML156. Catalog of Indiana U. Archives of Traditional Music.
A Catalogue of Cylinder Collections at the Indiana U. Archives of Traditional Music, 1893-1938. ML156.2.I39.EI Archive of Recorded Sound.
Sound Recordings in Native American Languages: A Catalog. (1982). PM102.U5. Catalog of UC Berkeley Language Lab.
Guide to Pacific Northwest Native American Materials in the Melville Jacobs Collection and in other Archival Collections in the University of Washington Libraries. (1982). E78.W3.S43. Includes many sound recordings.

Also, many of the directories in section B.2 list recordings.

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5. Women

American Indian Women: A Guide to Research. (1991). Z1209.2.N67.B36.
Native American Women: A Biographical Dictionary, 1993, E98.W8.B38.
Ohoyo One Thousand. A Resource Guide of American Indian/Alaska Native Women. (1982). E98.W8.A52
Albers, Patricia. (1989). "From Illusion to Illumination: Anthropological Studies of Native American Women" in Gender & Anthropology (1990) GN479.7.G46.
Jacobs, Sue-Ellen. Women in Perspective. A Guide for Cross-Cultural Studies. (1974). Z7961.J3. Section on Native Americans.
Women of Color & Southern Women: A Bibliography of Social Science Research, 1975-1988. (1988). HQ1420.W63.
Women of the Color in the United States: A Guide to the Literature. (1989). Z7964.U49.R4.
Harrison, Cynthia E. Women in American History. A Bibliography. 2 vols. (1979-1985). Z7962.H37.
Green, Rayna. Native American Women: A Contextual Bibliography. (1983). Z1209.C57.
Daughters of the Desert: Women Anthropologists and the Native Southwest 1880-1980. E78.S7.B15.

Also see entries under section C.7: Contemporary Social Science Research; e.g., Bibliography of North American Indian Mental Health (1981) under topics Females, Family Functioning, Extended Family, etc.; and "American Indian Women" in New Directions in American Indian History (E76.8.N48).

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6. Archaeology

Peter Woodhead (1984) Keyguide to Information Sources in Archaeology, CC120.W66, lists basic sources of information on American Archaeology. Archaeology is covered on the CD-ROM Bibliography of Native North America and in the Handbook of North American Indians, and in many of the general and specialized bibliographies listed in this guide. Review articles appear in the Annual Review of Anthropology and in the Review of Archaeology and American Antiquity.

For a survey of man in the New World see West (1996) "Beringia and New World Origins II: The Archaeological Evidence" in Frederick West, ed.American Beginnings, 537-559; Feidel (1987) Prehistory of the Americas, Green Stack. There are excellent general archaeology atlases that have information on Native Americans: World Atlas of Archaeology (1985) G1046.E15W6; Archaeological Atlas of the World (1975) G1046.E15.W6; Cambridge Encyclopedia of Archaeology (1980) CC165.C3; and Past Worlds: The Times Atlas of Archaeology (1988) CC165.P37f. Of popular interest are Yeager (1986) Arrowheads and Stone Artifacts..., CC76.Y43 Green Stack; and Hothem (1985) North American Indian Artifacts, Art Library.

Historical Dictionary of North American Archaeology. (1988). E77.9.H57.
America's Ancient Treasures: A Guide to Archaeological Sites and Museums in the U.S. and Canada. (1983). E76.F64.
Guide to Prehistoric Ruins of the SW. (1979). E78.S7.O66.
Ancient Ruins of the Southwest. (1981). E78.S7.N63
Atlas of Ancient America. (1986). E61.A88.
Pre-Columbian Contacts with the Americas.... 2 v. (1990). Green Library Stacks E103.S67 1990.
Alaskan Archaeology: A Bibliography. (1974). Z1209.2.U52.A378.
Arctic Archaeology: A Bibliography and History. (1978). E99.E7.D36.
Fowler, Catherine. Great Basin Anthropology: A Bibliography. (1970). Z1209.2.U52.G73.
Archaeological Bibliography of Eastern North America. (1977). Z1208.A8.
Southwestern Archaeology: A Bibliography. (1982). Z1208.S68.A53.
Southwest Native American Arts and Material Culture: A Guide to Research. 2 vols. (1991). Z1209.2.U52.S686.
Porter, Frank. In Pursuit of the Past: Bibliographic Guide to Maryland & Delaware. (1986). Z1209.2.U52.M375.
A Bibliography of California Indians: Archeology, Ethnography, Indian History. (1975). Z1209.2.U55.C228 See also section C.10: California Indians.
The Art & Archaeology of Pre-Columbian Middle America. (1977). Z1208.M4.K45.

