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American Indian Studies

The American Indian Studies Program offers a multi-disciplinary approach to Native Views, promotes a university education for American Indian students and extends UW resources to residents of the State and region.


Reference Sources: Introductory Materials and Compilations
These include reference sources such as bibliographies,dictionaries and encyclopedias, handbooks, textbooks, web sites, overview articles and other items. Here is a list of American Indian reference sources arranged by subject.

Articles and More
Use these databases to find articles by keyword, subject, title, or author
 
 Academic Search Premier
 America: History and Life on the Web
 Anthropology Plus
 Bibliography of Native North Americans
 Sociological Abstracts

Books & More
You can search the UW Libraries catalog by author, title, keyword, or subject. Subject searching is the most accurate way to search. Use the Library of Congress Subject Headings (Ref LC 26.7:26/v.1-5) to find a heading or try some of these examples:

Arapaho Indians
Federal aid to Indians
Indian courts
Indian reservations
Indians of North America
Indians of North America Agriculture
Indians of North America Alcohol use
Indians of North America Antiquities
Indians of North America Biography
Indians of North America Civil rights
Indians of North America Cultural assimilation
Indians of North America Economic conditions
Indians of North America Education
Indians of North America Employment
Indians of North America First contact with Europeans
Indians of North America Folklore
Indians of North America Gambling
Indians of North America Government relations
Indians of North America History
Indians of North America Land tenure
Indians of North America Languages
Indians of North America Legal status, laws, etc.
Indians of North America Medicine
Indians of North America Missions
Indians of North America Music
Indians of North America Politics and government
Indians of North America Religion
Indians of North America Rites and ceremonies
Indians of North America Social life and customs
Indians of North America Treaties
Indians of North America Wars
Indians of North America Wyoming
Shoshoni Indians
Wind River Indian Reservation (Wyo.)

Electronic Journals
UW Libraries' electronic journals
 American Indian Studies

Journal Collections
Online and microform
 American Indian Periodicals in the Princeton University Library
 JSTOR

Government Documents
Federal publications, agency web sites and programs.
 American Indians

Collections
Paper, microform, and online sources of American Indian related materials. Many of these are primary or scarce secondary sources.
 Digital Collections
 UW Libraries

Specific Course Guides
Guides to library research for specific American Indian Studies Program courses.
American Indians in Contemporary Society 526.1Kb
Indians of Wyoming 408.0Kb
Plains Indian Culture & Music 371.1Kb
Tribal Governments 420.1Kb
Wind River Reservation 125.2Kb

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