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The following are suggested Subject Headings to use to find additional resources related to this topic:

Indians of North America--Cultural assimilation

Indians of North America--Ethnic identity

Indians of North America--Folklore

Indians of North America--Funeral customs and rites

Indians of North America--Languages

Indians of North America--Music

Indians of North America--Religion

Indians of North America--Rites and ceremonies

Indians of North America--Social life and customs

Web Sites for Native American Culture

Administration for Native Americans - Language
U.S. HHS, Adm. for Children and Families
---ANA believes language is essential to preserving and strengthening Indigenous culture, identity, and social unity. Language also is a critical expression of sovereignty and underpins self-governance.
Alaska Native Cultures
U.S. National Park Service
---Focus is on Alaskan native people, their stories and traditional knowledge.
Indian Arts and Crafts Board (IACB)
U.S. Dept. of Interior
---Promotes the economic development of American Indians and Alaska Natives through the expansion of the Indian arts and crafts market.
National Museum of American Indians (NMAI)
Smithsonian
---The NMAI cares for one of the world's most expansive collections of Native artifacts, including objects, photographs, archives, and media covering the entire Western Hemisphere, from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego. The museum on the National Mall in Washington, DC, offers exhibition galleries and spaces for performances, lectures and symposia, research, and education.
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
U.S. National Park Service
---Since 1990, Federal law has provided for the protection and return of Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony.
Native American Language Resource Center (NALRC)
U.S. Dept. of Education
--NALC supports the instruction of Native languages. It provides access to Hawaiian, American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) language services and products. These include guidance, resources and best practices for educators, as well as research, curricula and instructional strategies for language teachers and learners, researchers, and Tribal leaders.
Native Narratives: The Representation of Native Americans in Public Broadcasting
National Archives, American Archive of Public Broadcasting
--explores how Native American peoples and cultures have been represented both in non-Native-produced and Native-created public broadcasting programs in the AAPB collection.
U.S. Senate, Committee on Indian Affairs
U.S. Congress. Senate, Committee on Indian Affairs
---This committee has the duty "to conduct a study of any and all matters pertaining to problems and opportunities of Indians, including but not limited to, Indian land management and trust responsibilities, Indian education, health, special services, and loan programs, and Indian claims against the United States"

Web Resources for Native American Culture

An Act to Amend the American Indian Religious Freedom Act to Provide for the Traditional Use of Peyote by Indians for Religious Purposes and for Other Purposes
108 STAT. 3125. P.L. 103-344 (Oct. 6, 1994)
American Indian Religious Freedom Act
92 STAT. 469, P.L. 95-341 (Aug. 11, 1978)
Being Indian is
(Indian Reading Series: Stories and Legends of the Northwest; Level 2, Bk. 19)
National Institute of Education, Pacific Northwest Indian Reading and Language Development Program, c. 1978 [18 pgs]
***Also available in Paper in Documents Bookstacks (2nd Floor South)
ED 1.319:2/19
Bureau of American Ethnology, List of Publications
Smithsonian, 1971 [HTML]
***Also available in Paper in Documents Bookstacks (2nd Floor South)
SI 2.3:200
A Guide to Tracing American Indian & Alaska Native Ancestry
U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Office of Public Affairs-Indian Affairs, 2014 [12 pg]
Thoughts From the Shadow of a Flame: Teacher's Manual (Level IV)
by Robin Butterfield
(The Indian Reading Series. Stories and Legends of the Northwest, Level IV)
Pacific Northwest Indian Reading and Language Development Program, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, 1982 [160 pg]
ED 1.319:4/TEACHER

