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Native Americans - Web Sites

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Tribal Websites, Indigenous Organizations, and Research Resources

 

The following resources are accessible using your Newark Public Library card. If you don't have one, click here to register for one.

 

American Indian History Online

This database offers many primary source documents related to individuals, tribes, events, and geographies related to the history and present of Indigenous peoples in the United States.

 

Ancestry.com

If you would like to find out if you have Indigenous heritage, Ancestry.com would be a good place to start. At the time of writing, the Newark Public Library has free access to Ancestry.com. Just enter the first 5 digits of your library card number to access the census (1790-1930), birth, marriage, death records, plus news stories, photos historical maps, and more available there. 

 

Catalog

Our library catalog has many sources of media related to Indigenous people and issues. Here are some suggested subject searches (to search by subject click the drop-down menu to the left of the search bar, scroll down, and select "Subject"):

 

In addition to these general subject searches, you could also look up specific tribes or nations, such as the Lenape, the Ojibwe, or the Navajo/Diné.

 

Kanopy

Kanopy is a free streaming service that allows patrons to view up to 10 movies per month. Kanopy specializes in documentaries, international films, LGBTQ films, and independent films. You can find Kanopy's selection of films related to Indigenous studies here. Also, Kanopy offers access to an educational service called The Great Courses. Some of the courses that deal with Indigenous history are "Ancient Civilizations of North America," "Lost Worlds of South America," "Great Mythologies of the World," and "History of the Ancient World - A Global Perspective."

 

Other Library, Archive, and Museum Information

American Indian Library Association (AILA)

AILA was founded in 1979 in conjunction with the White House Pre-Conference on Indian Library and Information Services on or near Reservations. At the time, there was increasing awareness that library services for Native Americans were inadequate. Individuals as well as the government began to organize to remedy the situation. An affiliate of the American Library Association (ALA), the American Indian Library Association is a membership action group that addresses the library-related needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives. Members are individuals and institutions interested in the development of programs to improve Indian library, cultural, and informational services in school, public, and research libraries on reservations.

 

Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums (ATALM)

ATALM is an international non-profit organization that maintains a network of support for indigenous programs, provides culturally relevant programming and services, encourages collaboration among tribal and non-tribal cultural institutions, and articulates contemporary issues related to developing and sustaining the cultural sovereignty of Native Nations.

 

Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center

The Carlisle Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania was a boarding school that operated from 1879 and 1918. The purpose of this school and others like it in the United States and Canada was to assimilate American Indians into white culture by separating them from their families, language, and culture. Teachers and administrators at this school often employed physical, sexual, and psychological violence to dissuade students from practicing any part of their culture. Today, the Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center has the mission of developing a comprehensive searchable database of Carlisle Indian School resources.

 

Museum of Indian Culture

The Museum of Indian Culture was founded in 1980 in Allentown, PA as the Lenni Lenape Historical Society/Museum of Indian Culture. In 2005, the museum legally dropped “Lenni Lenape Historical Society” from its name, reflecting the diversity of the exhibits which focus not only on the Lenape/Delaware but on Native American tribes throughout the western hemisphere. The Museum of Indian Culture is a non-profit, educational organization dedicated to presenting, preserving, and perpetuating the history and cultural heritage of the Northeastern Woodland Indians and other American Indian tribes. We accomplish our mission through guided tours, a comprehensive resource center, educational outreach programs, special events, and family-friendly festivals.

 

The Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways

The Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeway's in Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the "Midwest's Premier American Indian Museum." Established in 2004, the Ziibiwing Center is a distinctive treasure created to provide an enriched, diversified and culturally relevant educational experience through its award-winning Diba Jimooyung (Telling Our Story) permanent exhibit, changing exhibits, research center, Ojibwe language immersion room, gift shop, and meeting rooms.


Official Tribal and Governmental Websites

New Jersey

Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation

The Lenni-Lenape (or simply “Lenape”) are the ancient root of many other American Indian nations. The Lenape homeland included all of New Jersey, northern Delaware, eastern Pennsylvania, and southeastern New York. The Nanticoke are the people of the Delmarva between the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays. The tribal nation of Nanticoke and Lenape people are the result of the coalescing of these two interrelated tribes, beginning as far back as the 1600s.

