Web Sites
Useful Web Sites
One of the more common requests we receive here at the American Indian Studies Center Library is for web sites related to the particular topic the person is researching. As amazing as the web sometimes is, for the most part the web is not a substitute for library and/or archival research, which itself may or may not yield sufficient answers to all questions.
Web sites may or may not exist for a given topic. Search engines are imperfect, often returning a large number of useless documents. Some web sites are wholly or in part collections links to other sites on the web, and a portion of these attempt to organize their links in some manner. Web sites that provide organizing categories for the links they provide can be very helpful, though the categories may vary. Any active collection of links to other web sites is a work in progress.
The web site links you find below, including several very helpful 'collection' sites, are some of those we find useful in serving students, faculty and staff in the AISC Library. Our selections are not intended to be comprehensive. Sites are chosen to suggest some places to begin your search for information about American Indian peoples on the web, as well as to bring to your attention particular locations on selected topics. We hope you will find these selections helpful.
A good place to begin your search on the web for information about Native Americans because it points to issues of concern in evaluating web sites with content about Native Americans, as well as web sites in general.
Techniques For Evaluating American Indian Web Sites
A good place to begin your search on the web for information about Native Americans because it points to issues of concern in evaluating web sites with content about Native Americans, as well as web sites in general.
Native American Studies Programs
Guide to Native American Studies Programs
University of Richmond site, edited by Robert M. Nelson, listing Native America programs by region and degrees granted by institutions.
COMPREHENSIVE WEB PAGES
Index of Native American Resources on the Internet
One of the most useful general collections of links to web sites with information content about Native Americans. This site was previously located on a server at MIT.
An excellent set of collections of links to web sites by and about Native Americans. The often honored site is created by Lisa Mitten.
Created and maintained by volunteers, Native Web links to Indigenous web resources around the world, including Native America. This site is particularly good for locating Indigenous web resources in Latin American countries.
SPECIAL TOPICS
Archaeology
California Archaeological Site Stewardship Program
California government site providing links to cultural resources, federal, state, and local laws, codes and ordinances, all related to provide information on California’s rich cultural heritage and the efforts involved protecting it.
This site is sponsored by the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA and lists information on collections acquired by UCLA documenting mostly the West and Southwest and some other U.S. regions along with some data on the Pacific and Europe.
The South Central Coastal Information Center (SCCIC)
The Center, located at California State University, Fullerton, provides historic archeological information on Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura counties. Among a number of other resources the Center has records on archeological sites, historic places and landmarks.
Business, Economics
Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development
This project, based at Harvard University, provides research, advisory and educational resources in service of the Native American community.
Canadian Government Sites
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
Alberta based, Canadian governmental website with important links to Canadian legal issues, initiatives, policies, reports, plans, and maps.
Comprehensive Canadian site with numerous links to issues of importance to aboriginal people ranging from national organizations and economic development to policy, research and statistics, and First Nation communities.
This research site has information on aboriginal health, access to health services and environmental health issues with links to projects and publications.
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Webpage has links to aboriginal programs and services, publication and research information, culture, and history in Canada.
Education
AIHEC - American Indian Higher Education Consortium
This organization supports 34 tribal colleges in the United States with such goals as maintaining quality of education, assisting institutions and working on legislation to ensure their future success.
Culturally Based Education Influences on the Academic Performance of Native American Students
Site links to an extensive bibliography, in PDF format, authored by W.G. Demmert and J.C. Towner of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory.
The Northwest Regional Education Laboratory (NWREL) offers educational resources related to technology, career, and community matters.
Journal of American Indian Education-Arizona State University
Site provides links to abstracts and full text articles published as early as 1961. Full text articles are not available for most recent three years.
The National Indian Education Association promotes access to education for American Indians, it is the largest and oldest such organization. This webpage provides links to NIEA resolutions, newsletters, and to educational legislative and policy issues.
Office of Indian Education Programs
Bureau of Indian Affairs office site dedicated to schools (kindergarten through colleges) educational programs (kindergarten, higher, and adult), which also provides links to many other related sites.
Environment
American Indian Environmental Office
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) webpage offering information on environmental programs and tribal contacts. Site also connects users to links with policies, laws, regulations, publications, and other resources.
EPA-OPPT-Tribal Environmental Network
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics has links to tribal programs and contact information with links to additional resources and publications.
Gaming
California Gambling Control Commission
State of California website listing control acts, executive orders and other laws and regulations. Site also has information on tribal compacts, casinos, and on the Indian Gaming Revenue Sharing Trust Fund.
CNIGA - California Nations Indian Gaming Association
CNIGA provides information on gaming, tribal members and gaming-related legal issues.
This UC Berkeley site lists California Indian gaming data along with links to electronic and print resources.
National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA)
Non-profit organization of 184 Indian Nations, with access to legislative, educational and media information.
