Native American History and Studies: Tertiary Sources
A research guide to primary and secondary sources for Native American history.
How to Use Tertiary Sources
| Why | for finding background information and topic overviews. References are helpful for choosing a research topic and learning about areas of research and key questions in the field. They can also help you: identify and define unfamiliar terms, find keywords to use in online searches, and find tertiary sources for research and writing |
| Where | references can be found by searching UW Libraries Search. They can be print and electronic. Some references can also be accessed free online |
| How | type in your title or topic in the library catalog. Use key terms, boolean operators, and limiters to narrow your search |
Featured Tertiary Books
The Rights of Indians and Tribes by Call Number: EBOOKThe Rights of Indians and Tribes explains Federal Indian Law in a conversational manner, yet is highly authoritative, containing over 2000 footnotes with citations to relevant court decisions, statutes, and agency regulations. The book uses a question-and-answer format and covers every important subject impacting Indians and tribes today and discusses which governments-tribal, state, and federal-have authority on Indian reservations. This includes the regulation of non-Indians on reservations, definitions of important legal terms, Indian treaties, the Indian Civil Rights Act, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, and the Indian Child Welfare Act.
Tiller's Guide to Indian Country by Call Number: Auxiliary Stacks ; E93 .T55 2005Since its debut in 1996, Tiller's Guide to Indian Country has been hailed as the resource for professionals working with Native Americans. This comprehensive guide explores each tribe's history and modern-day life, including location and land status, government and infrastructure, community services and facilities, culture and history, economic activity, and contact information with official tribal website addresses. It is the only work of its kind to feature Honoring Nations from Harvard University's Project on American Indian Economic Development.
Other Tertiary Sources
If you're looking for some alternatives to Wikipedia, try searching for information in these collections of reference books. You'll be able to check facts and learn context for any number of topics.
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Reference content, primary documents, and images illustrating the histories and cultures of North American Native peoples. - Gale Ebooks This link opens in a new window
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Full text encyclopedias in all subject areas - Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
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Full text dictionaries, encyclopedias, and subject reference works from Oxford University Press.
