Native American & Indigenous Studies: Outside Resources

Open access text that includes commentary on Native American oral texts and examines perspectives and interpretation of Native American oral tradition.

The goals of the Museum and Cultural Center are to educate the public about California Indian history and cultures, to showcase California Indian cultures, to enhance and facilitate these cultures and traditions through educational and cultural activities, to preserve and protect California Indian cultural and intellectual properties, and to develop relationships with other indigenous groups.

From the Newberry’s Edward E. Ayer Collection.

Includes lists of all-purpose resources, plus resources by subject.

Includes links to open textbooks, videos, and more.

Includes links to resources on news publications, arts and culture, census, government, and statistical information, and more.

Includes general, historical, statistical, and news resources. From the National Indian Law Library.

List of resources focused on Native American history and culture from the Association of College and Research Libraries.

Selected list of sites to assist with research on Native American Studies topics.

A guide to the indexes, reference works, legal sources, and primary resources in Native American Studies.

The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) has one of the most extensive collections of Native American arts and artifacts in the world—approximately 266,000 catalog records (825,000 items) representing over 12,000 years of history and more than 1,200 indigenous cultures throughout the Americas.

Archive collection from Montana State University.

The Heard Museum collaborates with American Indian artists and tribal communities to provide visitors with a distinctive perspective about the art of Native people, especially those from the Southwest.

Includes digital exhibitions, galleries, and archived materials.

The Archives includes a wide range of materials that document American Indian history, culture and art. The materials cover all indigenous peoples of the Americas, though the strength of the collection is in the North American Southwest. The majority of the holdings date from the early 19th century to the present.

Digital collections search portal from the Heard Museum.

Primary sources from the Native American Studies research guide at UC Berkeley Library.

Archives and research collections from USC Libraries.

NARF is a non-profit 501c(3) organization that focuses on applying existing laws and treaties to guarantee that national and state governments live up to their legal obligations.

The National Indian Education Association advances comprehensive, culture-based educational opportunities for American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.

Throughout its 96-year history, the Association has provided national advocacy on watershed issues that support sovereignty and culture, while working on the ground at a grassroots level with Tribes to support the implementation of programs that affect lives on the ground.

A list of educational resources for those interested in building their awareness about American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) experiences in historical and modern times.

From the Wyoming Department of Education.

Includes information on career, internship, and scholarship opportunities.

Contains information and further resources for Native American mental health support.

MHA incorporates culturally competent strategies to ensure that it is effectively addressing the treatment and psychosocial needs of consumers and families with diverse values, beliefs, sexual orientations, and backgrounds that vary by race, ethnicity and/or language.

Includes links to support resources by topic.

Information and resources from the Anxiety & Depression Association of America.

Compilation of support resources from the Rural Health Information Hub.