Reference Books
Reference books provide background information to help you put your research in context. They include encyclopedias, dictionaries, bibliographies, etc. Below are just a few reference books we have on Native Americans in the Jerome Library.
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American Indian and the United States byISBN: 0394472837Texts of important primary sources illustrating the relationship between Native Americans and the federal government. Materials are drawn from five principle sources: reports of the Commissioners of Indian Affairs, Congressional debates, judicial decisions, treaties, and acts of Congress.
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Encyclopedia of North American Indians
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ISBN: 0585077649Even as interest in the powerful, often tragic history of Native America grows, many books continue to perpetuate long-standing misconceptions of the past as well as the romantic steretypes often popularized today. Readers can now rely on Encyclopedia of North American Indians for an authentic and often surprising portrait of the complexities of the Native American experience. -
Native American History
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ISBN: 0345393503Provides side-by-side chronologies of Native American history and world history. It tries to place the history of Native Americans in the larger world context.
Searching for Books
Books give you more in-depth background than encyclopedias and dictionaries.
Start with the BGSU Libraries Search to search for items owned by the BGSU Libraries. Items in the catalog include books, journal titles, newspapers, government documents, sound recordings and more. If your aren't finding what you want in the catalog, ask a library staff member for help.
Subject Headings include:
- Indians of North America
- Indians of North America--Canada
- Specific names, places, or events such as:
- Rosebud Indian Reservation
- Kickapoo Indians
- Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief 1768-1813
- Wounded Knee Massacre SD 1890.
Word Searches:
- Use single terms or phrases: Shamans, Anasazi, Code talkers, etc. Or combine terms to narrow your search:
- Women Indians
- Indians Health
- Indians Education History
- Custer Little Bighorn
- Indians Diaries
- Canada Indians
- (Aboriginal or Native) and Canada