Daniel Webster College :: Library

Scope: Native Americans possess around 54 million acres of land in the United States including villages, colonies, and reservations. Throughout history they have been the victims of land disputes, vicious attacks, disease, and property destruction, yet their contributions to our society remain solid. The purpose of this pathfinder is to serve as a guideline for the student in locating library resources that will foster an understanding of Native American culture.

There are sources located in the Reference Section of the Baddour Library that give a general overview or summary of the topic you are researching. The following is a list of some of the sources available in the library.

OVERVIEW SOURCES

REF E78.E2B72 2001 The Columbia Guide to American Indians of the Northeast
REF E 78.S65P45 2001 The Columbia Guide to American Indians of the Southeast
REF E 76.2.E53 Encyclopedia of North American Indians
REF E 77.H59 1993 The Native American Almanac

Some of the representative books from the circulating collection that are located upstairs in the library are:

CIRCULATING BOOKS

Burnham, Philip. Indian Country, Gods Country: Native Americans and the National Parks. Washington, D.C: Island Press, 2000.

King, J.C.H. First Peoples, First Contacts: Native Peoples of North America. Cambridge, A: Harvard University Press, 1999.

Nassaney, Michael S. and Eric S. Johnson. Interpretations of Native North American Life: Material Contributions to Ethnohistory. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2000.

Weatherford, J. McIver. Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World. New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1990.

LITERATURE AND THE ARTS

Allen, Paula Gunn. Spider Woman's Granddaughters: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writing by Native American Women. New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1990.

Alexis, Sherman. The Toughest Indian in the World. New York: Grove Press, 2000.

Bataille, Gretchen M. Native American Representations: First Encounters, Distorted Images, and Literary Appropriations. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2002.

Baughman, Mike. Warm Springs Millennium: Voices from the Reservation. Austin,
TX: University of Texas Press, 2000.

Campbell, David. Native American Art and Folklore: A Cultural Celebration. New York: Crescent Books, 1993.

Crow-Dog, Leonard. Crow Dog: Four Generations of Sioux Medicine Men. New
York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1996.

Diaz-Granados, Carol & James R. Duncan. The Rock-Art of Eastern North America:
Capturing Images and Insight. Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2004.

Dodge, Katherine. Morning Star Wolf. Morning Star Wolf Press, 2003.

Eaton, Linda B. Native American Art of the Southwest. Lincolnwood, IL: Publications International, 1993.

Fleck, Richard F. Critical Perspectives on Native American Fiction. Washington, D.C: Three Continents Press, 1993.

James, Cheewa. Catch the Whisper of the Wind: Inspirational Stories and Proverbs from Native Americans. Deerfield Beach, Fla: health Communications, 1995.

Josephy, Alvin M. The Indian Heritage of America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1991.

Leon Portilla, Miguel. Aztec Thought and Culture: A Study of the Ancient Nahuatl Mind. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1990.

Maddox, Lucy. Citizen Indians: Native American Intellectuals, Race, and Reform. Ithaca, N.Y: Cornell University Press, 2005.

Moondance, Wolf. Rainbow Spirit Journey: Native American Reflections, Meditations,
and Dreams. New York: Sterling Pub. Co; 2000.

Moquin, Wayne. Great Documents in American Indian History. New York: DaCapo
Press, 1995.

Neihardt, John Gneisenau. The Sixth Grandfather: Black Elk’s Teachings Given to
John G. Neihardt. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1985.

Neihardt, John Gneisenau. When the Tree Flowered: The Story of Eagle Voice, a
Sioux Indian. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1991.

Owens, Louis. Other Destinies: Understanding the American Indian Novel. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992.

Pritchard, Evan T. No word for time: The Way of the Algonguin People. San Francisco: Council Oak Books, 2001.

Rael, Joseph. House of Shattering Light: Life as an American Indian. Tulsa, Okla:
Council Oak Books, 2003.

Riley, Glenda. Confronting Race: Women and Indians on the Frontier, 1815-1915.
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2004.