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7. Contemporary Social Science Research and Health

Social Science Research

Native America in the twentieth century: an encyclopedia. LOCATION: Green Library Gen Ref E76.2.N36 1994.
Native American resurgence and renewal: a reader and bibliography (1994). E93.N286 1994. TOPICS: Indians of North America--Government relations--1934--Indians of North America--Social conditions. Indians of North America--Ethnic identity.
"Native Peoples of the Americas" in The American Historical Association's Guide To Historical Literature. 3rd ed. (1995). LOCATION: Green Library Gen Ref Z6201.A55 1995
Teaching American Indian history. American Historical Association, 1993. E76.8.W54 1993.
Women of Color & Southern Women: A Bibliography of Social Science Research, 1975-1988. (1988). HQ1420.W63.
Women of the Color in the United States: A Guide to the Literature . (1989). Z7964.U49.R4.
Native American Research Information Servives: A Program for Community Development. (1982). Green Library Stacks E76.7.N38 1983. Describes UCLA NA online database.
Native North Americans: Crime, Conflict & Criminal Justice . 4th ed. (1989) Z1209.2.N6.G75.
North American Indians in Towns and Cities: A Bibliography. (1979). Z1209.2.N67.B72.
American Indians: A Bibliography of Contemporary Studies and Urban Research. (1973). Z1209.K4.
Hodge, William. A Bibliography of Contemporary North American Indians . (1976). Z1209.2.N67.H6.
Modern Native Americans: A Selective Bibliography. (1971). Z1209.M6
Bibliography of New Religious Movements in Primal Societies. (1978). Z7833.T87. Vol. 2: Native America.
Psychosocial Research on American Indian and Alaska Native Youth: An Indexed Guide to Recent Dissertations. (1984). Z1209.2.U5.P78.
Bibliography of Indian Economic Development. 2nd ed. (1984). E98.E2.A43.
Economic Development of American Indians and Eskimos 1930-1967: A Bibliography. (1968). I 20.48:E7/930-67 GovDocs.
Thornton, Russell. Sociology of American Indians: A Critical Bibliography . (1980). Z1209.T46 Green Stack.

Also see Scholars and the Indian Experience: Critical Reviews of Recent Writing in the Social Sciences (1984) Z1209.2.N67.S36 Green Stack; and New Directions in American Indian History (1988) E76.8.N48 REF.

Health Matters

Bibliography of North American Indian Mental Health. (1981). RC451.I5.K44. See also The American Indian Annotated Bibliography of Mental Health, ERIC ED#151153 Cubberley library.
Health & Disease of American Indians North of Mexico. (1972). Z6661.N67.B3.
Native Peoples of Canada: An Annotated Bibliography of Population Biology, Health & Illness. (1986). Z6673.6.N7.M45.
Tulapai to Tokay: A Bibliography of Alcohol Use and Abuse Among Native Americans of North America. (1980). Z1209.2.N67.M29 Green Stack.
Native American Youth & Alcohol: An Annotated Bibliography. (1989). Z1209.2.U5.L6.
Health & Disease of American Indians North of Mexico 1800-1969. Z6661.N67.B3.

Search MELVYL/MEDLINE for recent literature.