 

The New Jersey Commission on American Indian Affairs

The Commission serves as a liaison among the tribes and the State and Federal governments. It is empowered to develop programs and projects to further understanding of New Jersey's American Indian history and culture.

There are nine members of the Commission: the Secretary of State, serving ex officio, and eight public members. The public members, who are recommended by their tribes and organizations and appointed by the Governor, consist of two members from each of the following: Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Indians, Powhatan Renape Indians, Ramapough Lenape Indian Nation, and Inter-Tribal People. Inter-Tribal People refers to American Indian people who reside in New Jersey, but are members of federally and/or State-recognized tribes in other states.

 

Ramapough Munsee Lenape Network

The Ramapough Mountain Indians are the original inhabitants of what is now Northern New Jersey, specifically the Passaic and Bergen Counties, as well as southern New York state. Although they are recognized by the state of New Jersey as of 1980, they do not have federal recognition. The nation maintains an online library of historical documents that date from the 1600s to the present.

 

Sand Hill Indian History

The history of the Sand Hill Indians living on the northern shores of Monmouth County, NJ can be traced back to the 1700s. Lenape Indian groups were present when the first European explorers visited the area in the 1600s. Cherokees Indian inhabitants migrated to the area during the 1700s as a result of being forced out of their ancestral homes in what is now Georgia.

 

Regional

The Delaware Nation at Moraviantown

The original homeland of the Delaware Nation or Lunaapeew is found along the Eastern Seaboard of North America, specifically, areas known today as New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio. They are revered by other Indigenous Nations as ‘the Grandfather Tribe. They established settlements up and down the Delaware and Hudson Rivers, where they farmed, hunted, fished and gathered for food, as well as traded with other Nations.

 

Delaware Tribe of Indians

The Delaware people signed the first Indian treaty with the newly formed United States Government on September 17, 1778. Nevertheless, through war and peace, our ancestors had to continue to give up their lands and move westward (first to Ohio, then to Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, and finally, Indian Territory, now Oklahoma). One small band of Delawares left the group in the late 1700s and through different migrations are today located at Anadarko, Oklahoma. Small contingents of Delawares fled to Canada during a time of extreme persecution and today occupy two reserves in Ontario (The Delaware Nation at Moraviantown and The Munsee-Delaware Nation)

 

Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania

The Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to increasing awareness of Lenape history and culture. Created to join together the members of the Lenape Nation and anyone else interested in continuing the development of the language and culture of the Lenape people, the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania is active in the revival of tradition and community.

 

The Nanticoke Indian Tribe

In Algonquian, the common Indian language of Northeastern tribes, the word Nanticoke is translated from the original Nantaquak meaning the tidewater people or people of the tidewaters. They have traditionally lived in the territory that is now Delaware.

 

Stockbridge-Munsee Community Band of Mohican Indians

The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians were pushed from the Eastern seaboard across half a continent, forced to uproot and move many times to their present land in Wisconsin.

 

National

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)

The Bureau of Indian Affairs’ mission is to enhance the quality of life, to promote economic opportunity, and to carry out the responsibility to protect and improve the trust assets of American Indians, Indian tribes and Alaska Natives.

 

National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)

NCAI was established in 1944 in response to the termination and assimilation policies the US government forced upon tribal governments in contradiction of their treaty rights and status as sovereign nations. To this day, protecting these inherent and legal rights remains the primary focus of NCAI.

NCAI Mission

  • Protect and enhance treaty and sovereign rights.
  • Secure our traditional laws, cultures, and ways of life for our descendants.
  • Promote a common understanding of the rightful place of tribes in the family of American governments.
  • Improve the quality of life for Native communities and peoples.

 

The Native Nations Institute

Located on Tohono O’odham Nation traditional homelands, the Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy (NNI) was founded in 2001 by The University of Arizona and the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation as a self-determination, self-governance, and development resource for Native nations. It is housed at the university's Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy.


Social Movements and Non-Profit Organizations

American Indian Movement (AIM)

The AIM is located in the heart of the American Indian Community of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The American Indian Movement Interpretive Center holds a legacy of millions of historical records, culture captured on media, radio archives, photographs and the testimony of living elders who want the story of the American Indian Movement told.

