Explore the political, social and cultural history of Native peoples from the 16th - 20th centuries. Covers American Indian tribes and supporting organizations. Sourced from American and Canadian institutions, newspapers from various tribes and Indian-related organizations, manuscripts, drawings and sketches, photographs, maps, periodicals, monographs and more. Includes indigenous-language materials such as dictionaries, bibles, and primers. (Coverage: 1500-present)
A sampling of tribes and communities covered: Algonquin, Apache, Arapaho, Assinboine, Bannock, Blackfeet, Blood, Caddo, Chemawa, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Chickasaw, Chocktaw, Colville, Couer D’Alene, Cree, Creek, Crow, Gros Ventre, Havasupai, Hoopa Valley, Hopi, Ingalik, Inuit, Iowa, Iroquois, Kalispel, Kansa, Kickapoo, Kootenai, Koyukon, Lemhi, Métis, and more.
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