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8. Archives And Manuscripts (photographs: also see section C.3)

Archival material can be located in the online Archive/Manuscripts subfile of the Research Libraries Information Network (RLIN) and WORLDCAT (SEL RLIN and SEL WORLD via FOLIO). For Library-owned, commercially produced microform collections of archival and manuscript material, see Appendix A. For an overview of the National Archives: Michael Tate, "Studying the American Indian through Government Documents and the National Archives," Government Publications Review 5(1978):285-294.

An introduction to the Bureau of Indian Affairs: agency records and Bureau of Indian Affairs: archival records housed in the San Francisco and Bell Federal records centers. (1971). Gen Ref E78.C15I5
Directory of Archives and Manuscript Repositories in the U.S. 2nd. ed. (1988). CD3020.D49. Includes a subject index; lists printed guides and catalogs.
Images of Others: A Guide to Microform Manuscipts on Indian-White Relations. (1991). E91.G75.
Freeman (1966) A Guide to MSS Relating to the American Indian..., and Supplement (1982). 060.A512me v.65 & suppl. Green Stack. One of the richest U.S. collections is that of the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia. Also: Sources for the History of Linguistics in the Manuscripts Department of the American Philosophical Association (1989) Z7003.A512.
Canadian Public Archives: Union List of Manuscripts in Canadian Repositories. (1968). Z6620.C3.A26
Hamer, Philip. Guide to Archives and Manuscripts in the United States. (1961). CD3022.A45. Updated by National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections, Z6620.U5.N3, which now has a separate cumulative name index.
Hill, Edward. Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States relating to American Indians. (1981). Z1209.2.U5.H54 GovDocs & REF. Also for the National Archives, see the following guides in Government Documents: American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications (1984); Vital Statistics in the National Archives Relatings to the American Indian (1973); and Cartographic Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians (1974).
National Museum of Natural History. Smithsonian Institution. Guide to Manuscripts at the National Anthropological Archives. 4 vols. Z6611.I5.N3. Includes Bureau of American Ethnography (BAE) records.
Guide to Pacific Northwest Native American Materials...in the University of Washington Libraries. (1984). E78.W3.S43.
California Indians: Primary Resources, Guide to Manuscripts, Artifacts, Documents, Serials, Music and Illustrations. (1977). Z1209.2.U52.C22. A very useful guide to NA manuscript and archival collections. The 2nd ed. (1991) is on order.
Images of Others: A Guide to Microform Manuscipts on Indian-White Relations. (1991). E91.G75.

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9. Government Documents

For National Archives: see section C.8. For an overview: Michael Tate "Studying the American Indian through Government Documents and the National Archives," Government Publications Review 5 (1978):285-294. You should read this article before asking the documents librarians for further assistance. Tate has written another useful article, "Red Power; Government Documents and the Rising Indian Activism of the 1970s," Government Publications Review 8 (1981):499- 518. The Government Publications Review, Z7164.G7.G6, is located in the Government Documents Library.

Bibliographies & Indexes

(Monthly Catalog & CIS Index are now on CD- ROM)

U.S. Dept. of Interior. Biographical and Historical Index of American Indians and Persons Involved in Indian Affairs. 8 vols. (1966). Z1209.U5.
Johnson, Steven L. Guide to American Indian Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899. (1977). KF.8203.A1.J63.
Monthly Catalog of Government Publications. (1895 to date). GP 3.8 GovDocs Reference.
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Government Publications of the United States September 5, 1774- March 4, 1881. 2 vols. (1885). 016.32873.A513c GovDocs Reference.
Comprehensive Index to the Publications of the United States Government 1881-1893. 2 vols. (1905). 016.32873A513c GovDocs Reference.
CIS US Congressional Committee Hearings Index 1833 (23rd Congress) - 1969 (91st Congress). 13 parts in 42 vols. (1981). Z1223.Z7.C65 GovDocs Reference.
CIS US Congressional Committee Prints Index earliest publications through 1969. 5 vols. (1980). Z1223.Z7.C66 GovDocs Reference.
CIS US Serial Set Index 1789 (15th Congress) - 1969 (91st Congress) including the American State Papers. (1977). Z1223.Z7C4 GovDocs Reference.
CIS Index to Unpublished US Senate Committee Hearings. 5 vols. (1986). Z1223.Z7656 GovDocs Reference.
CIS Abstracts. (1970 to date, monthly). KF49.C623 GovDocs Reference.
A Guide to Major Studies and Issue Briefs of the Congressional Research Service. (1975 to date, issued annually). KF4952.M36 GovDocs Reference.
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents. (1965 to date). Latest in GovDocs Reference.

