American Indian Studies Research Guide
- American Indian StudiesLibrary Research Guide
Specialized databases
- eHRAF World CulturesA systematically organized collection of thousands of books and articles on cultures from all regions of the world; provides information on particular cultures, ethnic groups, or immigrant groups, their beliefs and superstitions, or subjects such as political structure, architecture, kinship units, or settlement patterns. The information is organized by cultures and ethnic groups and the full-text documents are subject-indexed at the paragraph level.
- America: History & LifeAmerica: History and Life (AHL) is a complete bibliographic reference to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Published since 1964, the database comprises over 530,000 bibliographic entries for periodicals dating back to 1954. Additional bibliographical entries are constantly added to the databases from editorial projects such as retrospective coverage of journals issues published prior to 1954.
- AnthropologyPlusAs a compilation of the Anthropological Index and Anthropological Literature databases, Anthropology Plus is the world's most comprehensive index of bibliographic materials covering the fields of anthropology, archaeology, and related interdisciplinary research. This database offers worldwide indexing of all core periodical and lesser-known journals from the early 19th century to today, providing extensive indexing of journal articles, reports, commentaries, edited works and obituaries in the fields of social, cultural, physical, biological and linguistic anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, folklore, material culture, interdisciplinary studies, etc.
Cornell Resources
- Vanished Worlds, Enduring People: Cornell University Library's Native American CollectionOnline exhibition of materials from the Huntington Free Library collection
Image Collections
Look for the the "Open to Collaborate" Cultural Institution (CI) Notice to indicate that institution/repository is committed to developing new modes of collaboration, engagement, and partnership over collections that have colonial and/or problematic histories or unclear provenance.
- National Museum of the American Indian CollectionsThe National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) has one of the most extensive collections of Native American arts and artifacts in the world—approximately 266,000 catalog records (825,000 items) representing over 12,000 years of history and more than 1,200 indigenous cultures throughout the Americas...
- Indigenous Cultures, Anthropology & LinguisticsThe American Philosophical Society's collection contains material related to the languages, traditions, history, and continuity of over 650 different Indigenous cultures throughout the Americas, with a special emphasis on Native North American peoples.
- D'Arcy McNickle Center Digital Resources, Newberry LibraryDigital Resources Related to American Indian and Indigenous Studies