Subject Guide for American Indian Studies
Introduction: The following is a guide to finding information in the field of American Indian Studies.
Contents
| California Indians | California Indians and Their Reservations: An Online Dictionary |
Books and Periodicals
| Books on the PAC | Reference Books | Periodical Databases |
The SDSU Library has a good collection of American Indian reference books, general books, and journals in the field. To search for books or periodical titles, search the online catalog called the PAC.
Books on the PAC
Using the PAC (online catalog at SDSU), check for books under subjects, words, author, or titles. The primary subject for books on American Indians or Native Americans is "Indians of North America." However, if you are seeking books on a specific tribe or topic, use that name. Some examples are the following:
Indian Cookery
Indians of North America California
Indians of North America - Food
Indians of North America History
Indians of North America Wars
Hopi Indians
Navajo Indians
Powwows
Pueblo pottery
Sun dance
Reference Books
Most of the books on American Indians are shelved in the book stacks on the 3rd floor of Love Library under the call number range E 55 - E 99. However, the reference books are located in Reference Services on the 1st floor, and include the following selected sources:
- Guides to the Literature
- White, Phillip M. American Indian Studies:
A Bibliographic Guide. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1995.
- call number: E 77 W52 1995 Ref
- call number: E 77 W52 1995 Ref
- Atlas
- Waldman, Carl. Atlas of the North American Indian. New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1985.
- call number: E 77 W195 2000 Ref (1985 edition in 3rd Floor Bookstacks)
- call number: E 77 W195 2000 Ref (1985 edition in 3rd Floor Bookstacks)
- Biographical Information
- Dockstader, Frederick J. Great North American Indians: Profiles in Life and Leadership. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1977.
- call number: E 89 D55 Ref
- Johansen, Bruce E. and Donald A. Grinde, Jr. The Encyclopedia of Native American Biography: Six Hundred Life Stories of Important People from Powhatan to Wilma Mankiller. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1997.
- call number: E 89 J69 1997 Ref
- Johnson, Troy R. Distinguished Native American Spiritual Practitioners and healers. Westport: Oryx Press, 2002.
- call number: E89 .J7 2002 Ref
- Juricek, Kay. Contemporary Native American Authors: A Biographical Distionary. Golden: Fulcrum Pub., 1997.
- call number: PS153.I52 J87 1997 Ref
- Lester, Patrick D. Biographical Dictionary of Native American Painters. Tulsa, OK: SIR Publications, 1995.
- call numer: E 54.5 L47 1995 Ref
- Malinowski, Sharon, ed. Notable Native Americans. New York: Gale Research, 1995.
- call number: E 89 N67 1995 Ref
- Native American Women: A Biographical Dictionary. New York: Routledge, 2001.
- call number: E98.W8 B38 2001 Ref
- Native American Writers of the United States. Detriot: Gale Research, 1997.
- call number: PS153.I52 N39 1997 Ref
- Waldan, Carl. Biographical Dictionary of American Indian History to 1900. New York: Facts and File, 2001.
- call number: E89 .W35 2001 Ref
- Waldman, Carl. Who Was Who in Native American History: Indians and Non-Indians from Early Contacts Through 1900. New York: Facts on File, 1990.
- call number: E 89 W35 1990
- call number: E 89 D55 Ref
- See Also: Women
- Chronologies
- Champagne, Duane, ed. Chronology of
Native North American History: From Pre-Columbian Times to the Present. Detroit: Gale Research, 1994.
- call number: E 77 C555 1994 Ref
- Francis, Lee. Native Time: A Historical Time Line of Native America. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996.
- call number: E 98 C55 F73 1996 Ref
- Nies, Judith. Native American History: A Chronology of the Vast Achievements of a Culture and Their Links to World Events. New York: Ballantine Books, 1996.
- call number: E 77 N56 1996 Ref
- Sonneborn, Liz. Chronology of American Indian History. New York: Facts on File, 2007.
- call number: E77 S72 S66 2007 Ref
- call number: E 77 C555 1994 Ref
- White, Phillip M. American Indian Chronology: Chronologies of the American Mosaic. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006.
- call number: E77 W47 2006 Ref
- Contemporary Information
- Davis, Mary B., ed. Native America in
the Twentieth Century: An Encyclopedia. New York: Garland Publishing, 1994.
