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History : Native American: Home

A research guide to primary and secondary sources for Native American history.

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Tlingit totem pole, 1940.

Citation & Writing Help

Historians generally use the Chicago Style format. For information to other citation formats see the Citing Sources guide.


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Additional information on researching history and on writing.

Starting Points: Books & eBooks

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See the eBook FAQ for directions to limit your search to ebooks only.


  • By Topic - Type in the keywords that broadly describe your topic.  For example: indians puget sound history
     
  • By Title - Type in the first few words of the book title in quotations.  For example: "sea is my country".
     
  • By Author - Type in the last name followed by the first name of the author in quotations.  For example: "harmon alexandra"

Starting Points: Journal Articles

The following research databases will help you identify articles in the field of Native American history. 

Starting Points - Primary Sources

This is a small sampling of primary sources dealing with Native American history. Additional sources are listed under Primary Sources.

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Theresa Mudrock
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