Compendia, etc.

An introduction to the Bureau of Indian Affairs: agency records and Bureau of Indian Affairs: archival records housed in the San Francisco and Bell Federal records centers. (1971). Gen Ref E78.C15I5
Johnson, Steven L. Guide to American Indian Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899. (1977). KF8203.A1.J63.
U.S. Department of Interior. Dictionary Catalog of the Department of Interior Library. 37 vols. (1967); plus 1st and 2nd Supplements (1969-1971). Z881.U47.
U.S. Deptartment of Interior. Biographical and Historical Index of American Indians and Persons Involved in Indian Affairs. 8 vols. (1966). Z1209.U5.
U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs. Indian Affairs, Laws and Treaties. (1976). Compiled by Charles Kappler. Continued through the 91st Congress, 1970 by :
Kappler's Indian Affairs: Laws & Treaties. 2 vols. (1979). These works are the starting point for research on Indian-White relations in the U.S. & Canada. Shelved in Government Documents Library.
Kappler, Charles J. Indian Treaties, 1778- 1883. (1972). KF8203.1972B. This is an abridgement of the Congressional Serial Set listed above, including the treaties from 1778-1883.

Smithsonian publications indexes (cover material central to the study of Native Americans):

General Index: Annual Reports of the Bureau of American Ethnography vols. 1-48. (1933). GN27.U5 REF.
List of Publications of the Bureau of American Ethnology. (1971). Z5114.U58 REF.
Author, Title & Subject Checklist of Smithsonian Inst. Pub. relating to Anthropology. (1946). Z511.M5 REF.
Author-Subject Index to Articles in Smithsonian Annual Reports 1449-1961 . (1963). GovDocs.

Also important are such serials as:

Congressional Record.
Indian Education...Education Division US Office of Indian Affairs. (September 1936-May 1966). I 20.26.
Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. (1850-1932). I 20.1.
Report of the Board of Indian Commissioners. (1870-1932). I 20.5.
Annual Report of the Superintendent of Indian Schools. (1892- 1908). I 20:7.

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10. California Indians

News from Native Californa, a quarterly journal (Current Periodicals), is a survey of issues, events and people.

Handbook of North American Indians. Vol. 8: California. E77.H2.5.
The Earth is our Mother: A Guide to the Indians of California, their Locales and Historic Sites. (1986). E78.CI5.E37.
California Indians: Primary Resources: Guide to Manuscripts, Artifacts, Documents, Serials, Music and Illustrations. (1977). very useful guide to NA manuscript and archival collections. Z1209.2.U52.C22. The 2nd ed. (1991) is on order.
California Indian History: A Classified and Annotated Guide to Source Materials. (1975). Z1209.2.C19.H44.
A Bibliography of California Indians: Archeology, Ethnography, Indian History. (1975). Z1209.2.U55.C228.
Heath, Elinor. A Bibliographical Guide to the Study of the Indians of the San Mateo Peninsula. (1935). Z1209.S3.
A Bibliography of the Indians of Central California. (1962). Z1209.R47.
Heizer, Robert. Languages, Territories and Names of California Indian Tribes. (1966). Two maps in pocket. E78.C15H43.
Bright, William. Bibliography of the Languages of Native California. (1982). Z7118.B78.
Fowler, Catherine. Great Basin Anthropology: A Bibliography. (1970). Z1209.2.U52.G73.
California Patterns: A Geographical & Historical Atlas. (1983). G1526.S1.H6 f. "Aboriginal Patterns": pp.31- 38.
California Indian Library Collections. Finding guide to the California Indian Library Collections: California State Library . 8 v.: ill., maps. E78.C15 C3 1993 (Library has v.1-8).There is a web site for this project. TOPICS: Indians of North America--Photographs--Indexes. Sound recordings-- Indexes. NOTES: All photographs are from the Phoebe Apperson Hearst Museum of Anthropology ... photographic collection" "Material is a compilation of the California Indian Library Collections found in 18 northern and two central California county. (Virtually all the material is from U.C. Berkeley collections.) Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Does not cover all California tribes, e.g., Costanoan). A very useful resource giving access to non-print archival material. Images and sound recordings are being being presented in electronic form on CD-ROM:
- Miwok Indians (Berkeley, CA : California Indian Library Collections, University of California, [1994]) LOCATION: Meyer Microcomputer Cluster ZCDI 99
- Pomo Indians (Berkeley, CA : California Indian Library Collections, University of California, [1994]) LOCATION: Meyer Microcomputer Cluster ZCDI 100

