- America's first citizens
- Treat the earth with care so it can be given to our children.
Native American Awareness Month
There are 561 federally recognized tribal governments in the United States. These tribes possess the right to form their own government, to enforce laws (both civil and criminal), to tax, to establish requirements for membership, to license and regulate activities, to zone and to exclude persons from tribal territories. Limitations on tribal powers of self-government include the same limitations applicable to states; for example, neither tribes nor states have the power to make war, engage in foreign relations, or coin money (this includes paper currency).
In 2000, eight of ten Americans with Native American ancestry were of mixed blood. It is estimated that by 2100 that figure will rise to nine out of ten. Source: Wikipedia
Suggested catalog searches
- indians of North America
- indians of North America - antiquities
- indians of North America - art
- indians of North America - biography
- indians of North America - medicine
- indians of North America - northwest coast
- indians of North America - poetry
- indians of North America - rites and ceremonies
- native americans
Related research tools
- JSTOR
- Full text of about 600 scholarly journals in the arts and sciences, from their earliest issues up to 3-5 years ago. Does not include current issues of the journals. Video tutorials are available.
Related websites
- American Indian Heritage Month (National Archives EEO Special Emphasis)
- American Indian History and Culture (Encyclopedia Smithsonian)
- Native American Heritage Month (Library of Congress)
- National American Indian Heritage Month (National Register of Historic Places Feature)
- National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) audio recordings
- Native American Life and Culture: Galaxy of Images (Smithsonian)
- NativeAmericans.com
Related Organizations
- Native American Organizations (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
- Native American Youth & Family Center (NAYA)
- National Federation of Indian American Associations (NFIA)