This list includes selected American Indian web resources useful for academic research and information purposes. (If you are doing library research, please see my American Indian Studies Library Research Guide bibliography also.) Only Websites that are reflective of American Indian / Native American realities were considered; sites that are exclusively "New Age" or otherwise non-native in origin or focus are not included. Recommended Websites listed below were evaluated for breadth, perceived authority, stability, usefulness, and accuracy. e-Journals and electronic news available via ISU Library subscriptions, or freely on the web, are also included.
American Indian Websites
Aboriginal Canada Portal - Portail des Autochtones au Canada Bilingual English-French website on indigenous peoples of Canada; includes many links to indigenous organizations, resources on economic development; health; language & cultural maintenance; treaties, and much more. Parallel sites in English and in French.
American Indian Health Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, this website provides ample information on various health topics, traditional healing, research, tribal information, and publications.
AnthroNet 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Lisa Mitten, formerly a bibliographer and librarian at the University of Pittsburgh.
Native Americans: American Studies A brief but useful listing of sites pertaining to American Indian religions, spirituality, and related traditions. Part of the larger Virtual Religion Index / American Studies religion site at Rutgers. Despite its brevity, it's one of the few resources that has a focus on American Indian religions.
NativeNet "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 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 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.
e-Journals, e-News
American Indian Movement (AIM): File Clippings Digital images of newsletters from the American Indian movement, useful for historical research as primary resources. From Michigan State University Libraries.
American Indian Quarterly (ISU only) Now available online, via ISU Parks Library's subscription to Project MUSE. Full text coverage of this important American Indian studies journal begins with volume 24, 2000 - present.
American Native Press Archives / Sequoyah Research Center 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 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 No longer updated as of 2003 due to budget cuts - 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. Formerly Included current issue online; searchable by title or by feature type.
Ethnic & Racial Studies (ISU only) One of the leading journals to focus on worldwide racial and ethnic studies issues. Full text coverage of this important journal begins with volume 21, January 1998, to the present. Back years of print version are available in Parks Library under the following call number: HT1501 E8
Ethnic NewsWatch (ISU only) Unique and versatile database provides full-text articles, editorials, and features from scores of current American Indian newspapers and magazines. Also includes publications from many other US ethnic and minority groups. Also includes a publishers' directory, circulation figures, advertising rates, and histories of individual publications. Coverage is 1994-present, with some retrospective coverage dating back to 1985. Updated monthly.
Ethnohistory (ISU only) Full-text and full coverage of this important scholarly journal available via J-Stor (1954-99, plus links to current issues dating 2000-04); some current issues (2000 -2004 only) available via Project MUSE. Emphasizes "historical and anthropological approaches" to Native American research, and has recently extended its focus to include indigenous cultures worldwide.
Indian Country Today 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. Also available full text via Ethnic NewsWatch (ISU only; see above for description).
Wicazo Sa Review (ISU only) Now available online via ISU Parks Library subscription to Project MUSE. This important American Indian studies scholarly journal covers literary and cultural studies, and reviews. Online coverage begins with volume 15, 2000 to the present. Back years of the print version are available in Parks Library under the following call number: E96 .W5