Also see Powers (1976) Tribes of California; Chartkoff (1984) Archaeology of California; Kroeber (1925) Handbook of the Indians of California; Blackburn (1976) Native Californians: A Theoretical Retrospective (1976); Rawls (1987) Indians of California: Changing Image; Native Americans of California & Nevada, rev. ed. (1982): all in Green Stack.

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11. Film & Media

There are numerous documentary and feature films concerning Native Americans in Meyer AV. These are listed in SOCRATES in the Films subfile [SELECT FILM] which is searchable by title and subjects keywords, director, etc. N.B. Some general subject headings (i.e., Indians of North America) will retrieve large results but will never be comprehensive. For example, Find SP Indians of North America does not retrieve Edward Curtis In the land of the War Canoes whose only subject entry is "Kwakiutl Indians."

"The Indian in the Movies," in Indian & White Relations. (1989):607- 616. E77.H25 v.4.
Ethnic and Racial Images in American Film and Television. (1987). Z5784.M9.W65. Chapter 11: Native Americans.
Price. (1977). "Stereotyping in Motion Pictures" in Native Studies. E77.P88
The American Indian in Film. (1986). PN1995.9.I48.H54. Complete annotated listing of all Hollywood feature films involving Am. Indians. Essays analyze treatment of Indians in film.
Native Americans on Film & Video. (1981). PN1995.9.I48.N37. Annotated listing of 600 films on history, ethnography, contemporary politics, etc. Useful index groups the films/videos by subject and by tribe
The Pretend Indian: Images of Native Americans in the Movies. (1985). PN1995.9.I48.P7 Green Stack
Native Americans: A Selected List of Media Resources. Available from Meyer AV.
Films for Anthropological Teaching. 7th ed. (1983). GN42.3.Z9.H44.
American Folklife Films and Videotapes: An Index. (1986). Z5984.U6.K47. Lists 300 films by tribe.
Images of Color... (1987). LB1028.4.I42 Meyer AV. Resource guide to films & videos.
Directory of American Indian Print & Broadcast Media. (1978). Z6944.75.L4.
American Indian and Alaska Native Newspapers and Periodicals, 1826- 1985. 3 vols. (1984-86). PN4883.L57.
Native American Periodicals and Newspapers 1829-1982. (1984). Z1209.2.U5.L57. Includes list of library locations and microform availability.

Also see the film/media sections of several of the directories listed in part B.2. For general reference sources on media and communication research see the guide Communication in the Green Reference vertical file.

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12. Other Topics: Art, Music, Warfare, Ethnobotany, inter alia Art, Music

Also see Sound Recordings: section C.4; Archaeology: sec. C.6.

Southwest Native American Arts and Material Culture: A Guide to Research. 2 vols. (1991). Z1209.2.U52.S686.
A Selective Bibliography of Ceremonies, Dances, Music & Songs of the American Indian with an annotated list of Indian dances. (1974). Z1209.J38.
Bibliography of North American Indian Art. (1938). Z1209.H26. Update with :
Arts in America: A Bibliography. 4 vols. (1979). Vol.1, section A: Art of the Native Americans.
Arts & Crafts Resource Guide. (1989). 90-22419 STK.
Guide to the Arts of the Americas, 1992, E59.A7.J64.
The Art & Archaeology of Pre-Columbian Middle America. (1977). Z1208.M4.K45.

