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United States History: Native American History
General Sites
- After Columbus: Four-hundred Years of Native American PortraitureOver 350 prints and drawings of Native Americans spanning 400 years.
- American Periodicals This link opens in a new window
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A collection of historically significant periodicals covering a wide range of genres.
- Documents of American Indian diplomacy: treaties, agreements, and conventions, 1775-1979eBook containing American Indian treaties, agreements, and conventions from 17750-1979.
- Edward S. Curtis's North American Indian Photographic ImagesOver 2000 photos documenting the life of individuals in 80 different tribes at the beginning of the 20th century.
- Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
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Database containing 2.2 million articles from more than 330 publications ranging from community publications to scholarly journals.
- Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties.This seven volume set was first published by the Government Printing Office in 1903 - 1904. It contains the US Government's treaties, laws, and orders from 1778 - 1970.
- Native American Constitution and Law Digitization ProjectThis site contains tribal Constitutions, codes, and other legal documents from over 500 different tribes.
- North American Ethnographic Collection from the Americn Museum of Natural HistoryA collection of over 48,000 textiles and objects from a wide range of North American tribes.
- U.S. Congressional Serial Set This link opens in a new window
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Full text of House & Senate journals, reports, documents, etc. from 1817-1980.
West
- American Indians of the Pacific Northwest CollectionExtensive collection of photographs and documents pertaining to the Northwest Coast and Plateau tribes.
- C. Hart Merriam Collection of Native American Photographs, ca. 1890-1938Digital version of the original manuscript documenting the Native Americans in and around California from 1890-1938.
- The Dorothy Hill CollectionA digital collection of photos, audio, video, and field notes describing the cultural history of the Native Americans of Northern California.
- First Nation CollectionDigitized government documents, Native language dictionaries, and other documents from the southern Oregon and northern California region.
- Frank Fuller Avery Image CollectionThis site has over 800 images of the Colville Indian Agency taken between 1901 - 1916.
- Indian Peoples of the Northern Great PlainsPrimarily photographs, some drawings and paintings of the Native Peoples of Montana.
- Native American Documents ProjectGovernment documents from 1871-1876 covering the Rogue River War and Siletz Reservation development.
- The Pacific Northwest Olympic Peninsula Community MuseumOnline exhibits, image archive, and education resources.
- Richard Throssel PhotographsSearchable image collection.
- The Russian Church and Native Alaskan CulturesManuscripts and photographs about the relationship between the Russian Orthodox Church and Native Alaskans.
Southwest, Midwest, Southeast, & Northeast
- Ayer Ojibwa CollectionPhotographs of Ojibwa arts and crafts from the Minnesota Historical Society.
- Black Hawk War of 1832Extensive collection of images, government documents, narratives from soldiers, and Autobiography of Black Hawk.
- Dakota Conflict Trials of 1862.Documentation and images describing The execution of 38 Sioux at Mankato, Minnesota on December 26, 1862.
- Duke Collection of American Indian Oral HistoryProvides access to typescripts of interviews (1967 -1972) conducted with Indians in Oklahoma regarding the histories and cultures of their respective nations and tribes.
- Great Plains PeopleOver 1,500 photo images of Native Americans in the Midwest.
- Missions To The Native North AmericansThis site holds the Houghton Library, which contains the collections of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, and miscellaneous unpublished documents reporting the efforts of the missionaries to teach English.
- Native American CollectionDocuments the evolving Native American experience within the physical, economic, social, and cultural environments of New York state during the past 400 years.
- Omaha Indian HeritageOnline texts, photos, artifacts and other information about the Omaha Tribe.
- Omaha Indian MusicPart of the Library of Congress American Memory Project, this site contains traditional Omaha music from the 1890s-1980s. Also includes correspondence, essays, and photos from the 1983 Pow Wow, and 1985 concert.
- Plains Indians Ledger ArtDigitized collection of Plains Indians "ledger" art
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-18422,000 documents and images relating to the Native American population of the Southeastern United States.
- University of Florida Oral History CollectionsIncludes over 900 interviews with Native Americans.
- Voices from the Trading PostMore than 40 interviews with members of the United Indian Traders Association based in New Mexico.