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Information and literature by and about American Indians is voluminous and varied. The UNM General Library (which includes the Fine Arts Library, Parish Memorial Library - the business and economics library, Centennial Science and Engineering Library, and Zimmerman Library - the education, humanities, and social sciences library) has strong collections on Native Americans. Within Zimmerman Library, materials can be found in the circulating general stacks, the periodicals and microforms area, the Reference Department, the Center for Southwest Research, and the Government Information Department. Zimmerman Library has sources in all formats on indigenous peoples of North America, including books, periodicals, newspapers, government information, maps, audiovisual materials, manuscripts, photographs, and electronic resources. In addition, Reference Department staff can show you how to find information on the Internet on Native Americans and other indigenous peoples.
This guide lists selected sources of information available primarily in the Zimmerman Reference Department. Many of these resources will assist you in beginning your research.
Remember that the terms “American Indians” and “Native Americans” have been used to represent peoples from hundreds of different unique cultures. When you conduct research on a specific nation or tribe, you will often need to use the specific name or names of the group and/or the geographic region in which the group lives as search terms.
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The Library Catalog (LIBROS) provides location information for books, journals, maps, microforms, sound recordings, videos, and similar items owned by the UNM Libraries and other New Mexico member institutions. Materials that are not located in the Library Catalog (LIBROS) can be requested through InterLibrary Loan.
Most materials fall within the following Library of Congress call number range:
E 51-99 Indians of North America
Due to the interdisciplinary nature of Native American studies, materials will also fall in some other call number ranges (e.g., Indian Law is in KF; Native American music is in ML 3557; Native American literature falls in PS 508).
For best results, search LIBROS and other databases by keyword when searching by topic. For searches on specific tribes or nations, use variant terms (e.g., navajo, dine, pueblo indians)
ZIM Ref. E184 A1 A479 1988 Atlas Case
Allen, James Paul, and Eugene James Turner. We the People: An Atlas of America’s Ethnic Diversity. New York: Macmillan, 1988. See pages 25-37 and 153-176.
ZIM Ref. G1497 N3 G6 1982
Goodman, James M. The Navajo Atlas. Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1982.
ZIM Ref. G1496 E1 F4 1985
Ferguson, T. J. and E. Richard Hart. A Zuni Atlas. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1985.
ZIM Ref. E77 L574 1995
Legay, Gilbert. Atlas of Indians of North America. Hauppauge, New York: Barron’s, 1995.
ZIM Ref. G1201 E1 P7 1990
Prucha, Francis Paul. Atlas of American Indian Affairs. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1990.
ZIM Ref. E77 W195 1985
Waldman, Carl. Atlas of the North American Indian. New York: Facts on File, 1985.
ZIM Ref. E98 W8 B2 1991
Bataille, Gretchen, and Kathleen M. Sands. American Indian Women: A Guide to Research. New York: Garland, 1991.
ZIM Ref. E78 C15 B53 1994
Bibliographies of Northern and Central California. 3 vols. Edited by Randal S. Brandt, and Jeannine Davis-Kimball, 1994.
ZIM Ref. E77 H527 1973
Brumble, H. David. An Annotated Bibliography of American Indian and Eskimo Autobiographies. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1981.
ZIM Ref. E78 C15 F5 1993
Finding Guide to the California Indian Library Collections, California State Library. 8 vols. Edited by Jeannine Davis-Kimball. Berkeley: Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, 1993.
ZIM Ref. E91 G75 1991
Green, Rayna. Native American Women: A Contextual Bibliography. Bloomington, IN: University Press, 1983.
ZIM Ref. E77 H53 1983
Hirschfelder, Arlene B., Mary Gloyne Byle, and Michael A. Dorris. Guide to Research on North American Indians. Chicago: American Library Association, 1993.
ZIM Ref. E 77 H79 1991
Hoxie, Frederick E, and Harvey Markowitz. Native Americans: An Annotated Bibliography. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1991.
ZIM Ref. E75 I55
Index to Literature on the American Indian. Edited by Jeannette Henry. 4 vols. San Francisco: Indian Historian Press, 1970-75.
ZIM Ref. E78 C2 K74 1994
Krech, Shepard. Native Canadian Anthropology and History: A Selected Bibliography. Rev. ed. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1994.
ZIM Ref. E77 L67 1981
Littlefield, Daniel, and James W. Parins. A Biobibliography of Native American Writers,1777-1924. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1981. And supplement, ZIM Ref. E77 L67 1981 Suppl.