 

Archives of Indigenous People's Day

Curated by John Curl, this online resource provides a documentary history of the origin and development of Indigenous People's Day.

 

First Nations Development Institute

Our mission is to strengthen American Indian economies to support healthy Native communities. We invest in and create innovative institutions and models that strengthen asset control and support economic development for American Indian people and their communities.

 

The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development

Founded by Professors Stephen Cornell and Joseph P. Kalt at Harvard University in 1987, the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development (Harvard Project) aims to understand and foster the conditions under which sustained, self-determined social and economic development is achieved among American Indian nations. The Harvard Project’s core activities include research, education and the administration of a tribal governance awards program.

 

Illuminatives

We’re building a movement where all Americans hear contemporary Native voices, stories and issues and are empowered with accurate Native history, knowledge of the contributions of Native peoples, and information about modern injustices committed against Native peoples. We’re re-educating Americans about Native people—for too long, many Americans have been given little to no knowledge of Native history or have been taught inaccurate information. This lack of knowledge has contributed to the invisibility of Native Americans in mainstream culture. Invisibility creates a void that is filled with toxic and negative stereotypes have been perpetuated and institutionalized by K-12, pop culture, media and other sectors. These harmful stereotypes have been used to justify racist campaigns and slurs, build pipelines on sacred lands, and pass policies that negatively impact our sovereignty and our communities.

 

Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF)

The Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF) is a national, community-based organization serving American Indian nations and people in the recovery and control of their rightful homelands. ILTF works to promote education, increase cultural awareness, create economic opportunity, and reform the legal and administrative systems that prevent Indian people from owning and controlling reservation lands. As a community foundation, ILTF accepts contributions from organizations and individuals to support its grantmaking and program initiatives.

 

Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN)

IEN is an alliance of Indigenous peoples whose mission it is to protect the sacredness of Earth Mother from contamination and exploitation by strengthening, maintaining and respecting Indigenous teachings and natural laws.   

 

Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) 

NAJA serves and empowers Native journalists through programs and actions designed to enrich journalism and promote Native cultures. NAJA recognizes Native Americans as distinct peoples based on tradition and culture. In this spirit, NAJA educates and unifies its membership through journalism programs that promote diversity and defends challenges to free press, speech and expression. NAJA is committed to increasing the representation of Native journalists in mainstream media. NAJA encourages both mainstream and tribal media to attain the highest standards of professionalism, ethics and responsibility.

 

NDN Collective

The NDN Collective promotes the interconnectedness of all things, indigenous self-determination, and equity and justice for all people and the planet.

 

Red Nation

The Red Nation is dedicated to the liberation of Native peoples from capitalism and colonialism. We center Native political agendas and struggles through direct action, advocacy, mobilization, and education.

 

The Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI)

Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI) is leading the way in research and data for urban American Indian and Alaska Native communities. As a Public Health Authority and one of 12  Tribal Epidemiology Centers in the country—and the only one that serves Urban Indian Health Programs nationwide—UIHI conducts research and evaluation, collects and analyzes data, and provides disease surveillance to strengthen the health of American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

 

Water-Protectors.com

In 2016 and 2017, members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe in Standing Rock, North Dakota—alongside members of other Indigenous nations and races—led prolonged demonstrations against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), which they predicted would cause the pollution of several rivers in the pipeline's path. The participants in these demonstrations refer to themselves as Water Protectors and a popular hashtag for this movement was #NoDAPL. Although the pipeline is now operational, the water protectors are continuing to agitate to get it shut down through legal processes.

 

Water Protector Legal Collective (WPLC)

Water Protector Legal Collective provides legal support, advocacy, and knowledge sharing for Indigenous centered and guided environmental and climate justice movements. Born out of the NoDAPL protest movement, WPLC's founding mission has been to serve as the on-the-ground legal team for the Indigenous-led resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) at Standing Rock, North Dakota. Since they first came at the request of tribal leadership and set up their office in a tent in Oceti Sakowin, WPLC has been providing legal defense and offense to the Water Protector Movement.