Ethnobotany

Moerman, Daniel. American Medical Ethnobotany: A Reference Dictionary. (1977). Includes a bibliography.

For other material search SOCRATES: FIND SP (subject phrase) Indians of North America, and combine with keywords as Ethnobotany & Medicine.

Religion and Mythology

Historical Atlas of World Mythology. (1983- ). Vol.1: Way of the Animal Powers; Vol 2: Way of the Seeded Earth. BL311.C26. Contains extensive NA material.
Encyclopedia of Native American Religions, 1992, E98.R3H73.
Dictionary of Native American Mythology, 1992, E98.R3.G46.
New Religious Movements in Primal Societies, Vol. 2: North America, 1978, Z7833.T87 v.2.

Warfare

Warfare in Primitive Societies... (1973). Z5118.W3.D57. Sec. Q: North America.
The Anthropology of War: Bibliography. (1988). Z6464.Z9.F47. Pages 279-95.
Peaceful peoples: an annotated bibliography (1993).Green Library Gen Ref Z5118.P33 B66 1993.TOPICS: Peace (Philosophy)--Cross-cultural studies--Bibliography. Aggressiveness (Psychology)--Cross- cultural studies--Bibliography.

Regional Sources

Prehistory: see section C.6: Archeology. Also see the numerous titles in the bibliographic series listed under Specialized Bibliographies above.

Annotated Bibliography of the Literature on Native Americans Published in State Historical Society Publications: New England and Middle Atlantic States. (1982). Z1209.2U5.H57.
Index to Wisconsin Native American Periodicals, 1897-1981. MFICHE 679 Green Microtext Room.
A Guide to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest. (1986). E78.N77.R79.
Underhill (1944) Indians of the Pacific Northwest. I 20.30:5 GovDocs.
Bruggmann (1989) Indians of the Northwest Coast, Green Stack. An excellent survey.
Chicago American Indian Community: Bibliography & Guide to Sources . (1989) Z1209.2.U52.I3618.
Information Relating to the Chippewa Peoples from the Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico originally published in 1907/1910. (1984). E99.C6.I53.

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13. Canada

A Canadian Indian Bibliography 1960- 1970. (1974). Z1209.2.C2.A24.
Jenness, Diamond (1977) The Indians of Canada. 7th ed. Green Stack E78.C2.P84.
Research/Reading List: Annotated Bibliography of Resources by and about Native People. (1986 & 1990 Supplement ). Z1209.2.C2.V47.
A Selection of Publications on the Indians of British Columbia . (1982). Z1209.2.C22.B744.
Handbook of Indians of Canada. (1913). E78.C2.H6.
Native Peoples & Cultures of Canada: An Anthropological Overview . (1988). E78.C2.M36.
Native Peoples of Canada: an annotated bibliography of population biology, health & illness. (1986). Z6673.6.N7.M45.
Native Law Bibliography. 2nd ed. (1990). KE7701.F75.
Kramer, Pat. Exploring native sites in Western Canada, 1994. LOCATION: Green Library Gen Ref E78.C2K73 1994.
Buchanan, Jim (1979) Canadian Indian Policy: A Bibliography. Z1209.2.C2.B8. The Supplement covering 1979-1986 is shelved at Z7164.A2.P83, both in Green Stack. Also: Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens: The History of Indian-White Relations in Canada (1989) Green Stack.
Surtees, Robert. Canadian Indian Policy, A Critical Bibliography. (1982). Z1209.2.C2.S9 Green Stack.
Gregorovich, Andrew (1993) A bibliography of Canada's peoples: supplement I, 1972-1979. Green Library Stacks 95 21684. NOTES: "The present vol. builds on Andrew Gregorovich's 1972 Canadian ethnic groups bibliography.

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