The University of Michigan
School of Information and University Library
Spring - Fall 2000
LBHC LIBRARY - INTERNET RESOURCES
Index of Native American Resources on the Internet Index of Native American sites. Subject categories include culture, history, language, legal and art
Native American Sites Links to Native American sites including homepages of individuals and nations
Native American Resources (Indian Health Service) Gateway to Internet resources including sections on art, business, culture, education, government, statistics and health
A Critical Bibliography on North American Indians, For K-12 Organized by geographic regions – dealing primarily with cultural issues
Useful Web Site for Tribal Libraries A comprehensive bibliography of Native American Resources including organizations, libraries, museums, periodicals, training and tools
Native American Internet Resources Searchable and indexed site containing links to bibliographies, directories, historical information, authors and periodicals
Great Moon Contains information on a variety of subjects related to Native American life and culture: food, music, film & video, fashion, as well as museum, cultural, historical and language resources for students and teachers.
American Indian Resources Includes sections on Native American studies, texts, culture, education, history, representation, languages and literature
Academic Info: Native American Studies Digital Library Includes links to databases, legal materials, online exhibits and bibliographies
Reference Books on Native Americans A listing prepared by the Resource Center, National Museum of the American Indian
Native American Navigator An interface for geographical, historical, topical and keyword-based student inquiry on topics related to Native American history and culture in the United States. Includes clickable maps, an extensive timeline, topic pages, and a search page.
A Critical Bibliography on North American Indians, For K-12 Cultural resources organized by geographic region
CradleboardDetails basic grades 5-12 curriculum taught from the Native American point of view, as well as accurate instruction on Native American culture; also provides links to several Native American organizations
Native Americans and the Environment Links to information on environmental issues including agriculture, forestry, hunting, fishing, water rights, mining and land management and conservation.
American Indian Science and Engineering Society Details the activities of the organization including the annual conference, workshops, summer research programs, as well as providing access to the online periodical, Winds of Change
American Indian Higher Education Consortium The site for informal collaboration between member [Native American] colleges, information is provided about efforts to maintain teaching standards within the colleges, support new colleges, promote legislation to support American Indian higher education, and encourage Native American involvement in developing policies
National Indian Telecommunications Institute Details the Institute’s efforts to create culturally relevant, tribal specific web pages as a source for teachers, which includes Internet resources and cultural curriculum
Four Directions Details efforts for integrating Native American culture and education using technology, specifically by on-line training, tutoring, teaming, teleconferencing, and creating virtual museums; also includes access to an Educational Resource Library
Assembly of First Nations Links to Native American resources including education, land rights issues, the First Nations themselves, Tribal Councils, clearinghouses, and genealogy resources
Education Outreach and Training Partnership for Advance Computational Infrastructure Details a day long seminar conducted concerning Distance Education in Native America, trying to "get a tribal network in place," using current technologies
Native American Distance Education Community Web Describes their vision of a "common place or means by which all [Native colleges] could share their unique resources"
Great Lakes Regional American Indian Network Provides information about their efforts to "provide technical assistance for Internet connectivity, develop training programs, and help Native communities leverage resources"
Native American Community Alliance and Technology Project (funded by NASA) – currently three communities are involved in a pilot project in Oklahoma, South Dakota, and New Mexico. Some objectives include: building community alliances, integrating technology into the classroom, and supporting other efforts toward community-school interaction
Native Peoples Arts & Lifeways Online magazine highlighting Native American arts and culture
Native American Images A web magazine containing images of Native American people, places and land
Native Tech Provides historical and contemporary information on arts such as beadwork, pottery and weaving; includes technical instructions and references
Smithsonian: Native American History and Culture Selected links to sites hosted by Smithsonian Institution museums and organizations
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Native American artwork
American Indian Language Resources Includes links to publications, statistics, language study centers, online dictionaries and native fonts
Native American Languages Includes information on specific languages and links to sites about language preservation, legislation, bilingual education, conferences and language related Internet resources
Native American Literature Web Resources Contains sections on meta-sites, bibliographies, Native American authors, electronic texts, journals and discussion lists and publishers
Native American Authors Provides biographical information, bibliographies of published works, interviews and criticisms
Quotes from Our Native Past Quotes attributed to Native American historical figures
Explore Native American History Organized by time period, this site includes brief histories of native peoples as far back as 40,000 B.C.
American Indian Research and Policy Institute Provides information on the legal and political history of American Indian nations and on the contemporary situations of American Indian nations
First Nations Histories Database of the histories of First Nations
Find Law: American Indian Law Links to primary sources related to Native Americans including treaties, case law, US code and the US Constitution
National
Indian Law Library (a department of the Native American Rights Fund)
Collection of Native American Law materials including treaties, tribal
constitutions, and pleadings of Native American law cases
This list of Internet resources was compiled by Michele Saunders, graduate student at the School of Information, UM. Last updated October, 2000.
These webpages are created and maintained at the University
of Michigan School of Information.
Last update was December 19, 2000 by KRS. The URL is: http://www.si.umich.edu/chpi/lbhc/
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