As an organization, they are guided by a shared Vision – grounded in the belief that Indigenous peoples have a unique and profoundly important role to play to stem the tide of the unfolding climate emergency we are living in.

 

White Earth Land Recovery Project (WELRP)

The mission of the White Earth Land Recovery Project is to facilitate the recovery of the original land base of the White Earth Indian Reservation while preserving and restoring traditional practices of sound land stewardship, language fluency, community development, and strengthening our spiritual and cultural heritage.


Cultural Resources

PowWows.com

A Pow Wow is an important ceremonial event in numerous American Indian nations. Pow Wows feature traditional dances, music, regalia, foods, and religious rituals. They are also an opportunity for artists and craftworkers to sell their wares. Contrary to popular belief, it is highly disrespectful to refer to a meeting as a Pow Wow, considering that Pow Wows have deep cultural meaning and take months of planning.

 

Indian Arts and Crafts Board

The Indian Arts and Crafts Board (IACB), an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior, promotes the economic development of federally recognized American Indians and Alaska Natives (Indians) through the expansion of the Indian arts and crafts market.

 

Native American Legends and Folklore

Many stories, arranged by tribe. For even more folklore, see http://www.americanfolklore.net/ee.html#2

 

Native American Arts and Crafts

Clothing, bead work, carvings, jewelry, drums, and more.

 

Native American Mythology

Brief entries for tribes and legendary figures in the various North American traditions.


Maps

A Map of Gender-Diverse Cultures

Prior to European colonization, many Indigenous cultures across the world had a nonbinary interpretation of gender, meaning that they recognized people who did not consider themselves to be either men or women. Many of these cultures had and continue to have special roles in society for these individuals. This map shows a variety of examples of different nonbinary gender categories around the world. 

 

Map of North American Tribes

When you click on the name of the tribe, you’ll find more information, along with nice pictures of traditional clothing.

 

Native-Land.ca

This interactive map allows users to enter a zip code, postal code, or city to view that area's precolonial Indigenous territories and languages in the Americas, Australia, New Zealand, and northern Eurasia. There is also a setting to view treaties that have been in effect at various points in North American history.


News Sources and Blogs

Indian Country Today

Indian Country Today is a daily digital news platform that covers the Indigenous world, including American Indians and Alaska Natives. Indian Country Today is the largest news site that covers tribes and Native people throughout the Americas.

 

Indigenous Action

Indigenous Action (IA/originally Indigenous Action Media) was founded on August 25th, 2001 to provide strategic communications and direct action support for Indigenous community’s sacred lands defense.They are a radical volunteer crew of anti-colonial & anti-capitalist Indigenous media makers & agitators that work together on a project by project basis for liberation for Mother Earth and all her beings.

 

Indianz.com

Native American news, information and entertainment. Owned by Ho-Chunk Inc., the economic development corporation of the Winnebago Tribe.

 

Native America Calling

Native America Calling is a live call-in program linking public radio stations, the Internet and listeners together in a thought-provoking national conversation about issues specific to Native communities. Each program engages noted guests and experts with callers throughout the United States and is designed to improve the quality of life for Native Americans. Native America Calling is heard on nearly 70 public, community and tribal radio stations in the United States and in Canada. The program is a production of Koahnic Broadcast Corporation, a Native-operated media center in Anchorage, Alaska.

 

Native Appropriations

Native Appropriations is a forum for discussing representations of Native peoples, including stereotypes, cultural appropriation, news, activism, and more.

 

Native Business

Gary and Carmen Davis launched Native Business to promote and advance Native American business, entrepreneurship and economic development. Native Business accomplishes this through digital platforms (online and via our mobile app) by featuring news, success stories, promoting best practices and informing readers about the latest business innovation and trends.

 

Native News Online

Native News Online reaches out to all nations. Native News Online is an online American Indian publication that is published six days each week Mon-Sat. Native News Online is a privately held entity that has no direct business allegiances to any particular American Indian tribe, government, or religious organization. Native News Online maintains high journalistic standards and operates on the premise American Indians / Alaska Natives / First Nations deserve accurate information about what is happening in Indian Country.

 

 

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