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Aboriginal Connections

http://www.aboriginalconnections.com/

"A comprehensive web directory presenting categorized information to Canadian Aboriginal, Native American Indian and International Indigenous sites on the world wide web."

Author: Rob Wesley (nape@netscape.net)

Subjects:

Regional & Country Information--North America--Canada

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: Aboriginal

Aboriginal Digital Collections (ADC)

http://aboriginalcollections.ic.gc.ca/

Describing itself as a "gateway to outstanding web sites of Canadian Aboriginal images and information" this site provides original content and links to other related sites. Information on Canadian Aboriginal art, business, culture, history, language, and more is provided.

Author: Industry Canada (hotline.service@ic.gc.ca)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--Canada

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Alaskan Native Knowledge Network

http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/

"The Alaskan Native Knowledge Network is designed to serve as a resource for compiling and exchanging information related to Alaska Native knowledge systems and ways of knowing. It has been established to assist Native people, government agencies, educators and the general public in gaining access to the knowledge base that Alaaska Natives have aquired through cumulative experience over millennia."

Author: Alaskan Native Knowledge Network (fyankn@uaf.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States--Native Americans

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

The Arapaho Tribe

http://www.omaha.lib.ne.us/transmiss/congress/arapaho.html

This page has historical information on the Arapaho Tribe and their allies.

Author: Omaha Public Library (webmaster@omaha.lib.ne.us)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States--Native Americans

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: Arapaho

California Indian Library Collections

http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/cilc/brochure/brochure.html

"The California Indian Library Collections (CILC) was funded with the aim of returning unique cultural materials to California's Native Americans and making the collections available to all citizens through their local libraries. Archived sound recordings, photographs, and textual materials (such as books, journal articles, unpublished manuscripts and field notes, many of which were gathered by Berkeley researchers in the early years of this century) have been duplicated and installed in twenty-one northern and central California libraries. Each county collection contains materials specific to the tribes within that county."This site includes links to tribal bibliographies and a gallery of baskets of Indians of northern and central California.

Author: University of California, Berkeley

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States--Native Americans

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: Native American; Baskets; Tribes; California

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

http://www.choctawnation.com/

This site contains information on programs, events, history and governance of the Choctaw Nation.

Author: Choctaw Nation (cn.webmaster@redriverok.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States--Native Americans

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: Choctaw

Citizen Potawatomi Nation

http://www.potawatomi.org/

This is a site dedicated to the history and current status of the Potawatomi Tribe. There are also contacts for the various heads of tribal organizations

Author: Stephen Nolen (Webmaster@Potawatomi.org)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States--Native Americans

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: Potawatomi

Colonists and Native Americans

http://history.hanover.edu/17th/native.htm

This Website offers historical documents: "Texts and Archives:First Thanksgiving Proclamation (MS State)/ Secondary Sources/ New Meet Old Americans (Knowledge Adventure)/ History of Jamestowne (Jamestowne Society)/ The Real Pocahontas by Jessica Ronky (Times)/ The Chicora Indians (Pride Net)// Resources: Pride Net: Native American Resources/ Native American Legal Resources (WisBar)/" "Texts and Documents" This Website is a part of the Texts and Documents project at Hanover College.

Author:

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States--Historical Documents

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States--Native Americans

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: Native Americans; American Indians; Documents; Archives; Colonies; Jamestown; Thanksgiving; Pacahontas; Chicorea Indians; Legal Resources

The History of the Cherokee

http://pages.tca.net/martikw/

Here you can find historical information, images, maps, and geneology relating to the Cherokee Nation. It also has a comprehnsive list of books, newspapers, and Internet links concerning Cherokee History.

Author: Ken Martin (martikw@phoenix.net)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States--Maps

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States--Native Americans

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: Native American History; American History; American West

Index of Native American Resources on the Internet

http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/

The most comprehensive index of the Native American Electronic Resources which links to high quality informational Websites in all fields. Well maintained.

Author: Karen M. Strom (www@hanksville.org)

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: American Indians

Indian Law Resource Center

http://www.indianlaw.org/

The Indian Law Resource Center is a non-profit law and advocacy organization with the principle goal of assuring "the survival of indigenous peoples, including protection of their land rights, environment, and right to self-determination." The Indian Law Resource Center web site provides information on the organization's casework, archives of their newsletters, and links to "documents and organizations instrumental to winning recognition of indigenous rights."

Author: Indian Law Resource Center (mt@indianlaw.org)

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Law

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: Indigenous Peoples; Civil Rights; Human Rights; Legal Support

Indigenous Peoples' Literature

http://www.indigenouspeople.org/natlit/natlit2a.htm

This site includes various categories of Native Literature, listed by Nation, geographic location, type of literature (prayers, poetry, stories, famous documents, etc.), Native Youth, and other headings.

