Articles and Discussions http://www.webjunction.org/gi21-native-american-history 2008-08-18T23:22:56Z 2008-08-18T23:22:56Z Debra Van Tassel http://www.webjunction.org/gi21-native-american-history 2008-08-18T23:22:56Z

<br><p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>Key Resources</i></b></span></span></p><ul> <li><a href="/do/DisplayContent?id=15766"><span style="font-size: small;">Native American Cultural Resources<br /> </span></a></li> <li><a href="/do/DisplayContent?id=15752"><span style="font-size: small;">Native American Genealogical Resources<br /> </span></a></li> <li><a href="/do/DisplayContent?id=18309"><span style="font-size: small;">Native American Environmental Resources<br /> </span></a></li> <li><a href="/do/DisplayContent?id=15765"><span style="font-size: small;">Native American Laws and Treaties</span></a></li> </ul><p><i><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><span style="font-size: medium;">Guides to Resources</span></span></b></i></p><ul class="external-links"><li><a href="http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/index.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;">Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties - Kappler</span></a><p><span style="font-size: small;">This is a digitized edition of Charles J. Kappler's complitaion of Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties. You can search across all 7 volumes or browse the volumes.</span></p></li><li><a href="http://www.si.edu/history_and_culture/american_indian/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;">Smithsonian Institute - American Indian History and Culture</span></a><p><span style="font-size: small;">This site, from the Smithsonian Institute, provides links to cultural and historical resources on Native Americans.</span></p></li><li><a href="http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/native-americans.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;">NARA - Indians/Native Americans</span></a><p><span style="font-size: small;">This guide, from the National Archives, provides guides to the microfilm and paper resources at NARA as well as links to digital resources.</span></p></li></ul>

Debra Van Tassel http://www.webjunction.org/gi21-native-american-history/-/articles/content/446837 2008-05-13T19:58:31Z

This guide is still a work in progress.<br><span> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="content_macro_table" width="100%"> <tr> <td> <p><span class="content_macro_table"> <p xmlns:o="urn:www.microsoft.com/office" xmlns:st1="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags" xmlns:w="urn:www.microsoft.com/word"><a href="http://www.si.edu/history_and_culture/american_indian/"><strong>Smithsonian Institute - American Indian History and Culture</strong></a><br>This is a in-depth collection of resources from the Smithsonian Institute that cover cultural and historical resources of the Native Americans. </p> <p xmlns:o="urn:www.microsoft.com/office" xmlns:st1="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags" xmlns:w="urn:www.microsoft.com/word"><a href="http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/History_and_Culture/AmericanIndian_History.htm"><strong>Encyclopedia Smithsonian - American Indian History and Culture</strong></a><br>This is a collection of short resources dealing with history and culture. </p> <p xmlns:o="urn:www.microsoft.com/office" xmlns:st1="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags" xmlns:w="urn:www.microsoft.com/word"><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/award97/codhtml/hawphome.html"><strong>History of the American West - American Memory Project</strong></a><br>This is a collection of resources from the American Memory project at the Library of Congress that deal with the history of the American West. </p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </span>

http://www.webjunction.org/gi21-native-american-history/-/articles/content/446832 2008-05-13T19:58:31Z

This is NOT a complete list yet.<br><span> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="content_macro_table" width="100%"> <tr> <td> <p><span class="content_macro_table"> <p xmlns:o="urn:www.microsoft.com/office" xmlns:st1="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags" xmlns:w="urn:www.microsoft.com/word"><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome.html"><strong>Century of Lawmaking - American Memory<br></strong></a>Congressional records contain many documents related to specific Indian tribes and reservations. </p> <p xmlns:o="urn:www.microsoft.com/office" xmlns:st1="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags" xmlns:w="urn:www.microsoft.com/word"><a href="http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwss-ilc.html"><strong>Indian Land Cessions in the United States, 1784-1894</strong><br></a>This is a Serial Set volume that specifically deals with land cessions of the Native Americans between 1784 and 1894. </p> <p xmlns:o="urn:www.microsoft.com/office" xmlns:st1="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags" xmlns:w="urn:www.microsoft.com/word"><a href="http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/index.htm"><strong>Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties - compiled and edited by Charles J. Kappler<br></strong></a>This is a collection of laws and treaties complied by Kappler. It is considered one of the more definiative lists of Native American treaties. </p> <p xmlns:o="urn:www.microsoft.com/office" xmlns:st1="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags" xmlns:w="urn:www.microsoft.com/word"><a href="http://thorpe.ou.edu/"><strong>Native American Constitutions and Law Digitization Project</strong></a><br>From site: Tribal constitutions and codes are the heart of self-government for over 500 federally recognized tribes, and are the lifeblood of Indian sovereignty. The University of Oklahoma Law Center Library and the National Indian Law Library work with tribes whose government documents appear on this web site; these tribal documents are either placed online with the permission of the tribes, or they are U.S. Government documents, rightfully in the public domain. </p> <p xmlns:o="urn:www.microsoft.com/office" xmlns:st1="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags" xmlns:w="urn:www.microsoft.com/word"><a href="http://www.indians.org/Resource/FedTribes99/fedtribes99.html"><strong>Federally Recognized American Indian Tribes</strong></a><br>This is the list of American Indian tribes officially recognized by the United States government. </p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </span>

Kirsten Clark, University of Colorado at Boulder http://www.webjunction.org/gi21-native-american-history/-/articles/content/446792 2008-05-13T19:58:28Z

This is a guide to resources for tracing Native American ancestry.<br><span> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="content_macro_table" width="100%"> <tr> <td> <p><span class="content_macro_table"> <p xmlns:o="urn:www.microsoft.com/office" xmlns:st1="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags" xmlns:w="urn:www.microsoft.com/word"><a href="http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/heritage/native-american/"><strong>Native American Records</strong></a><br>The National Archives maintains records related to specific tribes. Information available for those family members that maintained tribal affiliation. </p> <p xmlns:o="urn:www.microsoft.com/office" xmlns:st1="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags" xmlns:w="urn:www.microsoft.com/word"><a href="http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/heritage/native-american/ancestor-search.html"><strong>Wantabes and Outalucks: Searching for Indian Ancestors in Federal Records</strong></a><br>by Kent Carter<br>Director, National Archives-Fort Worth Branch<br>Provides step-by-step instructions on research American Indian ancestry. </p> <p xmlns:o="urn:www.microsoft.com/office" xmlns:st1="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags" xmlns:w="urn:www.microsoft.com/word"><a href="http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/"><strong>Native American Genealogy</strong></a><br>This is a non-governmental guide to Native American genealogy. The page has indexes for rolls, tribe listings, and much more. </p> <p xmlns:o="urn:www.microsoft.com/office" xmlns:st1="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags" xmlns:w="urn:www.microsoft.com/word"><a href="http://www.doi.gov/ancestry.html"><strong>How do I trace Indian ancestry?</strong></a> <strong><br></strong>This guide, from the Department of Interior, provides links to information on ancestry, genealogical resources, and much more. </p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </span>

Kirsten Clark, University of Colorado at Boulder