Ronda, James P. Lewis and Clark Among the Indians. Lincoln: University of
Nebraska Press, 2002.

Running Bear (Spirit). Running Bear: Grandson of Red Snake. Charlottesville, VA:
Hampton Roads Pub. Co., 1996.

Sams, Jamie. Dancing the Dream: The Seven Sacred Paths of Human Transformation. San Francisco, Calif: Harper San Francisco, 1998.

Standing Bear, Luther. My People, the Sioux. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1975.

Stands in Timber, John. Cheyenne Memories. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1998.

Summer Rain, Mary. Spirit Song: The Visionary Wisdom of No-Eyes. Norfolk, VA:
Donning Co; 1985.

Summer Rain, Mary. Tao of Nature: Earthway’s Wisdom for Daily Living from
Grandmother Earth. New York: Fireside Book, 2002.

Swann, Brain. On the Translation of Native American Literatures. Wshington, D.C: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1992.

Tanner, John. The Falcon: A Narrative of the Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner. New York, New York: Penguin Books, 2000.

Thunder, Mary Elizabeth. Thunder’s Grace: Walking the Road of Visions with My Lakota Grandmother. New York: Talman Co; 1995.

Townsend, Richard F. The Aztecs. London: Thames & Hudson, 2000.

Vickers, Scott B. Native American Identities: From Stereotype to Archetype in Art and Literature. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1998.

Waters, Frank. Brave are My People: Indian Heroes not Forgotten. Athens,
Ohio: Swallow Press/Ohio University Press, 1998.

West, Richard. The Changing Presentation of the American Indian: Museums and
Native Cultures. Seattle, Wash: University of Washington Press, 2005.

NOTABLE FICTION

Brown, Dee. Creek Mary's Blood: A Novel. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1980.

Coldsmith, Don. Walks in the Sun. New York: Bantam Books, 1992.

Dorris, Michael. A Yellow Raft in Blue Water. New York: Warner Books, 1988.

Erdrich, Louise. Love Medicine: A Novel. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1984.

Hillerman, Tony. The First Eagle. New York: Harper Collins, 1998.

Hogan, Linda. Solar Storms: A Novel. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997.

Lesley, Craig. Talking Leaves: Contemporary Native American Short Stories. New York: Laurel, 1991.

La Farge, Oliver. Laughing Boy. Houghton Mifflin, 1957.

Lott, Milton. Dance Back the Buffalo. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1959.

Momaday, N. Scott. House Made of Dawn. New York: Perennial Library, 1989.

Narayan, Kirin. Love, Stars, and All That. New York: Washington Square Press, 1995.

Silko, Leslie. Almanac of the Dead: A Novel. New York: Penguin Books, 1992.

Simms, William Gilmore. The Yemassee: A Romance of Carolina. New York: Twayne, 1964.

Spanbauer, Tom. The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon: A Novel. New York: Penguin Books, 1992.

Some of the specific periodicals that the library subscribes to that focus on the topic of Native Americans are:

PERIODICALS, JOURNALS & TRADE PUBLICATIONS

Click the link for a list of full text journals available through our databases in:

Ethnic & Race Studies

VIDEOS

E97.I67 1991 In the White Man's Image
124 Indian History of the American Great Plains, 1840-1890
TR140.C87 S5 1993 The Shadow Catcher: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian

WEB SITES

American Indian Health
http://americanindianhealth.nlm.nih.gov/
This web site is sponsored by the National Library of Medicine and provides access to web sites of more than 30 Native American tribes.

Native American Authors
http://www.ipl.org/ref/native
From the Internet Public Library, this site offers biographical information, tribal information, and links to online resources and books by contemporary Native American authors.

Native Web
http://www.nativeweb.org
Everything you wanted to know about Native American culture including crafts, economy, business, religion, history, food, and more.

WWW Virtual Library-American Indians: Index of Native American Resources on the Internet
http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/
This extensive site covers 32 categories related to Native Americans.

Updated 09/10/2007