NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN REFERENCE RESOURCES

GENERAL DIRECTORIES

GENERAL ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES

ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND MUSEUMS

BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION

HISTORY

LANGUAGES
note: http://faculty.washington.edu/alvin/natlan.htm

POLITICS, LAW AND TREATIES

RELIGION, CULTURE, MYTH, LEGEND, AND FOLKLORE

TRIBES

GENERAL DIRECTORIES
note: see also EDUCATION section for directory of Native American Education.

• Federal and State Indian Reservations and Indian Trust Areas. United States. Dept. of Commerce.
  Washington, For sale by the Supt. of docs., U.S. Govt. PRint. Off., 1974]
  note: in A-Z arrangement by state, then by reservation; land status, culture, climate, transportation, community facilities; vital statistics (population, labor force, education (1971); Alaska section lists native villages by corporation.
  SuzRef, GovPubUS, SuzStx E93 .U6553 1974

• Indian Reservations: a State and Federal Handbook. Compiled by the Confederation of American Indians.
  Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1986.
  note: arranged by state, then by tribe; land status, history, culture, government, population profile, tribal economy, climate, transporation, community facilities.
  SuzRef E93 .I3828 1986

• Native Americans Information Directory. 2nd ed.
  Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1998
  note: organizations, programs, publications, services, resources of indigenous Americans
  SuzRef E76.2 .N38

• Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian. Barry T. Klein. 11th ed.
  Nyack, NY: Todd Pub., c2005.
  note: directory information by topic; and biographies (list of vital, educational, professional, awards granted, and publications facts)
  SuzRef, TacRef E76.2 .R4 2005
  SpecCollRef E76.2 .K54 2005

GENERAL ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES
note: for specialized encyclopedias, see entries by subject

• Encyclopedia of North American Indians. Frederick E. Hoxie, editor.
  Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, c1996.
  note: A-Z of individuals, topics, place names, major language and tribal groups
  online access available on UW computers only
  SuzRef, UglRef, SpecCollRef E76.2 .E53 1996

• A Guide to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest. Robert H. Ruby and John A. Brown; foreword by Roland W. Force; pronunciations of Pacific Northwest Tribal Names by M. Dale Kinkade.
  Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, c1986.
  note: by tribe: name and geographic area, population, history, and government relations and claims; with bibliography.
  SuzRef, UglRef, SpecColl, TacRef E78 .N77 R79 1986

• Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico; ed. by Frederick Webb Hodge. 2 vols.
  Washington, D.C.: Govt. Print. Off., 1907-1910.
  note: a major early scholarly A-Z work on all aspects of Native Americans; with early photographs; signed articles. Excellent, requires consultation of more up-to-date sources as well in many instances.
  SuzRef, UglRef, SpecCollRef E77 .H68

• Handbook of Indians of Canada. Published as an appendix to the tenth report of the Geogrpahic Board of Canada.
  Ottawa: C. H. Parmelee, 1913.
  [Toronto: Coles Pub. Co., 1971]
  note: detailed, exhaustive handbook for Indians of Canada as of 1913, A-Z arrangement. Appendices for Indian Reserves in Canada (by area); bibliography; synonymy (Native-Canadian tribal names); maps.
  SuzRef E78 .C2 C28 1971
  SuzStx 970.1 H66hc

• Handbook of North American Indians. William C. Sturtevant, general editor. v.4-15, v.17.
  Washington: Smithsonian Institution: For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S.G.P.O., [1978-2004]
  note: As yet incomplete, this is the most scholarly and the most extensive reference work on all aspects of Native American life, history, and culture; lengthy entries, extensive bibliography; v.4 is devoted to the History of Indian-White Relations; vols.5-15 are regional (v.7 is devoted to the Northwest Coast) with significant entries on the region as a whole, followed by extensive entries on tribes in the region; v.17 is devoted to Languages with detailed descriptions and examples of each language examined.
  SuzRef, UglRef, BotRef, TacRef E77 .H25

• Native America in the Twentieth Century: An Encyclopdia. Edited by Mary B. Davis; assistant editors, Joan Berman, Mary E. Graham, Lisa A. Mitten.
  NY: Garland Pub., 1994.
  note: A-Z of topics, organizations, and tribes; maps; no entries for individuals; indexed.
  SuzRef, UglRef, SpecCollRef, BotRef, TacRef E76.2 .N36 1994

