New York State Library | Internet Bibliographies
Native
American Sites
Prepared by a librarian at the University of Pittsburgh, this set of
Web pages covers a wide range of topics dealing with Native American issues.
Separate pages exist for general Indian-oriented home pages; information
on individual native nations; native organizations and urban Indian centers;
tribal colleges, native studies programs, and Indian education; languages;
the mascot issue; native media (organizations, journals, newspapers, radio
and television, powwows and festivals); native music and arts organizations
and individuals (singers, drums, artists, performers, celebrities, actors,
actresses, storytellers, authors); and native businesses.
http://www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/indians.html
Techniques
for Evaluating American Indian Web Sites
Elaine Cubbins of the University of Arizona has presented these techniques
for evaluating American Indian Web sites. There are links to sources of
books and reference materials as well as clear explanations of the criteria
to be used.
http://www.u.arizona.edu/~ecubbins/webcrit.html
WWW Internet Bibliographies
- American Indians
This site is constructed primarily to provide information resources
to the Native American community and only secondarily to the general community.
It is part of the W3 consortium project. Topics covered include cultural
resources, indigenous languages, history, archaeology, education, indigenous
knowledge in the sciences, legal resources, health, non-profit organizations,
art, museums, music, electronic texts by and about Native Americans, bibliographies
of material relevant to Native Americans, film & video resources, organizations,
activist sites, tribal gaming, Native American media, genealogy, government
resources especially for Native Americans, commercial resources, home pages
for Native Americans, announcements with Native American related content,
job notices, resources for Other Nations on the Internet, movie stars,
and miscellaneous.
http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/
National Center for American Indian
Enterprise Development
This organization seeks to increase the number of tribal and individual
American Indian businesses, and develop and expand an Indian private sector
that employs Indian labor.
http://www.ncaied.org/
National Indian Business Association
Includes a database of Native American businesses, as well as business
and industry assistance links.
http://www.nibanetwork.org/
National Tribal Development
Association
This organization works to develop tribal economies. Information on
their site includes a handbook on development incentives for reservations
and a list of Indian owned member businesses.
http://www.indiancreditoutreach.com/
Native American Business
Alliance
This organization strives to facilitate mutually beneficial relationships
between private and public businesses with Native American owned companies.
http://www.native-american-bus.org/
American Indian Higher Education Consortium
The tribal colleges have developed this organization in order to promote
legislation, support the tribal colleges, and encourage American Indians
to participate in higher education.
http://www.aihec.org
National Indian Education Association
This organization has been in existence since 1969. Its board is made
up of twelve (12) American Indian and Alaska Native individuals from all
across the country. It deals with advocacy and legislative issues related
to education.
http://www.niea.org/
Office of Indian Education Programs
Site for the organization devoted to providing quality education opportunities
for American Indian people from early childhood throughout life.
http://www.oiep.bia.edu/
Society for Advancement of Chicanos
and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
Encourages both education and career development for Native American
and Latino students.
http://www.sacnas.org/
Teaching
Young Children About Native Americans
This ERIC Digest was published in May, 1996. It provides an overview
of the basic issues involved in teaching young children about Native Americans.
http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/ed394744.html
The Tribal College
Journal of American Indian Higher Education
Contains both scholarly and juornalistic articles on subject areas
of great importance to Native Americans.
http://www.tribalcollegejournal.org/
Bureau of
Indian Affairs
Contains information on education, federally recognized tribes, history,
legislation, tourism, and other areas in which the federal government is
involved. Frequently asked questions are answered on this site.
http://www.doi.gov/bureau-indian-affairs.html
Codetalk
A federal inter-agency Native American Web site designed specifically
to deliver electronic information from government agencies and other organizations
to Native American communities.
http://www.codetalk.fed.us/
FCC's Tribal Homepage
Site has information on tribal telecommunication initiatives including
a newsletter, a brochure, booklet, and fact sheet.
http://www.fcc.gov/indians/
Indian Health Service
This agency of the U S Department of Health and Human Services is responsible
for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives.
http://www.ihs.gov/
American Indian Culture
Research Center
Includes resources and links about Native American culture, education,
Myths (Story Telling),spiritual heritage, Indian colleges, bibliography,
Native American Hand Crafts / Gifts, and other related sites.
http://www.bluecloud.org/dakota.html
American Indian History
and Related Issues
This site contains unique artwork, photographs, video and sound recordings
which reflect the history and culture of the Native American experience
in North America as well as the Indian people of Central America and Mexico.
http://www.csulb.edu/projects/ais/
American Indian Science & Engineering
Society
Resources for American Indian high school and higher education students
with an interest in science and technology.
http://www.aises.org/
American
Indians and the Natural World
Site for the Carnegie Museum of Natural History Exhibit examines the
belief systems, philosophies, and practical knowledge that guide Indian
peoples' interactions with the natural world.
http://www.carnegiemnh.org/exhibits/north-south-east-west/
The American Native Press Archives
Site devoted to the preservation and dissemination of the written words
of Native peoples. Contains a bibliography, index, digital library, and
more.
http://www.anpa.ualr.edu/
The Avalon
Project at Yale Law School
United States and Native American relations with treaties and statutes
of the United States that can be searched or browsed by century or tribe.
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/natamer.htm
Bibliography
of North American Indians for K-12
A site for parents, teachers, and librarians to help select reading
materials for school age children in the topic area of Native Americans.
http://nmnhwww.si.edu/anthro/outreach/Indbibl/bibliogr.html
Edward
S. Curtis's: The North American Indian
The Library of Congress American Memory Project site with links to
over 2000 photographic images taken between 1907 and 1930. The volumes
are organized by tribes and locations encompassing the Great Plains, Great
Basin, Plateau Region, Southwest, California, Pacific Northwest, and Alaska.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html
The First
Americans
Intended for third graders, this site has sections on Indian shelters
of various kinds, legends, a map of the area in which individual cultures
were situated, a table with links to food, clothing, and interesting facts.
