LibGuides: Native Americans : Native Peoples of North America Anthropology Resources

Books (Library eBooks & OER)

Currently Available in Skyline Library Collection

Anthropology Cultural Anthropology Native Peoples of North America (Stebbins, LibreTexts, 2023) (Native Peoples of North America (Stebbins) PDF) (OER: Unlimited User Access)
Contact, Colonialism, and Native Communities in the Southeastern United States (2020, EBSCOHost: Unlimited User Access)
Colonialism, Community, and Heritage in Native New England (2019, ProQuest & EBSCOHost: Unlimited User Access)
Rising from the Ashes: Survival, Sovereignty, and Native America (2020, ProQuest & EBSCOHost Unlimited User Access)

Available for acquisition, but not currently in Skyline Library Collection

Under Prairie Skies: The Plants and Native Peoples of the Northern Plains (2022 - not in collection; Unlimited Access Available through ProQuest & EBSCOHost)
We Are the Land: A History of Native California (2021- not in collection; Unlimited Access Available through EBSCOHost)

Primary Source Materials

American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Collection
Extensive digital collection of original photographs and documents about the Northwest Coast and Plateau Indian cultures. From the University of Washington
Cherokee Removal and the Trail of Tears
Resources from the Digital Public Library of America
Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties
Contains U.S. treaties, laws and executive orders pertaining to Native American Indian tribes. From Oklahoma State University.
Indians/Native Americans - National Archives
Provides links to American history relating to Native Americans
Indigenous Narratives on Climate Change: Interviews
Includes interviews with Winona LaDuke and Robin Wall Kimmerer. Part of a student project at the Institute of American Indian Arts.
Native American and Indigenous History and Culture - Smithsonian
Digitized collections from the Smithsonian National Anthropological Archives and National Museum of the American Indian
Native American Documents Project
Includes the narrative reports of the commissioner of Indian affairs for 1871, 1872, 1874, 1875, and 1876, and a map of western reservations published with the 1875 report. From Cal State, San Marcos
Resources Related to American Indian and Alaska Native Communities at the National Archives
Historical documents and other materials from the 18th through 21st century. From DocTeach, a tool to introduce research in primary sources at the National Archives.
Southern Oregon Digital Archives, First Nations Collection
Includes documents, books, and articles relating to the indigenous peoples of southwestern Oregon and northern California, including the Coos, Hupa, Karuk, Klamath, Modoc, Takelma, Shasta, Siuslaw, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua, Yahooskin, and Yurok nations. From Southern Oregon University
Treaties Between the United States and Native Americans
From Yale Law School

Attribution

Native American Studies: Web Resources Research Guide by PCC Library is licensed by Portland Community College under a CC BY 4.0 International License.

Media

Academic Video Online (streaming) Alexander Street This link opens in a new window
Streaming video database featuring the PBS Video Collection
Films On Demand This link opens in a new window
Streaming video database including over 28,000 documentary video titles

Online Resources

Anthropology Association Apologizes to Native Americans for the Field’s Legacy of Harm (Rachel Parsons, Scientific American, 2022)

Relevant Library Databases

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Full-text articles from leading journals. Coverage is multi-disciplinary and includes full text for more than 3,700 peer-reviewed titles; searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. Updated daily.
Academic Video Online (streaming) Alexander Street This link opens in a new window
Streaming video database featuring the PBS Video Collection
America: History & Life with Full Text (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Covers the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. America: History & Life with Full Text also provides full-text coverage of more than 200 journals and nearly 100 books.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Ebook Collection (ProQuest Ebook Central) This link opens in a new window
eBook in the areas of Asian Studies, Women's Studies, Black Studies, Hispanic/Latino Studies and much more. ProQuest’s DEI Ebook was developed to represent all voices – with a focus on gender, race, sexual orientation, physical ability and religious beliefs.
JSTOR Arts & Sciences Collections This link opens in a new window
Back issues of important academic journals, including many historical journals (no current issues) going back to 1838. Excellent for in-depth academic journal articles on all historical topics except: recent history and articles published within the last 3 – 5 years. The complete JSTOR database is made up of numerous "collections".
The complete JSTOR database is made up of numerous "collections". Skyline College Library subscribes to the following JSTOR collections:

Arts & Sciences I Collection - core journals in economics, history, political science, and sociology, & more humanities and social sciences
Arts & Sciences II Collection - adds depth to many disciplines introduced in Arts & Sciences I
Arts & Sciences V Collection - includes state historical journals, literary reviews and a variety of arts & humanities journals
Arts & Sciences VII Collection - eclectic range of disciplines in the arts, humanities, and social sciences
Arts & Sciences VIII Collection - core humanities disciplines including history, language & literature, art & art history, and education