National Indian Gaming Commission
The National Indian Gaming Commission is an independent federal regulatory body in charge of, among many other issues, regulating Indian gaming and ensuring that profits from gaming benefit the Indian tribes involved. Webpage provides links to reports, legislative acts, regulations, tribal data and related links.
National Gambling Impact Study Commission
NGISC links, reports and recommendations along with general and research data. Provides also a gambling statutes database.
General
United States map, prepared by the U.S. Census Bureau, with geographic information on American Indians and Alaska Natives. Map also has thematic inserts showing miscellaneous data on the American Indian population.
Indian Land Cessions in the United States, United States Digital Map Archives
Historic land cession maps indexed by states depicted. Source: Indian Land Cessions in the United States, compiled by Charles C. Royce
Indiantech is a site dedicated to improve American Indians’ access to technology and provides resources to develop strategic plans.
Portrayals of Native Americans
UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library webpage with images of Native Americans ranging from 1590 until 1996. Site is illustrated with archival materials and images from books, pamphlets, and other sources.
Smithsonian Native American Resources
Encyclopedia Smithsonian lists Native American resources, links to selected exhibitions, and recommended readings.
Government Information
American Indian and Alaska Native Links
Census data on tribes, reservations along with maps, surveys and population estimates.
This U.S. government site offers a number of links dealing with tribal and governmental matters.
Population and housing characteristics data on American Indians and Alaska Natives. Reports, among many other aspects, include information on income, languages, and education.
Health, Healthcare
National Library of Medicine site with tribal health information which also includes links to traditional healing methods.
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights report on the Native American Health Care System, produced in 2004.
Health Care to Native Americans
National Library of Medicine (NLM) exhibit, held in 1994, documenting the history of health care provided to Native Americans.
Healthfinder is a service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This webpage offers links to specific medical concerns and data on their presence in the American Indian communities.
MEDLINEplus Native American Health
Provided by the National Library of Medicine, this site lists information and links related to Native American health. Site has information on specific conditions, research, clinical trials, organization, statistics, children, and women.
University of New Mexico site dealing with health-related articles, reports, and surveys. Its section dealing with Native health issues provides a large number of online resources dealing with Native American healthcare.
Program Statistics- IHS Headquarters Publications
Indian Health Services site with links to publications, research, statistics, and reports.
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research American Indian and Alaska Native Research Program
This UCLA website provides links to research programs dealing with American Indians and Alaska Natives. Data is available on current and recent projects with links to publications and fact sheets.
Published by the National Council on Disability this publication deals disabilities within the American Indian community and related topics such as education, independent living, and rehabilitation.
Language
The Society for the Study of Indigenous Languages of America represents American Indian linguistics. This webpage has links to its bulletins, and to journals and dissertations.
This Northern Arizona University site offers information on indigenous languages with links to conferences, teaching methods, and status reports.
Law
The Avalon Project Treaties Between the United States and Native Americans
Yale Law School based project documenting treaties between the United States and Native Americans.
California Indian Legal Services
American Indian legal service with five offices in California and one in Washington D.C. CILS, in addition to the Indian Child Welfare Act: California Judges Bench Guide also provides a number of links dealing with American Indian education, laws, business, casinos, policies, and advocacy programs.
FindLaw Legal Subjects Indian and Native Peoples Law Primary Materials
Site lists specific links to legal cases, U.S. codes, treaties, regulatory acts, and related projects.
Internet Law Library, American Indian Nations and Tribes
Available here are links to American Indian treaties, codes, publications, bibliographies, and articles.
Legal Information Institute - US Code Collection
Cornell University listing of collection of codes, Title 25 - Indians.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service abstracts database for research related to most criminal justice issues.
National Tribal Justice Resource Center
Furnished are information on tribal courts along with comprehensive data on legal terms, legal issues, and resources.
Native American Constitution and Law Digitization Project
A project of the University of Oklahoma and the National Indian Law Library this site offers full text access to tribal constitutions, research materials on Indian lands, treaties, Solicitor’s Opinions, Supreme Court updates and a number of other links and research guides.
NARF is a non-profit law firm in service of the Native American community. The website also provides a link to the National Indian Law Library (NILL), links to legal documents, reviews and reports and a topical guide for additional subject matters.
The Tribal Court Clearinghouse is a project of the Tribal Law and Policy Institute, an American Indian owned non-profit institution. It offers a number of links to federal, state and tribal laws and a comprehensive list of resources related to such issues as drugs, domestic violence, housing and elder abuse. Its “Program Resources and Native Resources” pages list a large number of additional links ranging from tribal courts and federal agencies to education and gaming.
USDOJ American Indian & Alaska Native Affairs Desk
U.S. Department of Justice American Indian and Alaska Native Affairs website with links to articles, research, statistics and other websites.