Author: Glenn Welker (nativelit@earthlink.net)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States--Native Americans

Arts & Humanities--Literature

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: Native; nation; prayer

Labriola National American Indian Data Center (ASU)

http://www.asu.edu/lib/archives/labriola.htm

"The Labriola National American Indian Data Center, part of the ASU Libraries, is a research collection international in scope that brings together in one location current and historic information on government, culture, religion and world view, social life andcustoms, tribal history, and information on individuals from the United States, Canada, Sonora, and Chihuahua, Mexico. It disseminates this information through the use of the Internet, computer databases, and CD-ROM."

Author: Arizona State University Libraries

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: Native American; Reference; Library; Health; Bibliogrphies

Lakota Wowapi Oti Kin: Lakota Information Home Page

http://puffin.creighton.edu/lakota/

This is a joint project of Martin Broken Leg and Raymond Bucko, S.J.. Comprehensive list of resources related to Lakota people and culture.

Author: Martin Brokenleg (bucko@maple.lemoyne.edu)

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: American Indians; American history

Mi'kmaq Net

http://www.mikmaq.net/

A site dedicated to the history and culture of the Mi'kmaq Nation of Atlantic Canada and northern New England. Subjects on the site include: Territory, Government, Bands, History, Culture, Spirituality, Legends, Language, Issues, and Treaties.

Author:

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States--Native Americans

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: Canada; New England

Muscogee Creek Nation

http://www.ocevnet.org/creek.html

Includes information about history, current events (festivals) and important people and events. Also has links to other Native American sites and information.

Author:

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States--Native Americans

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: Creek

National Anthropological Archives and Human Studies Film Archives (NAA)

http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/

"The National Anthropological Archives collects and preserves historical and contemporary anthropological materials that document the world's cultures and the history of the discipline. Its collections represent the four fields of anthropology ­ ethnology, linguistics, archaeology, and physical anthropology ­ and include manuscripts, fieldnotes, correspondence, photographs, maps, sound recordings, film and video created by Smithsonian anthropologists and other preeminent scholars." Online exhibitions include "Camping With the Sioux:Fieldwork Diary of Alice Cunningham Fletcher", "Henry Wood Elliot:An American Artist in Alaska, "Selections from the Field Journal of William Duncan Strong(Honduras, 1933)", Canela Body Adornment: Photographs from the William H. Crocker Collection", "Kiowa Drawings", and "Tichkematse: A Cheyenne at the Smithsonian".

Author: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (don@smithson.si.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Visual Arts--Photography

Social Sciences--Anthropology

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: Ethnology

Native Actor Database (NADB)

http://www.spiderandi.com/nadb/nadb.htm

The Native Actor Database (NADB) is a source for Native American Actors in Film and Television. The database lists biographical information about actors, writers and filmmakers, as well as information about awards, films, theatre, music and television related to Native American topics and people.

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Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure

Entertainment & Leisure--Movies

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: Movies

Native American Authors

http://www.ipl.org/ref/native/

"This website provides information on Native North American authors with bibliographies of their published works, biographical information, and links to online resources including interviews, online texts and tribal websites." Site is browsable by author, title and tribe.

Author: The Internet Public Library (ipl@ipl.org)

Subjects:

Reference--Biographies--Authors

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: American Indians

Native American Documents Project

http://www.csusm.edu/projects/nadp/nadp.htm

"The Native American Documents Project is working to makedocuments about the history of federal policy concerning nativepeoples more readily available. There are three sets of data at this site: -Indexed Published Reports of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and the Board of Indian Commissioners for 1871, and two appendices to theboard's report. These reports touch on most aspects of Indian policy at that time, and are intended to be the beginning of a complete set of published documents from the 1870s. -ten tables of quantitative data, with explanatory material, about the results of allotment, in the Allotment Data collection.   -111 indexed documents in the Rogue River War and Siletz Reservation collection, most from the 19th century, with explanatory material and a map.

Author: E.A.Schwartz (schwartz@san_marcos.csusm.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States--Native Americans

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: Native American; Indian Affairs; Allotment; Federal Policy

Native American Herbal, Plant Knowledge

http://www.kstrom.net/isk/food/plants.html/

This extensive site provides links to various ethnobotanic and general plant resource sites, while focusing on, and hosting information about, the Native American body of plant knowledge.

Author: Paula Giese (pgiese@gold.tc.umn.edu)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Alternative Medicine

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: herb; medicinal; native american; Indian; plant

Native American Indian Resources (NAIR)

http://www.kstrom.net/isk/mainmenu.html

Very comprehensive resource with links to major native american authored sites. Including: stories, herbal knowledge, art, astronomy, first nations, native schools, food, and a large page linking to other native sites on the web.

Author: Paula Giese (pgiese@gold.tc.umn.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--Canada

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States--Native Americans

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: Native Americans; Aboriginal

Native American Nations

http://www.pitt.edu/~lmitten/indians.html

This site "contains links to pages that have either been set up by thenations themselves, or are pages devoted to a particular nation, and are alphabetical by tribal name." Pages maintained by Indian nations or individuals specially marked as such.

