Please see the information on native Americans in The Native American Almanac and the Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes (REF 970.1 found in the Wilton Library Adult Reference section)and the U-X-L Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes (REF 970.1 in the Teen Services area) and try searching our catalog for the subject words native Americans.

You may want to try our reference databases for more information:

• Discovering Collection
• History Reference Center
• InfoTrac (For Students/Junior Edition)

Don't forget to ask the librarian if there are books set aside on school reserve for this topic!

Native American Sites
http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/indians.html

Provides access to home pages of Native American Nations and organizations, and to other sites that provide solid information about American Indians. Created and maintained by a mixed-blood Mohawk urban Indian (formerly a librarian for 14 years at the University of Pittsburgh) and Social Sciences Subject Editor for anthropology, history, and sociology at CHOICE MAGAZINE.

Native American Authors/Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/div/natam/

Provides information on Native North American authors with bibliographies of their published works, biographical information, and links to online resources including interviews, online texts and tribal websites. Currently the website primarily contains information on contemporary Native American authors, although some historical authors are represented.

Native Languages of the Americas: Facts for Kids
http://www.native-languages.org/kids.htm

Resources on American Indians for Children and Teachers with information and links about dozens of American Indian tribes and their native languages, including vocabulary and soundfiles.

California Indians and Their Reservations
http://infodome.sdsu.edu/research/guides/calindians/calinddict.shtml

"A resource that lists all the American Indian groups in California, giving their reservations, locations, acreage, population, and contact information. Also includes many cultural and historical terms, and population statistics, with links to the tribal web sites." Browsable by name of tribe and includes links to related sites. From Phillip M. White, a reference librarian at San Diego State University.

Alaskool Central
http://www.alaskool.org

This site provides "online materials about Alaska Native history, education, languages, and cultures" for "teachers, students, and anyone interested in Alaska's first people." It features articles, stories, maps, biographies, video clips, teaching resources, and more. Searchable, or browsable by topics such as government, land claims, literature, and reindeer herding. From the Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska, Anchorage.

Crazy Horse Memorial

http://www.crazyhorse.org

The goals of this organization include "the mountain carving [of Crazy Horse, and] the Indian Museum of North America." The site features articles and photos documenting the sculpture-in-progress located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, including a chronology, a biography of memorial sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski (who died in 1982), and other information about the mountain carving. Also provides information about museum exhibits.

Crazy Horse, Tashunca-uitco (1849-1877)
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/crazyhorse.htm

An exhibit in the MSU EMuseum which has information on the culture of ancient Egypt, including architecture, art, hieroglyphs, military, maps, and daily life.

National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)

http://www.nmai.si.edu

This portion of the Smithsonian Institution located in New York, Maryland, and, as of September 2004, Washington, D.C., "is the only national museum dedicated to the Native peoples of North, South, and Central America." The site features numerous online exhibitions on subjects such as ancient Mexican art, basketry, and works of contemporary artists. Also includes information about the collection and the NMAI outreach and education programs, and images of the three museums. Searchable.