- call number: E 76.2 N36 1994 Ref [copies also in book stacks - 3rd floor]
- call number: E 76.2 N36 1994 Ref [copies also in book stacks - 3rd floor]
- Directories
- Klein, Barry T. Reference Encyclopedia
of the American Indian. West Nyack, NY: Todd Publications, 2009.
- call number: E 76.2 R4 2009 Ref
- Native Americans Information Directory. Detroit: Gale Research, 1993.
- call number: E 76.2 N38 1st ed. 1993 Ref
- call number: E 76.2 R4 2009 Ref
- Tiller's Guide to Indian Country: Economic Profiles of American Indian Reservations. Albuquerque: Bow Arrow, 2005.
- call number: E93 T55 2005 Ref
- Encyclopedias/Dictionaries
- Davis, Mary B., ed. Native America
in the Twentieth Century: An Encyclopedia. New York: Garland Publishing, 1994.
- call number: E 76.2 N36 1994 Ref
- Dictionary of Indian Tribes of the Americas. 2nd ed. Newport Beach, CA: American Indian Publishers, 1993-95.
- call number: E 54.5 D53 1993 v. 1-3 Ref
- The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. 4 v. Detroit: Gale, 1998.
- call number: E 77 G15 1998 Ref
- Hirschfelder, Arlene B. The Native American Almanac. New York: Prentice Hall General Reference, 1993.
- call number: E 77 H59 1993 Ref
- Hoxie, Frederick E., ed. Encyclopedia of North American Indians. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996.
- call number: E 76.2 E53 1996 Ref [Also available electronically]
- Kroeber, Alfred L. Handbook of the Indians of California. New York: Dover Publications, 1976. Reprint of the 1925 edition published by the U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC., as No. 78 of the Bulletin of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution.
- call number: E 78 C15 K78 1976 Ref
- Johnson, Michael. Macmillian Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. New York: Macmillian Library Reference USA, 1999.
- call number: E76.2 .J63 1999
- LePoer, Barbara Leitch. A Concise Dictionary of Indian Tribes of North America. Algonac, MI: Reference Publications, Inc., 1979.
- call number: E 76.2 L44 Ref
- Markowitz, Harvey, consulting ed. American Indians. 3 v. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1995.
- call number: E 76.2 A45 1995 v. 1-3 Ref
- Paterek, Josephine. Encyclopedia of American Indian Costume. Denver: ABC-CLIO, 1994.
- call number: E 98 C8 P37 1994 Ref
- Patterson, Lotsee. Indians Terms of the Americas. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1994.
- call number: E54.5 P47 1994 Ref
- Pritzker, Barry. Native Americans: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Peoples. 2V. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1998.
- call number: E 77 P89 1998 Ref
- Stoutenburgh, John Leeds. Dictionary of the American Indian. New York: Philosophical Library, 1960.
- call number: E 77 S84 Ref
- Sturtevant, William C., ed. Handbook of North American Indians. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978- . 20v. (in progress).
- call number: SI 1.20/2: Government Publications Reference
- call number: E 77 H25: Book Stacks - 3rd floor
- Waldman, Carl. Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. New York: Facts on File, 2006.
- call number: E 76.2 W35 2006 Ref
- UXL Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. 4 v. Detroit: UXL, 1994.
- call number: E 76.2 U85 1999 Ref
- Waldman, Carl. Word Dance: the Language of Native American Culture. New York: Facts on File, 1994.
- call number: E 76.2 W36 1994 Ref
- call number: E 76.2 N36 1994 Ref
- History
- Encyclopedia of American Indian History. 4V . Santa Barbara, CA: 2008.
- call number: E 77 E48 2008 Ref
- Legends
- Fritze, Ronald H. Legend
and Lore of the Americas Before 1492: An Encyclopedia of Visitors, Explorers, and Immigrants. Denver: ABC-CLIO, 1993.
- call number: E 61 F75 1993 Ref
- call number: E 61 F75 1993 Ref
- The Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Folklore and Folklife. V.4. North and South America. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006.
- call number: GR 35 .G75 2006 4V. Ref
- Literature
- Encyclopedia of American Indian Literature. NY: Facts on File, 2007.
- call number: PS 153 I52 E53 2007 Ref
- call number: PS 153 I52 E53 2007 Ref
- Religion
- Gill, Sam D. and Irene F. Sullivan. Dictionary of Native American Mythology.
Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1992.
