Many Nations of Native America: Trad 101 --- Library Resources
- Gale encyclopedia of Native American tribes E77 .G15 1998 Info Commons Reference
Good for short, basic background articles on tribes. - Handbook of North American Indians - E76.2 .H36 Info Commons Reference and the Main Reference Collection and the main stacks.
This multivolume set provides an encyclopedic summary of what is known of the prehistory, history and culture of Native Americans living north of the urban civilizations of central Mexico. Volume 4 covers Indian White relations. The other volumes cover the various geographic regions of North America. - Native America in the Twentieth Century: an Encyclopedia - E76.2 .N36 1994 Info Commons Reference
Covers art, economic conditions, educational policy, government policy, health, languages, law, public opinion, Red Power, religion, and reservations. Does not include native affairs in Canada or biographical information. - Native America Today: A Guide to Community Politics and Culture. E98 T77 P75 1999 Main Reference
Information on Centemporary tribes and groups and contemporary issues including mining, natural resource control, sacred sites and land acquisition. - The Columbia guide to American Indians of the Southeast E78.S65 P45 2001 Main Reference
- The Columbia guide to American Indians of the Northeast E78.E2 B72 2001 Main Reference
- The Columbia guide to American Indians of the Great Plains E78.G73 F69 2003 Main Reference
Search & Find: Searching the Online Catalog |
This is the result from a search on the keywords Sovereignty and Indians. Location: Main & Special Collections & Law
Publisher Washington, D. C. Island Press, 2000
To explore this topic further, you can click on the Subjects in the catalog record for a book that you find. I have high-lighted the subjects for this book in red. |
The Search for Articles will help you find journal and magazine articles about your topic. Academic Search Complete and General OneFile are good general databases that cover many topics. Open Academic Serch Premier and type Cherokee" in the "Find" box. Add Indians in the box belowa. Then click "Search." Notice what a wide variety of subjects are represented in the articles. If you just want articles about the Cherokee "removal" then add that word to your search. When a group has several different names, you should search for all the forms of the name: Ojibway, Ojibwa, Anishinabe. Lexis Nexis Academic Universe is a good source of newspaper articles. Select News category: U. S. News. Then select your news source for the drop down list. The region of the country or the state where your tribe is located usually works. Ethnic Newswatch covers the newspapers of Native peoples. It is all full text. Set the Ethnic Group to Native Peoples and try key words. |
This is a sample of a search in Academic Search Complete. I used Ojibwa Indians to find this article. I limited my search to scholarly or peer reviewed articles. When Indigenous Rights and Wilderness Collide. By: Freedman, Eric. American Indian Quarterly, Summer2002, Vol. 26 Issue 3, p378-392, 15p; Abstract: Discusses the prosecution of the members of the Bois Forte band of Chippewa for their admitted use of motorized vehicles at the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota. Kinds of division reflected by the criminal litigation; Issue regarding the use of motors in designated wildernesses; Information on the resolution of conflicts between indigenous rights and environmental laws.; (AN 14809621) You will need the following information when writing your paper: Article Title: When Indigenous Rights and Wilderness Collide. Author: Freedman, Eric Journal Title: American Indian Quarterly Citation: Summer 2002, Vol. 26, issue 3, p378-392 |
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Check Article Linker for more information Search & Find: Subject GuidesThe Subject Guides will help you find information about your topic by providing you with various resources such as encyclopedias, reference books and directories. Find American Indian Studies in the alphabetical list of guides. Notice that under "finding articles" it gives you many more places to search. There are also sections for statistical sources, web sources and course pages. |
Citations, Plagiarism and Getting Help
How to Format your Citations
Your class web page covers the style you are to use for your essay and the references you use in it.
Avoiding Plagiarism
Understanding plagiarism now will save you a lot of problems later on. The Student Code of Conduct defines plagiarism as follows: "Plagiarism" means representing the words or ideas of another as one's own. If you need more information about how to avoid plagiarism, check this web site. What is Plagiarism ? [2]
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Other Useful Information |
- Federally Recognized Tribes
- American Indian & Alaska Native Populations
- American Indian & Alaska (AIAN) Data & Links
- Indian Affairs: Laws & Treaties (treaties
from 1778-1883; laws related to American Indians up to 1971)
For information pertaining to TRAD 101, contact
Sara Heitshu heitshus@u.library.arizona.edu