NAIS Librarian
Amy Witzel
Contact:
230 Baker (Research & Learning)
HB 6025 Baker-Berry Library
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH 03755
HB 6025 Baker-Berry Library
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH 03755
Phone: (603) 646-0790
Key starting points
Handbook of North American IndiansTwo sets in paper:
-Baker-Berry Reference E77 .H25
-Baker-Berry Stacks E77 .H25
Aging, but extensive resource issued by the Smithsonian.
Available volumes include: Vol.1: Introduction (online only - see below); Vol. 2: Indians in Contemporary Society ; Vol. 3: Environment, Origins, and Population ; Vol. 4: History of Indian-White relations ; Vol. 5: Arctic; Vol. 6: Subarctic; Vol. 7: Northwest Coast; Vol. 8: California; Vol. 9: Southwest; Vol. 10: Southwest; Vol. 11: Great Basin; Vol. 12: Plateau; Vol. 13: Plains; Vol. 14: Southeast; Vol. 15: Northeast; Vol. 17: Languages.
Some volumes are freely available online:
The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas: Volume 1, North America, Part 1First volume in 6-part set "The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas"
Volume 1: North America (Parts 1 & 2)
Volume 2, Mesoamerica, (Parts 1 & 2)
Volume 3, South America, (Parts 1 & 2)
The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas: Volume 1, North America, Part 2Vol. 1, Part 2 covers primarily post-contact through late 20th century.
Cambridge History of Native American Literature by
Native American literature has always been uniquely embattled. It is marked by divergent opinions about what constitutes authenticity, sovereignty, and even literature. It announces a culture beset by paradox: simultaneously primordial and postmodern; oral and inscribed; outmoded and novel. Its texts are a site of political struggle, shifting to meet external and internal expectations. This Cambridge History endeavors to capture and question the contested character of Indigenous texts and the way they are evaluated. It delineates significant periods of literary and cultural development in four sections: "Traces & Removals" (pre-1870s); "Assimilation and Modernity" (1879-1967); "Native American Renaissance" (post-1960s); and "Visions & Revisions" (21st century). These rubrics highlight how Native literatures have evolved alongside major transitions in federal policy toward the Indian, and via contact with broader cultural phenomena such, as the American Civil Rights movement. There is a balance between a history of canonical authors and traditions, introducing less-studied works and themes, and foregrounding critical discussions, approaches, and controversies.
Publication Date: 2020
Treaties with American Indians : an encyclopedia of rights, conflicts, and sovereignty / Donald L. Fixico, editorOverviews of US & Canadian treaties, along with selected treaty texts and thematic essays.
NOTE: Catalog record links to publisher title list. Select the "T" index to access "Treaties with American Indians". [temporary fix to earlier broken link]
Encyclopedia of United States Indian Policy and LawBaker-Berry Reference KF8205 .E525 2009 (vols. 1-2)
Tiller's Guide to Indian Country: economic profiles of American Indian reservations (3rd ed. - 2015)
Profiles tribal histories and cultures, with detailed information about their communities, natural resources, enterprises, and environmental concerns, as well as their contact information. It also features leading tribal enterprises, businesses doing business with tribes, and nonprofit organizations that have made significant contributions to economic development in Indian Country.
