Research Guides: American Indian Studies: Overview

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Encyclopedia of American Indian Issues Today by Russell M. Lawson (Editor)
Call Number: E76.2 .E527 2013
Publication Date: 2013
This survey scrutinizes the historical background, as well as the contemporary issues, of American Indian societies as both part of -- and completely separate from -- the world around them.
The Native Tribes of North America by Michael Johnson
Call Number: E76.2 .J64 1994 (DeGolyer Library)
Publication Date: 1995
Essential basic information on the identity, kinships, locations and populations, and cultural characteristics of some 400 separately identifiable peoples, both extinct and surviving, arranged by major cultural/geographical areas.

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Search generally for "Native American," "Amerindian," "Indian," "First Peoples" or "indigenous" as keywords.
Narrow your search by adding regional terms, e.g., "Indians of North America" or "Indians of Texas."
Get more specific and search by the name of a particular tribe or cultural group, e.g., Karankawa, Caddo, Apache, Comanche, Wichita, Coahuiltecan, Neches, Tonkawa -- remember that there might be some variance in spelling.
Combine a tribal name with a topical word, e.g., "Apache religion," "Cherokee treaties," etc.
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