• Native Americans: an Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Peoples. Barry M. Pritzker. 2 vols.
  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, c1998.
  note: arranged geographically; for each tribe, basic information on name meaning, location, population, language, history, religion, government, customs, dwellings, diet, technology, trade, notable arts, transportation, dress, war and weapons; with contemporary information on government relations, economy, legal status, and daily life. Appendices: Canada Reserves and Bands; Alaska Native Villages, by Language; Village corporations.
  SuzRef, TacRef E77 .P89 1998

• The Native North American Almanac: a Reference Work on Native North Americans in the United States and Canada. Duane Champagne, editor.
  Detroit: Gale Research, c1994.
  note: divided into 17 major categories: chronology, demography, major culture areas, languages (category 4, pp. 427-447), law and legislation, administration, activism, environment, urbanization and non-reservation population, religion, arts, literature, media, health, education, economy and biographies of Native North Americans; each subdivided into major concerns of the topic; concludes with glossary, bibliography, and index.
  SuzRef, TacRef E77 .N37 1994

• Statistical Record of Native North Americans. Marlita A. Reddy, editor.
  Detroit: Gale, c1993.
  note: a vast compendium of statistical tables concerning Native North Americans, arranged by broad subject: historical statistics; demographics; family; education; culture and tradition (including language); health and health care; social and economic conditions; business and industry; land and water management; government relations; law and law enforcement; and Canada.
  SuzRef, UglRef, BotRef, TacRef

• Tiller's Guide to Indian Country: Economic Profiles of American Indian Reservations. Edited and compiled by Veronica E. Velarde.
  Albuquerque, N.M.: BowArrow Pub. Co., 2005.
  note: by state, then alpha by reservation; area, labor force, educational level, unemployment, per capita incom, population and percent native statistics; location, physical description, climate, culture and history, government, village corporation, economy, infrastructure, community facilites and services.
  SuzRef E93 .T55 2005

ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND MUSEUMS

• America's Ancient Treasures: a Guide to Archaeological sites and Museums in the United States and Canada. Franklin Folsom, Mary Elting Folsom; illustations by Rachel Folsom. 4th rev., enl. ed.
  Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, c1993.
  note: arranged by region, state, and site; with descriptions; indexed.
  note: SuzRef has 3rd ed. E56 .F64 1983
  UglRef E56 .F64 1993

• Archaeology of Prehistoric Native America; an Encyclopedia. Editor, Guy Gibbon; associate directors, Kenneth M. Ames ... [et al.]
  NY: Garland Publ., 1998.
  note: covers North America; signed, scholarly, detailed articles with bibliography; well-made maps, tables & graphs; well-chosen illustrations. SuzRef E77.9 .A72 1998

• Historical Dictionary of North American Archaeology. Edward B. Jelks, editor, Juliet C. Jelks, assistant editor.
  NY: Greenwood Press, 1988.
  note: brief, signed entries; work concludes with lengthy bibliography.
  SuzRef, SpecColl E77.9 .H57 1988

• Biographical Dictionary of Indians of the Americas. [Editor and publisher, CISCO; associate editor, Gail Hamlin-Wilson] 2 vols.
  Newport Beach, CA: American Indian Publishers, c1991.
  note: A-Z arrangement of biographees (North American Indians only) with photographs and other graphics; some bibiliographical references; index by tribe; and list of name variants.
  SuzRef E89 .B56 1991

• Great North American Indians; Profiles in Life and Leadership. Frederick J. Dockstader.
  NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, c1977.
  note: A-Z arrangement of biographees; lengthy articles with graphics; index by tribe; chronology of Indians, Hiawatha (b. 1525) to Jerome R. Tiger (b. 1941)
  SuzRef, UglStx, SpecColl E89 .D55

• Native American Women: a Biographical Dictionary. Gretchen M. Bataille, Laurie Lisa, editors.
  NY: Routledge, 2001.
  note: A-Z arrangement; from the beginnings to the present, all fields of endeavor; family, tribal and educational background; focus on contributions; each with bibliography.
  SuzRef, BotRef, TacRef E98 .W8 B38 2001