Literature
Association for the Study of American Indian Literatures promotes research on Native American literature. The full text of a large proportion of ASAIL’s publication, Studies in American Indian Literature, is provided. It also provides a newsletter, listing of new books, and fellowship information.
Native American Women Playwrights Archive
Organization promoting original materials by Native American women. Site also has NWPA newsletters, links to programs and productions, and an online exhibit titled “Spiderwoman Theater.”
Local, California Sites
San Francisco State University webpage providing links to past California Indian conferences for most years between 1985 and 2001 and to the 2005 conference at Humboldt State University. Links provide information on conference sessions, workshops, presentations and panels.
California Indian Library Collection Project
The California Indian Library Collection Project, located at the Ethnic Studies Library’s Native American Collection at UC Berkeley, is a collection of tribal bibliographies, maps and related materials. Most links are to tribes located in Northern and Central California while Southern California is underrepresented.
California Native American Heritage Commission
California government site with links to a strategic plan, state laws and codes, local ordinances, and cultural resources.
California Native American Language Map
Interactive map, provided by San Francisco State University, showing language groups in California along with narratives detailing cultural and geographical information.
Early California Laws And Policies Related to California Indians
Report in a PDF format, prepared by Kimberly Johnston-Dodds, analyzing the effects of California laws on the lives of California Indians.
This webpage provides tribal government and local history information on the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians. Additional links connect the user to a number of government, education, and community links.
Gabrielino Tongva Springs Foundation of Los Angeles California
Site has information on the early inhabitants of the Los Angeles area and links to local cultural events.
California Indians and Their Reservations
San Diego State University website offering an online dictionary listing American Indian groups in California along with information on the tribes, their culture, population, and history.
Gabrielino-Tongva Band of Mission Indians of San Gabriel
Tongva tribal site providing listing on local Gabrielino/Tongva history, culture, information on land, and other resources.
The Juaneño Band of Mission Indians Acjachemen Nation Tribal Council
This website offers information on tribal courts and governments and local culture. The collection of links also includes many sites on other internet resources and a tribal enrollment form.
Los Angeles County Children's Planning Council - AICC
The American Indian Children’s Council (AICC), one of nine Service Planning Areas (SPA) of the Los Angeles County Children’s Planning Council, provides demographic data on American Indian children and oversees county-wide efforts in trying to improve the quality of education and consequently the cultural awareness of American Indian children.
Socioeconomic Characteristics of American Indians in Los Angeles County
Report, prepared at UCLA, examines the socioeconomic status and geographic distribution of American Indians using census data.
Wishtoyo website promoting preservation of cultural values of the Chumash Nation and greater environmental awareness.
Media
The Aboriginal Multi-Media Society is a source with links to full-text news sources along with links to health-related information, book reviews, and community events.
Wisconsin based Indian-owned publication with materials related to American Indian matters which include national and local news, entertainment, and directories.
ICT is a nationally recognized source of news, along with links to health, and education. Site also provides an archive with full-text articles.
Native American Journalists Association
NAJA offers news, programs, convention information and links to fellowships, publications, and community matters.
Native American Print Media Resources
Website is a listing of Native American print resources with links to websites or addresses where these publishers are based.
Native American Public Telecommunications
NAPT provides education about information technologies and produces educational telecommunication programs. A link to tribal websites is available along with a media archives with data from as early as 1995.
A National Museum of the American Indian guide to Native media sources. Click on "Titles" for a list of film and video titles.
Website with links to news, activism, environmental issues, gaming, and many other issues.
Museums
California Indian Museum and Cultural Center
Site has links to a video lecture series, articles, reading list and a listing for upcoming events and workshops.
This webpage provides information on the Malki Museum, located in Banning on the Morongo Reservation. Additional links are provided to its publications including the Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology.
National Museum of the American Indian
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian webpage with information on exhibitions, events, and education.
Southwest Museum of the American Indian
Website provides links to the museum, its research library, and exhibitions.
The Museum of the Cherokee Indian
Museum webpage provides links to exhibits and collections dealing with the Cherokee experience.
Repatriation
American Indian Ritual Object Repatriation Foundation
This non-profit organization’s mission is to provide assistance with the repatriation of Native American ceremonial materials and foster better cultural and historical awareness. The website provides a link to “Mending the Circle: A Native American Repatriation Guide,” articles dealing with repatriation, links to additional sites, and a listing of museums with Native American artifacts.
National Archeological Database Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act
Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) site sponsored by the National Park Service with links to legal mandates and notices.
Smithsonian Repatriation Office Webpage
A service of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, this website has links to consultation services, repatriation reports and an FAQ section which attempts to answer many repatriation related questions.
SULAIR Native American Repatriation & Reburial
Stanford University site, with general sources and bibliographies, dealing with repatriation and reburial.