ZIM Ref. E77 P32 1984
Native American Periodicals and Newspapers, 1828-1982: Bibliography, Publishing Record, and Holdings. Edited by James P. Danky. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, in association with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1984.
ZIM Ref. E78 C15 V3 1990
Vane, Sylvia Brakke, and Lowell John Bean. California Indians: Primary Resources: A Guide to Manuscripts, Artifacts, Documents, Serials, Music and Illustrations. Menlo Park, Ballena Press, 1990.
ZIM Ref. E77 W45 1995
White, Phillip M. American Indian Studies: A Bibliographic Guide. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1995.
ZIM Ref. E89 B56 1991
Biographical Dictionary of Indians of the Americas. 2 vols. 2d ed. Newport Beach, CA: American Indian Publishers, 1991.
ZIM Ref. E89 N38 1994
Native American Biographies. Paramus, NJ: Globe Fearon, 1994.
ZIM Ref. E98 W8 B38 1993
Native American Women: A Biographical Dictionary. Edited by Gretchen M. Bataille. New York: Garland, 1993.
ZIM Ref. E89 N67 1995
Notable Native Americans. Edited by Sharon Malinowski. New York: Gale Research Inc., 1995.
ZIM Ref. E77 U494
U.S. Dept. Of the Interior. Library. Biographical and Historical Index of American Indians and Persons Involved in Indian Affairs. 9 vols. Boston, MA: G. K. Hall, 1966.
ZIM Ref. E89 W35 1990
Waldman, Carl. Who Was Who in Native American History: Indians and Non-Indians from Early Contacts Through 1900. New York: Facts on File, 1990.
ZIM Ref. E97 A433 1993
Native Education Directory: Organizations and Resources for Educators of Native Peoples of the United States and Territories. Charleston, WV: ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small
Schools, 1993.
ZIM Ref. Desk E97.65 N6 N48 1995
New Mexico Indian Education Directory. Santa Fe, NM: New Mexico State Department of Education, 1995.
ZIM Ref. E77 D393 1976
The American Indian, 1492-1976. Compiled and edited by Henry C. Dennis. Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana Publications, 1977.
ZIM Ref. E76.2 A57 1995
American Indians. Edited by Harvey Markowitz (D’Arcy McNickle Center for the History of the American Indian, Newberry Library). 3 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1995.
ZIM Ref. E78 A7 A33
Arizona Tribal Directory. Edited by Loa M. Schell. Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs, 1994.
ZIM Ref. E81 A9 1993
Axelrod, Alan. Chronicle of the Indian Wars: From Colonial Times to Wounded Knee. New York: Prentice Hall, 1993.
ZIM Ref. E76.2 N35 1994
Champagne, Duane. Native America: Portrait of the Peoples. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1994.
Foreword by Dennis Banks.
ZIM Ref. E77 C555 1994
Chronology of Native North American History: From Pre-Columbian Times to the Present. Edited by Duane Champagne. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1994.
ZIM Ref. E76.2 I527 1996-97
Crow, John, et al. Indian Country Address Book. Saint Cloud, MN: American Indian Communication & Information Company, 1996.
ZIM Ref. E54.5 D53 1993
Dictionary of Indian Tribes of the Americas. 2d ed. 3 vols. Newport Beach, CA: American Indian Publishers, Inc., 1993.
ZIM Ref. E78 W5 E34 1986
Ebeling, Walter. Handbook of Indian Foods and Fibers of Arid America. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1986.
ZIM Ref. E76.2 E53 1997
Encyclopedia of North American Indians. edited by D. L. Birchfield. 11 vols. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1997.
ZIM Ref. E76.2 E53 1996
Encyclopedia of North American Indians. edited by Frederick E. Hoxie. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1996.
ZIM Ref. GN550 E53 1991 vol. 1
Encyclopedia of World Cultures: Volume 1, North America. Edited by Timothy J. O’Leary and David Levinson. Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1991.
ZIM Ref. E98 C55 F73 1996
Francis, Lee. Native Time: A Historical Time Line of Native America. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1996.
ZIM Ref. E91 G75 1991
Grimshaw, Polly. Images of the Other: A Guide to Microforms On Indian-White Relations. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1991.
ZIM Ref. F1434 H3
Handbook of Middle American Indians. Edited by Robert Wau-Chope. 21 vols. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1964-1992.
ZIM Ref. E77 H25
Handbook of North American Indians. Edited by William C. Sturtevant. 10 vols. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1978 to present. There are also copies of this title in the Center for Southwest Research and the Government Information Department in Zimmerman Library.