Author: Lisa Mittenat (lmitten@vms.cis.pitt.edu)

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Native American Site

http://www.pitt.edu:81/~lmitten/indians.html

Comprehensive index of the Native American Website resources. Well selected and maintained.

Author: Lisa Mitten (lmitten@vms.cis.pitt.edu)

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: American Indians

Native American Tlingit Culture and Links

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atlantis/4513/

"The Tlingit people have a rich culture and history. Historically a matrilineal, clan oriented society, the Tlingit people maintain a tradition of art and dance as they head into the next millennium."

Author: Troy Ivie (ivie9323@uidaho.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States--Native Americans

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: Tlingit; Alaska; Alaskan Native

nativeculture.com

http://www.nativeculture.com/

A comprehensive portal site for Native American resources on the Internet, which annotated links to information about Tribes and Nations, Arts and Expressions, and other learning resources.

Author:

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

The Official Site of the Cherokee Nation

http://www.cherokee.org/

This site has information about the administrative, social and education issues for the Cherokee Nation. It also has information on current events and issues.

Author:

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

The Official Site of the Pinoleville Band of Pomo Indians

http://www.pinoleville.org/

This site contains information on the Pinoleville Band of Pomo Indians, the Pomo Indians, and Californian Indians in general. Information on contacts and history and culture

Author:

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States--Native Americans

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: Pomo; California

The Official Website of the Chickasaw Nation

http://www.chickasaw.net/

This site has information on the Chickasaw Nation today, including administrative and current event information. Also includes information on arts and heritage.

Author: Chickasaw Nation (cnation@chickasaw.com)

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: Chickasaw

Oneida Indian Nation - Native Foods

http://www.oneida-nation.net/food-index.html

"Known as the "sustainers of life," the Iroquois consider corn, beans and squash to be special gifts from the Creator. The well-being of each crop is believed to be protected by one of the Three Sister Spirits. Many an Indian legend has been woven around the "Three Sisters" -sisters who would never be apart from one another- sisters who should be planted together, eaten together and celebrated together." These recipes feature the Three Sisters: corn, beans, and squash. They were designed to help people "regain healthy diet and exercise habits by returning to their traditional foods, with the added benefit of current nutrition knowledge, which teaches us how to limit the amounts of fat and salt in our diet."

Author: Dan Umstead (umstead@oneida-nation.org)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Food--Ethnic

Health & Medical Sciences--Nutrition & Diet

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: Recipes; Native American; Oneida; Nutrition; Low-Fat; Low-Salt

Oneida Indian Nation - Oneida Nation Homelands

http://www.oneida-nation.net/

This site has information on the Oneida Tribe, its current status and history. Includes annual reports and employment information.

Author: Dan Umstead (umstead@oneida-nation.org)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States--Native Americans

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: Oneida

Pow Wow Dancing

http://www.powwows.com/dancing/index.html

Discusses the history, etiquette, costumes, drums, and music of Pow Wow dancing. It has articles that describe specific women's dances and men's dances. It also features a calendar of events.

Author: Paul Gowder (webmaster@powwows.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Dance

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: Pow Wow; Native American

Redzone (EPC)

http://www.redzone.org/

A site created by the Eyak Preservation Council, a grassroots consortium of dedicated local Natives, fishers and world citizens who became activists in the aftermath of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound. This site includes educational resources and maps about the damage done by the oil spill, news and alerts, and information about conservation programs and campaigns.

Author: Eyak Preservation Council (eyak@redzone.org)

Subjects:

Science & Technology--Environmental Sciences & Ecology

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: Eyak; Alaska; Prince William Sound; Exxon Valdez; Copper River Delta

Southern Native American Pow Wows

http://library.thinkquest.org/3081/index.htm

Discusses the songs and song format, drums, dance styles, and arena of Pow Wow dancing. It includes RealAudio sound files of songs and music. There are also many pictures of dance and costumes. Includes a glossary for new terminology and also includes a crafts/how-to section with instructions on how to make Native American craft items.

Author: Chris Glazner (3081@advanced.org)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Dance

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: Pow Wow; Native American

Storytellers: Native American Authors Online

http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/

"This site was conceived with a very particular aim: to make the writing of modern Native American authors, particularly the poets, both more visible and more widely available. Toward that end, the sites residing on this server have been made with the collaboration of the authors." Site includes biographical profiles of the authors, photos, and lists of awards and publications.

Author: Karen M. Strom (www@hanksville.org)

Subjects:

Reference--Biographies--Authors

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: American Indians

Teaching Indigenous Languages

http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/TIL.html

"The Teaching Indigenous Languages Web Site contains 46 full text papers from indigenous languages conferences that focused on stabilizing, teaching, and revitalizing endangered languages (mostly American Indian languages) held in 1989, 1997, and 1998. It also has full text columns on American Indian/Alaska Native education from the newsletter of the National Association for Bilingual Education from 1990 to the present. There are also links to many other American Indian Education and Bilingual Education sites."

Author: Jon Reyhner (Jon.Reyhner@nau.edu)

Subjects:

Education

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--Native American

Keywords: biligualism; native languages

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