- call number: E 98 R3 G46 1992 Ref
- Hirschfelder, Arlene B. and Paulette Molin. Encyclopedia of Native American Religions: An Introduction. New York: Facts on File, 2000.
- call number: E 98 R3 H73 2000 Ref
- Lyon, William S. Encyclopedia of Native American Healing. Santa Barbara, CA:
- ABC-CLIO, 1996.
- call number: E 98 M4 L96 1996 Ref
- call number: E 98 R3 G46 1992 Ref
- Reservations
- Tiller, Veronica E. Velarde, comp. American
Indian Reservations and Trust Areas.
- Washington, DC: U. S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development
- Administration, 1996.
- call number: E 93 A455 1996 Ref [Also: C46.2:IN 2/16 Reference/US Gov Pubs]
- Washington, DC: U. S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development
- Tiller's Guide to Indian Country: Albuquerque: Bow Arrow, 2005 Ref.
- call number: E93 T55 2005 Ref
- Rock Art
- Patterson, Alex. A Field Guide to Rock Art Symbols of
the Greater Southwest. Boulder, CO: Johnson Books, 1992.
- call number: E78 S7 F54 1992 Ref
- call number: E78 S7 F54 1992 Ref
- Statistics
- Reddy, Marlita A., ed. Statistical
Record of Native North Americans. 2nd ed. Detroit: Gale, 1995.
- call number: E 98 P76 S73 1995 (3rd Floor)
- U.S. Census Bureau. We the People: American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States. Census 2000 Special Reports. By Stella U. Ogunwole. Washington, DC: GPO, Feb. 2006. (Available via Internet)
- call number: E 98 P76 S73 1995 (3rd Floor)
- WARS
- Encyclopedia of Native American Wars and Warfare. New York: Facts on File, 2005:
- call number: E81 E98 2005 Ref
- call number: E81 E98 2005 Ref
- Women
- Bataille, Gretchen M. American
Indian Women: A Guide to Research.
New York: Garland, 1991.
- call number: E 98 W8 B36 1991 Ref
- Bataille, Gretchen M. Native American Women: A Biographical Dictionary. New York: Garland, 2001.
- call number: E 98 W8 B38 2001 Ref
- call number: E 98 W8 B36 1991 Ref
Periodical Databases
For articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers dealing with American Indian topics, see Articles and Research Guides on infodome.sdsu.edu.
- General/Interdisciplinary
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Academic Search Premier covers over 3,000 periodicals, with full-text of over 1,200 periodicals. 1990- present
- ProQuest Research Library indexes over 3,000 periodicals, many of which are full-text, from the 1970's to the present.
- Ethnic NewsWatch covers newspapers and other periodicals published by the ethnic, minority, and native press. Includes Indian Country Today (formerly Lakota Times) and other American Indian newspapers.
- LexisNexis Academic: access to the complete text of national and international news articles, and to business, legal and reference information. News coverage is generally from the late 1980's onward.
- ProQuest Research Library indexes over 3,000 periodicals, many of which are full-text, from the 1970's to the present.
- Education
- Education
Full Text index to 400 education journals.
- ERIC (First Search) index to documents, journals and serial publications related to the field of education. Includes lengthy abstracts. 1966 to the present.
- ERIC (First Search) index to documents, journals and serial publications related to the field of education. Includes lengthy abstracts. 1966 to the present.
- History
- America History and Life: This is the most important periodical index in American Indian Studies, covering history journals from 1963 to the present.
- Social Sciences
- PAIS International
(Public Affairs Information Service):
index to journal articles, books, government documents and more for the subjects of public policy, social policy, and the social sciences in general. 1972 to the present.
- PsycInfo: index containing references and summaries of the world's periodical and book literature in psychology and related disciplines, 1806 to the present.
- Sociological Abstracts: Sociology Journals
- PsycInfo: index containing references and summaries of the world's periodical and book literature in psychology and related disciplines, 1806 to the present.
For assistance, see a reference librarian, or call the reference desk: 619-594-6728
Indians of San Diego County
Web Resources on Native Americans
- American Indian Languages
- A Critical Bibliography on North American Indians, for K-12
- Index of Native American Resources on the Internet
- Internet Law Library: Indian Nations and Tribes
- Native American Nations
- Indianz.com News and Current Affairs on Native American issues, Tribal government, gaming, education, business, politics and law
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