• Notable Native Americans. Sharon Malinowski, editor, George H.J. Abrams, consulting editor and author of foreword.
  note: A-Z arrangement; Native American biographees throughout history in all fields of endeavor, from anthropologists and jewelry designers to religious figures and warriors. Lengthy articles, some with photos or other graphics, source bibliographies. General index and indexes by tribal groups; by occupation/profession.
  SuzRef, UglRef E89 .N67 1995

• Who Was Who in Native American History: Indians and Non-Indians from Early Contacts through 1900. Carl Waldman. note: A-Z arrangement of biographees, entry length ranging from one paragraph to two pages; entries include Native Americans and European-Americans who had significant contact and/or influence on Native Americans; information imparted focuses on broad historical matters.
  SuzRef, UglRef, BotRef, TacRef E89 .W35 1990

EDUCATION

• Native American Education: A Reference Handbook. Lorraine Hale.
  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, c2002.
  note: historical background, twentieth-century movements, chronology, the law, issues and strategies, curriculum; associations, organizations, and tribal entities, and print and nonprint resources; text of acts affecting Native American education including the Native American Languages Act, 25 U.S.C. 2901.
  SuzRef E97 .H138 2002

• Native Education Directory.
  Charleston, WV: ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools, Native Education Intitiative of the Regional Educational Laboratories, and the National Education Association, 2002.
  note: in five sections, 1) National and International Nongovernment Organizations (NGOs), 2) Federal Programs, 3) Media, Periodicals, Publishers, and Producers, 4) State and Territorial Government and Nongovernment Organizations, 5) Colleges and Universities Offering Native Studies,Native Language Instruction, Supportive Services, or Scholarships for Native Students.
  SuzRef, BotRef E76.2 .N3 2002
  

• Native American Education: a Reference Handbook. Lorraine Hale.
  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, c2002.
  note: SuzRef E97 .H138 2002

HISTORY
note: see also, BIOGRAPHY section for purely biographical works; see also, POLITICS, LAW AND TREATIES section for collections of historical documents.

• American Indian History. Edited by Carole A Barrett. 2 vols.
  Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, c2003.
  note: A-Z of historical events with bibliography (battles, laws, organizations, institutions); with gazetteer of historic places; historic Native Americans; Museums, Archives, Libraries, Societies; time line (chronology); indexes.
  SuzRef, BotRef, TacStx E77 .A496 2003

• Encyclopedia of American Indian Wars, 1492-1890. Jerry Keenan.
  Santa Barbara, ABC-CLIO, 1997.
  note: A-Z arrangement of wars, battles, forts, places, persons, groups, weaponry and other topics.
  SuzRef E81 .K44 1997

• The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas. 3 vols in 6.
  Cambridge, England; NY; Cambridge University Press, 1996-2000.
  note: v.1, pt. 1 and 2 devoted to North America north of Mexico; 15 lengthy, scholarly, detailed articles dealing in historical order with various aspects and periods in Native American history; each chapter concludes with a bibliographic essay; each volume concludes with an index.
  Suz Ref, UglRef, SpecCollRef, BotRef, TacRef E77 .N62 1996

• Chronology of North American History: from Pre-Columbian Times to the Present. Duane Champagne, editor.
  Detroit: Gale Research, c1994.
  note: Time line with photographs and other illustrations; concludes with brief quotations and actions of American Indian Orators; and brief quotations from major historical documents.
  SuzRef, UglRef, BotRef E77 .C555 1994

• The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. Edward E. Hill.
  NY: Clearwater Pub. Co. [1974]
  note: Historical sketches of the Office of Indian Affairs and its agencies and superintendencies; with tribal index; and jurisdictional index keyed to the agency's correspondence files reproduced by the National Archives and Records Service, microcopy 234.
  SuzRef E93 .H64 1974

POLITICS, LAW AND TREATIES

• The American Indian and the United States; a Documentary History. [Compiled by] Wilcomb E. Washburn. 4 vols.
  NY: Random House [1973]
  note: a compendium of important historical documents including Reports of the Commissioners of Indian Affairs (v.1/2,1826-1963), Congressional Debates on Indian Affairs (v.2/3, 1830-1970), Acts, Ordinances and Proclamations (v.3, 1763-1968), and Treaties (v.3/4, 1778-1868) and Legal Decisions (v.4, 1823-1973); Map of Indian Land Cessions, 1776-1945 after p. 2290; detailed index to set in v.4.
  SuzRef, UglRef, SpecCollRef E93 .W27 v.1, 2, 3, 4

