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NATIVE AMERICAN INDEX OF RESOURCES

www.hanksville.phast.umass.edu/misc/naresouces.html
American
Indian History & Related Issues http://www.csulb.edu/projects/ais/index.html
Long and annotated list of sites on various topics such as religion,
teaching languages, the sports mascot issue, health & education; also
includes links to pages relevant to specific nations and tribes. Focus is
on Indians from the
U.S.
, though some Latin American and Canadian cultures are also included. Many
links are to exhibits, photographs, videos, and other visuals. Compiled by
Professor Troy
Johnson
,
Cal
State,
Long Beach
.
AnthroNet
http://www.anthro.net
Links to thousands of substantive reviewed websites on anthropological
topics, accessible via a table of contents or this site's powerful search
engine. Sections on "Native America," "Native American
Graves & Repatriation Act," "Tribes & Nations"
focus on Indians from
North America
; many different Latin American indigenous groups such as the ancient
Maya, ancient Andean cultures, the Yanomamo, and others are also included.
Pages include bibliographies of suggested books on the topic at hand,
followed by relevant, scholarly annotated websites. The rest of this very
full website is devoted to broader topics in anthropology, such as
ethnobotany, linguistics, the anthropology of religion and gender,
kinship, and other subjects of interest. By Eric J. White, from the
Univ.
of
Virginia
.
Code
Talk http://www.codetalk.fed.us
This well-organized web site organizes federal government information,
reports, and policies relevant to native communities and nations. Topics
of interest include health issues and housing, community development,
agriculture, and children's issues; includes links to the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, the US Senate and House of Representatives, and other federal
goverment entities. Hosted by the
US
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Native American
Programs.
Fourth
World Documentation Project http://www.cwis.org
This site provides electronic documents relating to contemporary
"...social, political, strategic, economic and human rights
situations" faced by indigenous peoples worldwide.
Index
of Native American Resources on the Internet http://www.hanksville.org/Naresources
Slow to load, but one of the biggest and oldest web clearinghouses for
American indian resources and information of all kinds, organized by
subject; includes search engine.
Indigenous
Peoples http://www.public.iastate.edu/~savega/amer_ind.htm
Partially annotated listing of web information on Latin American Indians,
organized by country and by ethnic group. From LANIC, one of the premier
Latin American research web sites, at the
University
of
Texas
,
Austin
.
Native
American Legal Resources http://www.law.ou.edu/indian
Compilation of links to full-text documents such as relevant case law,
constitutions of specific tribes and nations, treaties, and other
resources. Also provides links to government agencies such as the BIA, the
US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, a link to the developing Native
American Constitution and Law Digitization Project, and more. From the
University of
Oklahoma
Law
Center
.
Native
American Sites http://www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/indians.html
One of the best sources for locating Web sites developed by individual
American Indian nations and other native peoples, as well as native
information on many topics. Includes useful lists of video sources and
media production companies, and sections on language and the issue of
"mascots." By librarian Lisa Mitten, at the
University
of
Pittsburgh
.
NativeNet
http://niikaan.fdl.cc.mn.us/natnet
"Dedicated to protecting and defending Mother Earth and the rights of
indigenous peoples," NativeNet has long sponsored a number of
well-known Internet discussion lists (such as Native-L, NAT-Lang,
NAT-Chat, and others), whose threads have been archived at this site. Also
includes links organized by geography and topic.
El
Sitio Zapoteco / The Zapotec Page http://zapotec.agron.iastate.edu/homepage.html
This authoritative and well-designed website offers detailed scholarly
information and personal essays on Zapotec Indians of Mexico, including
history, culture, language, religion, and more topics. Includes
bibliographies and links to relevant resources on Zapotecs and other
Mesoamerican indigenous peoples. By Professor Ricardo J. Salvador of
Iowa
State
University
; in English and in Spanish.
Teaching
Indigenous Languages http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/TIL.html
Collection of full-text scholarly articles, bibliographies, and
information on the teaching and revitalizing of indigenous languages.
Includes teaching models, details on the status of various American Indian
languages, and rationales for keeping endangered languages alive. Much
social and political information relevant to language maintenance is also
included. Information on academic conferences, and links to relevant
websites elsewhere are also provided. By Jon Reyhner at Northern
Arizona
University
.
American
Indian Law Review Index http://www.law.ou.edu/lawrevs/ailr/ind.html
Searchable index to the contents of the American Indian Law Review,
whose articles are not online. Just the same, a very useful service in
itself. Includes case tables, plus search capabilities by subject, tribe,
legislation, and treaties.
American
Native Press Archives http://anpaserver.ualr.edu
Collection of numerous journals, indexes, bibliographies, and other
resources, plus online feature articles on American Indian history topics.
Recent features have included profiles on Sequoyah, and Black-Indian
history resources.
Cherokee
Observer http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/5918
Online version of the newspaper, that bills itself as the "only
independent Cherokee newspaper." Includes news articles (both current
and archived issues), plus sections on language, and many community
resources. Has a tendency to load slowly, and at times cause crashes.
Circle
Online http://www.migizi.org/mig1/default.html
Online version of this well-known magazine from the
American
Indian
Center
in
Minneapolis
, with a focus on news relevant to
Minneapolis
and area nations. Includes current issue online, with archived issues
coming soon (as of
2/08/00
). Searchable by title or by feature type.
Gohweli:
A Journal of Native Literatures http://www.uwm.edu/~mwilson/journal
Information about this new online journal; unclear (as of
2/08/00
) whether articles will be posted online or whether journal has already
folded.
Indian
Country Today http://www.indiancountry.com
Online version of "
America
's Largest Indian Newspaper," with headline news, news from the
Nations, and regular features such as arts & entertainment and
editorials. Archived back issues are currently (
2/10/00
) being planned, as are links elsewhere.
Wotanging
Ikche: Native American News http://www.nanews.org/index2.shtml
News stories, many collected from e-mail discussion groups, on various
topics. Although archives date back to 1993, most links were not
functional (as of
2/08/00
). A search engine is also under development. By Gary
Night Owl.
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