Indigenous Peoples
Studies of indigenous peoples of the world are crucial to understanding our collective past--and being better prepared for our future.
Fossil Legends of the First Americans: A Book Review
Adrienne Mayor's Fossil Legends of the First Americans is interesting, both for its detailed descriptions of the legends and investigations of paleontological data by Native American people, but also for the visible struggles of a scientist trying to reconcile one of the bigger problems of our society.
Adrienne Mayor's Fossil Legends of the First Americans is interesting, both for its detailed descriptions of the legends and investigations of paleontological data by Native American people, but also for the visible struggles of a scientist trying to reconcile one of the bigger problems of our society.
American Indian Quarterly
Indexed and abstracted since 1993, the University of Oklahoma's American Indian Quarterly publishes articles that go beyond the normal academic treatise about Native Americans, to set issues into contexts of people and humanity.
Indexed and abstracted since 1993, the University of Oklahoma's American Indian Quarterly publishes articles that go beyond the normal academic treatise about Native Americans, to set issues into contexts of people and humanity.
American Indians of the Pacific Northwest
From the truly fabulous American Memory project, a digital collection of 2,300 photographs and 7,700 text articles on the original inhabitants of the American northwest coast and plateau.
From the truly fabulous American Memory project, a digital collection of 2,300 photographs and 7,700 text articles on the original inhabitants of the American northwest coast and plateau.
Bill Henderson's Links to Native Resources
A comprehensive list of links to laws affecting indigenous people, art, literature, news groups and human right.
A comprehensive list of links to laws affecting indigenous people, art, literature, news groups and human right.
Indigenous People's Literature
Glenn Welker's electronic text connection to world-wide indigenous literature and music
Glenn Welker's electronic text connection to world-wide indigenous literature and music
Native American Consultation Database
An online database from Arkansas's NADB site for identifying required NAGPRA consultation contacts for each Indian tribe, Alaska Native corporation, and Native Hawaiian organization.
An online database from Arkansas's NADB site for identifying required NAGPRA consultation contacts for each Indian tribe, Alaska Native corporation, and Native Hawaiian organization.
Native American Culture
From Julia Armstrong Murphy, a good place to find Native American cultural links.
From Julia Armstrong Murphy, a good place to find Native American cultural links.
Native American Inventions
From your About guide to Inventors, Mary Bellis, a description of several of the inventions created by North America's first residents.
From your About guide to Inventors, Mary Bellis, a description of several of the inventions created by North America's first residents.
Tribal Contacts
From the Hanksville index, an online database of Native American contact names addresses, as well as universities and public radio stations.
From the Hanksville index, an online database of Native American contact names addresses, as well as universities and public radio stations.
Aboriginal Peoples
The term aboriginal peoples or, more simply aborigines, is an anthropological term referring generally to the native people of an area, in contrast to invading or colonizing peoples.
The term aboriginal peoples or, more simply aborigines, is an anthropological term referring generally to the native people of an area, in contrast to invading or colonizing peoples.
Bushmen
The Bushmen is a collective term for a modern cultural group in subsaharan Africa, primarily the Kalahari Desert.
The Bushmen is a collective term for a modern cultural group in subsaharan Africa, primarily the Kalahari Desert.
Berbers
The Berbers are a modern ethnic group in north Africa and Europe, with a deep history.
The Berbers are a modern ethnic group in north Africa and Europe, with a deep history.
Carib Indians
Native American group who had the unfortunate honor of being the first to meet Columbus in the New World in 1492. Within a decade, they were reported to have been destroyed by diseases brought by the Spanish explorers; but their ancestors continue to populate the Caribbean Islands.
Native American group who had the unfortunate honor of being the first to meet Columbus in the New World in 1492. Within a decade, they were reported to have been destroyed by diseases brought by the Spanish explorers; but their ancestors continue to populate the Caribbean Islands.
Indigenous Peoples
The term indigenous or aboriginal peoples or, more simply aborigines, is an anthropological term referring generally to the native people of an area, in contrast to invading or colonizing peoples.
The term indigenous or aboriginal peoples or, more simply aborigines, is an anthropological term referring generally to the native people of an area, in contrast to invading or colonizing peoples.
Nahuatl
Nahuatl is the language of the ancient Mexican people, the Aztecs, and is still spoken in areas of Mexico.
Nahuatl is the language of the ancient Mexican people, the Aztecs, and is still spoken in areas of Mexico.
Navajo
The Navajo Nation are modern-day people of the American southwest; their history has a special importance for archaeologists as well.
The Navajo Nation are modern-day people of the American southwest; their history has a special importance for archaeologists as well.
Numic Speakers
Numic speakers are ancestral Ute, Paiute and Shoshone, thought to have moved into the Great Basin of the United States from California about AD 1000.
Numic speakers are ancestral Ute, Paiute and Shoshone, thought to have moved into the Great Basin of the United States from California about AD 1000.