Native Americans Web Sites Finding Articles Reference Books Finding Books to Borrow Web Sites: Compact History: a geographic overview http://www.dickshovel.com/up.html Learn about tribal history, language, and culture. Indian Legends http://www.indianlegend.com/ Many stories, arranged by tribe. For even more folklore, see http://www.bedtime-story.com/bedtime-story/indians.htm Indian Symbols http://www.indiansummer.com/symbol.htm This is a commercial site, but it offers a nice way of finding out the meanings of various symbols. Lenni Lenape Historical Society http://www.lenape.org Lots of information about the people who inhabited New Jersey before colonists arrived here. Map of North American Tribes http://www.nativetech.org/clothing/regions/regions.html When you click on the name of the tribe, you’ll find more information, nice pictures of traditional clothing. Native American Crafts http://www.native-languages.org/art.htm Clothing, bead work, carvings, jewelry, drums, and more. Native American History of Corn http://www.nativetech.org/cornhusk/cornhusk.html History and recipes. Native American Mythology http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/americas/native_american/articles.html Brief entries for tribes and legendary figures in the various North American traditions. Native American Nations http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/nations.html “Links to pages that have either been set up by the nations themselves, or are pages devoted to a particular nation.” Native Americans http://www.nativeamericans.com/ A sophisticated web site about the tribes, famous Native Americans, history, languages, etc. Recipe Source http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/americas/native/ Native American dishes. Finding Articles: In the time it takes you to read one whole book, you could read many, many articles, thereby getting many, many viewpoints (and also impressing school teachers). Ask your librarian to help you with these great databases: ABC-CLIO American History Biography Resource Center* American Indian History Online (from Facts on File) Discovering Collection* Gale Virtual Reference Library History Reference Center (from EbscoHost) New York Times Historical Database* WorldBook* *This database is available in the library only. Click here to see the list of all library databases. Reference Books: (a sampling): Atlas of American Indian Affairs, Francis Paul Prucha. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1990. Chronology of American Indian History: The Trail of the Wind, Liz Sonneborn. New York: Facts on File, 2001. Dictionary of Native American Mythology, Sam D. Gill and Irene F. Sullivan. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1992. Encyclopedia of New Jersey Indians: Tribes, Nations and People of the Woodlands Areas. St. Clair Shores, MI: Somerset Publishers, 1998. The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes, edited by Sharon Malinowski. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Masterpieces of North American Literature, Willis G. Regier, ed. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, 2005. Native America in the Twentieth Century: An Encyclopedia, edited by Mary B. Davis. New York: Garland Pub., 1994. The Native North American Almanac: A Reference Work on Native North Americans in the United States and Canada, Duane Champagne, editor. Detroit: Gale Research, 2001. Native North American Voices, Deborah Gillan Straub, editor. Detroit, Mich.: UXL, 1997. Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian. Nyack, NY: Todd Publications, 2003. Finding Books to Borrow: Some possible subject terms to search in the Library's catalog: Indians of North America Indians of North America--History Indians of North America—New Jersey (or another state) Trail of Tears The name of a tribe of interest to you, for example: Cherokee Indians The name of the famous Native American of interest to you. If the person was known by his/her first name in English, use that and then, if applicable, the person’s title, for example: Joseph, Chief or Sacajawea. Browsing the shelves: The Dewey Decimal Classification System arranges materials by subject. Most of the books about Native Americans are in the 970-971s, but some are also in the 973s, the 975s, and the 978-979s. Last updated 9/28/07

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