ZIM Ref. E184 A1 H35
Harvard Encyclopedia of Ethnic Groups, edited by Stephan E Thernstrom, Ann Orlov, and Oscar Handlin. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1980. See pp. 58-122 for essay on American Indians written by ethnohistorian Edward H. Spicer.
ZIM Ref. E77 H59 1993
Hirschfelder, Arlene, and Martha Kreipe de Montaño. The Native American Almanac: A Portrait of Native America Today. New York: Prentice Hall, 1993.
ZIM Ref. E98 B7 H88 1991
Hutchens, Alma R. Indian Herbalogy of North America. Boston, MA: Shambhala, 1991.
ZIM Ref. E76.2 J64 1994
Johnson, Michael G. The Native Tribes of North America: A Concise Encyclopedia. New York: Macmillan, 1994.
ZIM Ref. E76.2 K58 1995
Klein, Barry T. Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian. 7th ed. West Nyack, NY: Todd Publications, 1995.
ZIM Ref. E98 M4 L96 1996
Lyon, William S. Encyclopedia of Native American Healing. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1996.
ZIM Ref. E99 N3 M453 1989
Mayes, Vernon O., and Barbara Bayless Lacy. Nanisé = A Navajo Herbal: One Hundred Plants from the Navajo Reservation. Tsaile, AZ: Navajo Community College Press, 1989.
ZIM Ref. E76.2 N36 1994
Native America in the Twentieth Century: An Encyclopedia. Edited by Mary B. Davis, et al. New York: Garland, 1994.
ZIM Ref. E76.2 N37 1996
Native American Directory: Alaska, Canada, United States. San Carlos, AZ: National Native American Cooperative, 1996.
ZIM Ref. E75 N395 1987
Native American Voluntary Organizations. Edited by Armand S. La Potin. New York: Greenwood Press, 1987.
ZIM Ref. E76.2 N38
Native Americans Information Directory. Edited by Julia C. Furtaw. Detroit: Gale Research, 1993.
ZIM Ref. E75 N397 1994
The Native North American Almanac. Edited by Duane Champagne. Detroit: Gale Research, 1994.
ZIM Ref. E98 C8 P37 1994
Pasternak, Josephine. Encyclopedia of American Indian Costume. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1994.
ZIM Ref. E54.5 P47 1994
Patterson, Lotsee, and Mary Ellen Snodgrass. Indian Terms of the Americas. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1994.
ZIM Ref. E98 P86 P69 1994
Pow-Wow on the Red Road. San Carlos, AZ: National Native American Co-op, 1994.
ZIM Ref. E98 E2 T55 1996
Tiller’s Guide to Indian Country: Economic Profiles of American Indian Reservations. Edited and compiled by Veronica E. Velarde Tiller. Albuquerque, NM: BowArrow Publishing, 1996.
ZIM Ref. E93 U985 1993
Utter, Jack. American Indians: Answers to Today’s Questions. Lake Ann, MI: National Woodlands Publishing, 1993.
ZIM Ref. E77 W197 1994
Waldman, Carl. Timelines of Native American History. New York: Prentice Hall, 1994.
ZIM Ref. PN 1995.9 I48 B37 1985
Bataille, Gretchen, and Charles L. P. Silet. Images of American Indians on Film: An Annotated Bibliography. New York: Garland, 1985.
ZIM Ref. PN1995.9 I48 H54 1986
Hilger, Michael. The American Indian in Film. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1986.
ZIM Ref. E96 D57 1993 Financial Aid/Grants table
Directory of Grant Support and Technical Assistance for Native American Initiatives. Las Cruces, NM: Center for Economic Development Research and Assistance, New Mexico State University, 1993.
ZIM Ref. LB2338 D56 1995/97 Financial Aid/Grants table
Schlachter, Gail Ann, and R. David Weber. Directory of Financial Aids for Minorities. San Carlos, CA: Reference Service Press, 1995. See sections on scholarships, fellowships, loans, grants, awards, and internships for Native Americans.
ZIM Ref. LB2337.2 S6 Jan. 1993 Financial Aid/Grants table
Sources of Financial Aid Available to American Indian Students. Compiled by Leslie A. Kedelty. Las Cruces, NM: Indian Resource Development (IRD), 1993.
ZIM Ref. E98 G2 C9
Culin, Stewart. Games of the North American Indians. 2 volumes. Vol. 1: Games of Chance.