The five cultures focused on are Northwest, California-Intermountain, Plains,
Southwest, and Woodlands.
http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/intro.html
Images
of Native Americans
The Bancroft Library's companion to their exhibit of rare books, photographs,
illustrations, and other archival and manuscript materials.
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/Exhibits/nativeamericans/
Indian Country Today
America's largest Indian newspaper is a weekly newspaper that covers
national news and events.
http://www.indiancountry.com/
Indian
Why Stories
Electronic text for the book, Indian Why Stories by Frank B.
Linderman containing over 20 stories from Native American culture.
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/LinIndi.html
Indigenous
People's Literature
Contains links to a variety of Native American literature available
online.
http://www.indians.org/Resource/natlit/natlit.html
Institute of American Indian Arts
Museum
Home of the National Collection of Contemporary Indian Art located
in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
http://www.iaiancad.org/
Just Curious:
NativeAmericans
A site for children and teens to find resources about Native Americans.
http://www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/youth/jcnative.html
Living Voices
An online audio series avaiable in both English and Spanish containing
profiles of Native Americans and Native Hawaiins today.
http://www.nmai.si.edu/livingvoices/
The Mohawk
Nation Council & The Great Law of Peace
Online article about the Mohawk National Council and the Great Law
of Peace as well as links to other Native American resources.
http://hometown.aol.com/miketben2/miktben7.htm
Museum of the Native
American Resource Center
Contains art, crafts, memories, literature, music, and history information
from various Native American people across the United States.
http://www.uncp.edu/nativemuseum/
National Congress of American Indians
National Indian organization which works for the security and protection
of treaty and sovereign rights for American Indian and Alaska Native peoples.
http://www.ncai.org/
National Museum of the American
Indian
With a collection spanning more than 10,000 years, the museum is dedicated
to the preservation, study, and exhibition of the life, language, literature,
history, and arts of Native Americans.
http://www.nmai.si.edu/
National Native American AIDS Prevention
Center
Information on prevention programs and care services aimed at the Native
American population.
http://www.nnaapc.org/
Native American Authors
Annotated bibliography of print and Web resources about Native American
authors. Browse by name, title, or tribe.
http://www.ipl.org/div/natam/
Native American Constitution and
Law Digitization Project
On-line versions of tribal codes, constitutions, and other legal documents
of Native American tribes.
http://thorpe.ou.edu/
Native Americans and the Environment
Searchable bibliographic database and directory of annotated Internet
resources for the study of environmental issues facing Native American
communities.
http://www.cnie.org/NAE/
Native American
History and Culture
Links to Native American resources from Smithsonian Institution museums
and a recommended reading list.
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmai/start.htm
Native American
Languages
Contains information and links for specific languages, preservation
of specific languages, language family and regional sites, general Native
American language sites, books, and endangered languages discussion.
http://www.indians.org/welker/americas.htm
Native Peoples Magazine
A quarterly journal dedicated to portraying the arts and lives of Native
Americans. Select articles from current and archived issues are available
on the site.
http://www.nativepeoples.com/
Native Web
Resources for indigenous cultures around the world. Some of the database
categories include art and literature, business and economy, genealogy,
history, languages and linguistics, law and legal issues, libraries and
collections, news and media, reference materials, and society and culture.
http://www.nativeweb.org/
NativeTech
This site is dedicated to disconnecting the term "primitive" from perceptions
of Native American technology and art through education. Original articles
with graphics and photographs focus on the Eastern Woodlands. Some examples
of topics include beadwork, clay and pottery, games and toys, stonework
and tools, and weaving.
http://www.nativetech.org/
Resources for Researching
your Mohawk Heritage
Contains links and contact information for Mohawk Genealogy research.
http://www.srmtenv.org/gnlgy.htm
United National Indian Tribal
Youth
A national Native American youth leadership organization designed to
help young people make positive differences in their tribes, villages and
communities.
http://www.unityinc.org/
Ganondagan
Historic site of a 17th century Seneca town.
http://www.ganondagan.org
Haudenosaunee
The official source of news and information from the Haudenosaunee,
comprised of the traditional leadership of the Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga,
Oneida, Mohawk and Tuscarora Nations.
http://www.sixnations.org/
Iroquois Indian Museum
This museum in Cobleskill, NY provides information about Iroquois culture
and history.
http://iroquoismuseum.org/
Iroquois Links
This site provides links to historical, archaeological, political,
biographical and linguistic resources.
http://www.iroquois.net
Mohawks of Kahnawake
Tourism, business, history, and political structure of this group are
included.
http://www.kahnawake.com/
Oneida
History of the Oneida nation, description of the Oneida land claim.
http://www.oneida-nation.net/
Ohwejagehka: Ha`degaenage:
Iroquois Language and Songs
A nonprofit organization based on Six Nations of the Grand River in
Ontario Canada that was established to help preserve and nurture the Iroquoian
languages and songs.
http://www.ohwejagehka.com/
Seneca
Homepage of the Seneca Nation of Indians with information on their
culture, history, genealogy, and reservations.
http://www.sni.org
Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory
History and current information on the Tyendinaga Mohawks who originally
lived in the Mohawk Valley, who are now located in Ontario, Canada. This
site is also the home of the First Nations Technical Institute, an education
and training facility.
http://www.tyendinaga.net/