Research Guides: Common Reading 2017-18: The Round House: Native American Studies

Native American Studies

Native American Studies
"Native American Studies is an interdisciplinary field that uses multiple approaches from history, anthropology, law, literature, ethnic studies, and other disciplines to understand contemporary Native American lives. In our classes and in our research, we examine Native American identities, practices, histories, cultures, and political statuses in context from the earliest times until the present. We highlight the unique place of tribes in the state-tribal-federal intergovernmental matrix and the myriad distinct issues Native peoples of the United States face, from language and cultural protection to environmental issues to economic development and beyond."

Reference Resources

Encyclopedia of American Indian Issues Today by Russell M. Lawson (Editor) This essential reference examines the history, culture, and modern tribal concerns of American Indians in North America. Sidebars with additional information, resources, and primary source excerpts. Contributions from top scholars in the field. Bibliographies at the end of each essay for additional research.
Call Number: Knight Library 2nd-4th Floors (E76.2 .E527 2013)
Publication Date: 2013

Books

American Indian Identity by Robert J. Miller (Foreword by); Se-ah-dom Edmo; Jessie Young; Alan Parker This single-volume book contends that reshaping the paradigm of American Indian identity, blood quantum, and racial distinctions can positively impact the future of the Indian community within America and America itself. Addresses legal and historical issues about Indian identity and multiple citizenships that have never before been covered in a text. Sums up the issues, discussion, and proposed solutions to the questions surrounding Indian identity. Sounds an awakening call to tribal leaders regarding the threat of extermination if they continue to rely on the paradigm of blood quantum instead of citizenship to define Indian identity.
Call Number: Knight Library 2nd-4th Floors (E98.E85 E26 2016)
Publication Date: 2016
Reservation Politics by Raymond I. Orr For American Indians, tribal politics are paramount. They determine the standards for tribal enrollment, guide negotiations with outside governments, and help set collective economic and cultural goals. But how, asks Raymond I. Orr, has history shaped the American Indian political experience? By exploring how different tribes' politics and internal conflicts have evolved over time, Reservation Politics offers rare insight into the role of historical experience in the political lives of American Indians.
Call Number: E98.T77 O77 2017
Publication Date: 2017

Databases

Bibliography of Indigenous peoples in North America This link opens in a new window Citations to literature about native peoples of North America published from the sixteenth century to the present. Native North Americans include Aleuts; Eskimos or Inuit of Greenland, northern Canada, Alaska, and eastern Siberia; and other native peoples (i.e. "Indians") of Alaska, Canada, the United States, and Mexico north of the northern boundary of Mesoamerica. All citations are to published materials: books, journal articles, essays, conference papers, and US and Canadian government documents.
Indigenous peoples of North America This link opens in a new window If searches in this database retrieve incorrect results, clear cache/cookies to resolve the problem. Digitized primary sources covering the cultural, political and social history of Native Peoples from the 17th through the 20th centuries.

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