Vol. 2: Games of Skill. Lincoln, NB: University of Nebraska Press, 1992 (1907 reprint).
ZIM Ref. E98 G2 M25 1985
Macfarlan, Allan, and Paulette Macfarlan. Handbook of American Indian Games. New York: Dover, 1985 (1958 reprint).
ZIM Ref. E98 G2 O94 1995
Oxendine, Joseph B. American Indian Sports Heritage. Lincoln, NB: University of Nebraska Press, 1995.
ZIM Ref. CS44 G55 1995
Bentley, Elizabeth Petty. The Genealogist’s Address Book. 3rd ed. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1995. See especially pages 442-448.
ZIM Ref. E99 C5 B53
Blankenship, Bob. Cherokee Roots. 2 volumes. Vol. 1: Eastern Cherokee Rolls. Vol. 2: Western Cherokee Rolls. Cherokee, NC: The Author.
ZIM Ref CS49 E83 1983
Ethnic Genealogy: A Research Guide. Edited by Jessie Carney Smith Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1983. Foreword by Alex Haley. See especially Chapter 7: “American Indian Records and Research.”
ZIM Ref. E98 G44 M67 1993
Morningstar, Heather. How to Enroll in an Indian Tribe. Denver, CO: Arrowstar Publishing, 1993.
ZIM Ref. CS9 W74 1995
Wright, Raymond S. The Genealogist’s Handbook; Modern Methods for Researching Family History. Chicago: American Library Association, 1995. See especially page 123 on Native American records.
ZIM Ref. E77 C26 1993
Cantor, George. North American Indian Landmarks: A Traveler’s Guide. Detroit: Gale Research, 1993.Foreword by Suzan Shown Harjo.
ZIM Ref. E93 D59 1992
Discover Indian Reservations USA: A Visitor’s Welcome Guide. Edited by Veronica E. Tiller. Denver, CO: Council Publications, 1992. Foreword by Ben Nighthorse Campbell.
ZIM Ref. E77 E117 1993
Eagle/Walking Turtle. Indian America: A Traveler’s Companion. 3d ed. Santa Fe, NM: John Muir Publications, 1993.
ZIM Ref. E93 I3828 1986
Indian Reservations: A State and Federal Handbook. Compiled by The Federation of American Indians. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1986.
ZIM Ref. E78 S7 S25 1997
Salzmann, Zdenek, and Joy M. Salzmann. Native Americans of the Southwest: The Serious Traveler’s Introduction to Peoples and Places. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1997.
The Zimmerman Reference Department has many American Indian language dictionaries. There is an emphasis on dictionaries for languages represented in the Southwest (for example, Navajo, Apache, Keres). There are also many Native American language dictionaries in the circulating collection in Zimmerman Library.
ZIM E51 U6 no. 40 pt. 1
Boas, Franz. Handbook of American Indian Languages. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1922.
ZIM Ref. E77 H25 v.17
Handbook of North American Indians, Vol. 17: Languages, edited by Ives Goddard. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1996.
ZIM Ref. E76.2 W36 1994
Waldman, Carl Word Dance: The Language of Native American Culture. New York: Facts on File, 1994.
ZIM Ref. KF8205 C6
Cohen, Felix S. Handbook of Federal Indian Law (with Reference Tables and Index). Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1942.
ZIM Ref. KF8220 A73 C6
The Constitutions and Laws of the American Indian Tribes. 20 vols. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources Inc., 1973.
ZIM Ref. KF8205 D63 1990
Documents of United States Indian Policy. Edited by Francis Paul Prucha. 2d ed. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1990.
ZIM Ref. KF8204.5 G47 1993
Getches, David H., Charles F. Wilkinson, and Robert A. Williams, Jr. Cases and Materials on Federal Indian Law. St. Paul, MN: West Publishing, 1993.
ZIM Ref. E93 H57 1994
Historical Review of Federal Indian Policy. Fairfax, VA: Falmouth Institute, 1994.
ZIM Ref. KF8210 C5 P48 1992
Pevar, Stephen L. The Rights of Indians and Tribes: The Basic ACLU Guide to Indian and Tribal Rights. 2d ed. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1992.
ZIM Ref. PM 181 M27 1978
The American Indian: Language and Literature. Compiled by Jack W. Marken. Arlington Heights, IL: AHM, 1978.
ZIM Ref. PM155 D53 1994
Dictionary of Native American Literature. Edited by Andrew Wiget. New York: Garland, 1994.