• A Chronological List of Treaties and Agreements Made by Indian Tribes with the United States. Institute for the Development of Indian Law.
  Washington [1973]
  note: treaties between Indian Tribes and the U.S. Government beginning with Sept. 17, 1778 and continuing through Aug. 13, 1868; and agreements from May 23, 18872 through Aug. 31, 1909; lists tribes involved and treaty/agreement citation.
  SuzRef, CurMat E95 .I57 1973

• Guide to American Indian Documents in the Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1899: a Project of the Institute for the Development of Indian Law. Steven L. Johnson.
  NY: Clearwater Pub. Co., c1977.
  note: The Congressional Serial Set includes all documents and reports of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives; the guide arranges the documents and reports chronologically and has a detailed index.
  note: documents through 1874 are available online in the U.S. Congressional Serial Set (UW computers only); for documents after 1874, inquire at Government Publications.
  GovPubRef, Bot Ref KF 8201 .A1 J63

• Native American Issues: a Reference Handbook. William Norman Thompson.
  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, c1996.
  note: reviews major political issues- sovereignty, assimilation, restoration, land claims, water and other resource rights, burial practices, economy, and jurisdiction; chronology; biographical sketches; brief descriptions of important laws and cases; quotations; organizations; print and non-print resources; for North America
  SuzRef, Bot E98 .T77 T56 1996

• Treaties & Agreements of the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest.
  Washington, D.C.: Institute for the Development of Indian Law, [1974]
  note: collection of treaty and agreement documents, arranged chronologically by treaty, 1853-1905.
  SuzRef E78 .N77 U52 1974

RELIGION, CULTURE, MYTH, LEGEND, AND FOLKLORE

• Encyclopedia of Native American Healing. William S. Lyon.
  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, c1996.
  note: A-Z arrangement: ceremonies and rites; spiritual beings, objects and phenomena; shamans; diseases and cures; scholars; with bibliography.
  SuzRef, BotRef, Health E98 .M4 L96 1996

• Encyclopedia of Native American Religions. Arlene Hirschfelder, Paulette Molin; foreword by Walter R. Echo-Hawk. Updated edition.
  NY: Facts on File, c2000.
  note: A-Z arrangement; shamans, medicine men, spiritual persons, European-American clergy; societies; ceremonies, rites, and practices; sacred places and churches; cermeonial objects; extensive bibliography; entries by subject; index.
  SuzRef, TacRef E98 .R3 H73 2000

• Encyclopedia of Native American Shamanism: Sacred Ceremonies of North America. William S. Lyon.
  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, c1998.
  note: A-Z arrangement; all aspects related to shamans, practices, rites, spiritual leaders and groups; sacred objects, topics and scholars; bibliography, index and maps.
  SuzRef E98 .M4 L98 1998

• Native American Myth & Legend. An A-Z of People and Places. Mike Dixon-Kennedy.
  London: Blandford, 1996.
  note: covers Native South Americans also
  SuzRef E76.2 .D59 1996

• Native American Religions. North America. Edited by Lawrence E. Sullivan.
  NY: Macmillan Pub. Co.; London: Collier Macmillan Publishers, c1989.
  note: entries relevant to Native American religions extracted from The Encyclopedia of Religion; Part I by area and tribe; Part II by major religious expressions, such as myth, drama, music, dance.
  SuzRef E98 .R3 N38 1989

TRIBES
note: see also, the section of General Encyclopedias; the Handbook of North American Indians, in particular, has major articles on tribes.

• The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Edited by Sharon Malinowski ... [et al.] 4 vols.
  Detroit: Gale, c1998.
  note: by region, then by tribe; for each tribe, history, culture (oral literature, religion, language, buildings, subsistence, clothing and adornment, medicine, customs), personal profiles, and current tribal issues; with bibliography. Illustrated. With list of federally recognized tribes, glossary and index. A major up-to-date work on tribes.
  SuzRef, Uglref, BotRef E77 .G15 1998