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Databases
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Academic Search PremierLook here for scholarly and popular articles about American Indian topics in a variety of areas, including culture, art, music, and more.
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ArtstorLook here for images of art and architecture by American Indians, including hundreds of 19th-century and early 20th-century photo portraits. For contemporary art, search by artist name; for older material, browse by the collection, "Native American Art and Culture." Click its folder icon then click the folder by "Native American" to see a list of tribes.
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RILM Abstracts of Music LiteratureLook here for articles, books, book chapters, and book reviews about music, including Native American music.
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KanopyStreaming blockbusters to rare and obscure documentaries
Print Reference Books
Search for books below by topic keyword or a tribe or location of interest. For example:
- Indians of North America art
- Navajo music
- Minnesota Indians culture
If you're looking for films, search by film title, or try Indians of North America then click on "Video Resources" in the Format box on the left. Also see the books below for overviews of topics and leads to more sources.
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American Indian Culture by Call Number: Reference E98.S7 A44 2004 v. 1–3Find overviews on a wide variety of cultural topics and traditions, including food, festivals, technology, dwellings, and much more. See the category index in v. 3, p. 1029, for places to start. Volume 3 also has a list of films dealing with American Indians on p. 888. -
Native Americans: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Peoples by Call Number: Reference E77 .P89 1998 v. 1–2Essays detail the history of cultural regions followed by snapshots of individual tribes, including descriptions of traditional customs, dwellings, diet, notable arts, technology, transportation, and more. -
Encyclopedia of American Indian Contributions to the World: 15,000 Years of Inventions and Innovations by Call Number: Reference E54.5 .K46 2002Find descriptions of and further readings for hundreds of Native American inventions and innovations, from food and agriculture to medicine, tools, mathematics, and more. -
Encyclopedia of Native American Artists by Call Number: Reference N6538.A4 E94 2008Explore the lives and work of contemporary American Indian artists working in a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, and photography, as well as crafts such as basketry and weaving. -
The Encyclopedia of Native Music by Call Number: Reference ML156.4.I5 W75 2005Look here for short biographies and discographies of hundreds of Native musicians, interspersed with short essays on music genres such as contemporary, flute, peyote ritual, and powwow music. -
Encyclopedia of American Indian Costume by Call Number: Reference E98.C8 P37 1994Find descriptions and the cultural contexts of the traditional dress and ornamentation of American Indian tribes, arranged by region. Several historical photographs are included.
Websites
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National Film Board of CanadaDocumentaries, animations, experimental films, fiction, and interactive works. We showcase films that take a stand on issues of global importance that matter to Canadians—stories about the environment, human rights, international conflict, the arts and more.
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Native Women in FilmNative Women in Film & Television, Inc. is a Resource for Native Women’s Rights, is dedicated to promoting equal opportunities for American Indian & Indigenous women, encouraging the creative narrative by native women, exploring and empowering portrayals of women in all forms of global media, expanding empowerment initiatives for native women and girls, in the arts, media, social justice, civic engagement, economic empowerment, research, training and international relations, NWIF serves under its fiscal partner American Indian & Indigenous Arts & Culture non-profit organization Red Nation Celebration Institute
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Native Americans in the Movies: A Bibliography of MaterialsUC Berkeley Library has an excellent list of books, videos, and articles about Native Americans in a film (in general, and for specific titles). The call numbers refer to their library; search by the title of the book, video, or journal to see if we have them. If not, you can order them.
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North American Ethnographic Collection – American Museum of Natural HistorySee images of textiles, ceramics, basketry, jewelry, and other objects created by Native Americans. You can search by keyword, region, or tribe.
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Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian (1907-1930)The Library of Congress provides images (by subject or tribe) and contextual, critical essays to Edward S. Curtis's The Native American Indian, an early, controversial representation of traditional American Indian culture.
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Images of Native Americans – Bancroft Library, U. of California, BerkleyFind photos and illustrations that reflect early European interpretations of Native Americans, often biased images in popular culture, and more.