ZIM Ref. PN1009 A1 M54 1992
Miller-Lachmann, Lyn. Our Family, Our Friends, Our World: An Annotated Guide to Significant Multicultural Books for Children and Teenagers. New Providence, NJ: R.R. Bowker, 1992. See chapter 4 for titles on Native Americans for preschool-grade 12. Has critical annotations.
ZIM Ref. PS173 I6 R6 1985
The Native American in American Literature: A Selectively Annotated Bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1985.
ZIM Ref. PS508 I5 N38 1994
Native North American Literature: Biographical and Critical Information on Native Writers and Orators from the United States and Canada from Historical Times to the Present. Edited by Janet Witalec. Detroit: Gale Research, 1994.
ZIM Ref. PM155 R86 1990
Ruoff, A. LaVonne Brown. American Indian Literatures: An Introduction, Bibliographic Review, and Selected Bibliography. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1990.
ZIM Ref. E77.4 T63 1992
Slapin, Beverly, and Doris Seale. Through Indian Eyes: The Native Experience in Books for Children. Philadelphia: New Society, 1992.
ZIM Ref. PS508 I5 S6 1995
Smoke Rising: The Native North American Literary Companion. Edited by Joseph Bruchac, Janet Witalec, and Sharon Malinowski. Detroit: Visible Ink Press, 1995.
ZIM Ref. E98 P5 D36 1994
Dancing Voices: Wisdom of the American Indian. Edited by Rex Lee Jim. White Plains, NY: Peter Pauper Press, 1994.
ZIM Ref. E98 P5 N383 1995
Native Wisdom. Edited by Joseph Bruchac. New York: Harper-San Francisco, 1995.
ZIM Ref. E98 O7 P46 1991
The People: Native American Thoughts and Feelings. Edited by Roger Hammer. Summertown, TN: Book Publishing, 1991.
ZIM Ref. E98 P5 W67 1994
Words of Power: Voices from Indian America. Edited by Norbert S. Hill, Jr. (Oneida). Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing, 1994.
ZIM Ref. E98 R3 B79 1991
Bryant, Page. Native American Mythology. London: Aquarian, 1991.
ZIM Ref. E98 R3 G46 1992
Gill, Sam D. and Irene F. Sullivan. Dictionary of Native American Mythology. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1992.
ZIM Ref. E98 R3 H73 1992
Hirschfelder, Arlene. The Encyclopedia of Native American Religions. Edited by Arlene Hirschfelder and Paulette Molin. New York: Facts on File, 1992.
ZIM Ref. E78 S7 F58 1994
Folsom, Franklin, and Mary Elting Folsom. Ancient Treasures of the Southwest: A Guide to Archaeological Sites and Museums in Arizona, Southern Colorado, N ew Mexico, and Utah. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1994.
ZIM Ref. E99 P9 H579 1994
Houk, Rose. The Four Corners Anasazi: A Guide to Archeological Sites. Durango, CO: San Juan National Forest Association, 1994.
ZIM Ref. E78 S7 N6
Noble, David Grant. Ancient Ruins of the Southwest: An Archaeological Guide. Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Press, 1981.
ZIM Ref. E78 S7 O66
Oppelt, Norman. Guide to Prehistoric Ruins of the Southwest. Boulder, CO: Pruett Publishing, 1981.
ZIM Ref. E99 N3 A15 1993
1990 Census of Population and Housing Characteristics of the Navajo Nation. Compiled and edited by Larry Rodgers. Window Rock, AZ: Division of Community Development, The Navajo Nation, 1993.
ZIM Ref. E75 A5125 3rd ed. 1995
American Indian Digest: Facts about Today’s American Indians. Phoenix, AZ: Thunderbird Enterprises, 1995.
ZIM Ref. E98 P76 S73 1993
Statistical Record of Native North Americans. Edited by Marlita A. Reddy. Detroit: Gale Research, 1993.Search Journal One Search for holdings. Years of coverage vary per title. Copies of articles in titles that the UL does not own can be requested through Interlibrary Loan.
Indian Country Today Online - Major national weekly native newspaper. Contains five months of archived articles.
In addition to this title, many other native-produced magazines, journals, and newspapers are available from gateway web sites such as NativeWeb.
The University Libraries' online periodical services such as EBSCOHost, ProQuest, Ethnic NewsWatch/Ethnic NewsWatch 95 (in FirstSearch), and WilsonSelect (in FirstSearch), provide the last three to five years coverage of major titles such as American Indian Culture and Research Journal, American Indian Quarterly, and Journal of American Indian Education.