Library Resources for Native American Culture

American Indian Religious Freedom Act Report: P.L. 95-341
U.S. Dept. of the Interior and the U.S. Federal Agencies Task Force, 1979
Marx Library Gov Docs Bookstacks (2nd FL South)
I 1.2:IN 2/10
[For the Act (1978) see: 92 Stat. 469 (AE 2.111:v.92/pt.1) or 42 USC 1996 (Y 1.2/5:2018/v.29)]
[For the amendment (1994) to the Act see: 108 Stat. 3125 (AE 2.111:v.108/pt.4) or 42 USC 1996 (Y 1.2/5:2018/v.29)]
Marx Library Gov Docs Bookstacks (2nd FL South, Non-Circ)
Bulletin / Bureau of American Ethnology
Smithsonian Institution [1903-1971]
Marx Lib Gov Docs Bookshelves (2nd FL South)
SI 2.3: For specific holdings, see SOUTHcat
Cathlapotle and Its Inhabitants, 1792-1860
(Cultural Resource Series ; #15)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2011
Marx Lib Gov Docs Bookshelves (2nd FL South)
I 49.111:15
Ceremonies of the Pawnee
(Smithsonian Contributions to Anthropology; no. 27)
Smithsonian Institution, 1981
Marx Lib Gov Docs Bookshelves (2nd FL South)
SI 1.33:27/pt.1-2
Early Indian Tribes, Culture Areas, and Linguistic Stocks (MAP)
(National Atlas)
U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1991
Marx Library Gov Docs Map Cabinets (2nd FL South)
--Shelved in the "United States" drawer as I 19.111/a: 38077-AS-NA-07 M-00
Indian Arts and Crafts Board pamphlets
Marx Lib Gov Docs Bookshelves (2nd FL South)
I 1.84:
---Series of materials on Indian art and handiwork.
Indian Reading Series: Stories and Legends of the Northwest
Marx Lib Gov Docs Bookshelves (2nd FL South)
ED 1.319: Levels 1-6
---Written by local Indian authors and illustrated by Indian artists from the Plains and Northwest, the series comprises 140 stories.
Indians of the Gulf Coast States
U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1968
Marx Lib Gov Docs Bookshelves (2nd FL South)
I 20.51:G 95/968
Indians of the Southeastern United States
by John R. Swanton
Smithsonian, Bureau of American Ethnology, 1946
Marx Lib Gov Docs Bookshelves (2nd FL South)
SI 2.3:137
Indian Tribes of the Lower Mississippi Valley and Adjacent Coast of the Gulf of Mexico
by John R. Swanton
Smithsonian, Bureau of American Ethnology, 1911
Marx Lib Gov Docs Bookshelves (2nd FL South)
SI 2.3:43
In the Valley of the Ancients: A Book of Native American Legends
U. S. National Park Service, 1996
Marx Lib Gov Docs Bookshelves (2nd FL South)
I 29.2:L 52
In the Valley of the Ancients: A Book of Native American Legends
by Lou Cuevas
U.S. National Park Service, Petroglyph National Monument, 1996
Marx Library Gov Docs Bookstacks (2nd FL South)
I 29.2:l 52
In the Valley of the Ancients: A Book of Native American LOegends
U. S. National Park Service, 1996
Marx Lib Gov Docs Bookshelves (2nd FL South)
I 29.2:L 52
Keepers of the Treasures: Protecting Historic Properties and Cultural Traditions on Indian Lands ...
U.S. National Park Service, 1990
Marx Lib Gov Docs Bookshelves (2nd FL South)
I 29.2:T 71/6
The Legacy of Saxman: Looking to the future Through Our Past
by Linda Mallard & Nycole Gizinski
U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Alaska Region, Branch of Regional Archeology, 2011
Marx Library Gov Docs Bookstacks (2nd FL South)
I 20.2:SA 9
Native Cemeteries and Forms of Burial East of the Mississippi
by David I. Bushnell, Jr.
Smithsonian, Bureau of American Ethnology, 1920
Marx Lib Gov Docs Bookshelves (2nd FL South)
SI 2.3:71
Native Villages and Village Sites East of the Mississippi
by David I. Bushnell, Jr
Smithsonian, Bureau of American Ethnology, 1919
Marx Lib Gov Docs Bookshelves (2nd FL South)
SI 2.3:69
Our Vanishing Past: The Crisis of Cultural and Paleontological Resources on BLM Lands
U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 2002
Marx Library Gov Docs Bookstacks (2nd FL South)
I 53.2:C 89/6
Smithsonian Contributions to Anthropology [1965-present]
Marx Lib Gov Docs Bookshelves (2nd FL South)
SI 1.33: For specific holdings, see SOUTHcat
Spirit Capture: Photographs from the National Museum of the American Indian
edited by Tim Johnson
Smithsonian Institution Press in association with the National Museum of the American Indian, c1998
Marx Lib Gov Docs Bookshelves (2nd FL South)
SI 15.2:SP 4 X

Legislative Resources for Native American Culture

American Indian Religious Freedom: Hearing
U.S. Congress, Senate, Select Committee on Indian Affairs, 1978
Marx Library Gov Docs Bookstacks (2nd FL South)
Y 4.IN 2/11:R 27
Destroying Sacred Sites and Erasing Tribal Culture: The Trump Administration's Construction of the Border Wall: Oversight
U.S. House, Committee on Natural Resources. Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States, 2020
***Also available in Paper in Documents Bookshelves (2nd Floor South)
Y 4.R 31/3:116-32
The Destruction of America's Archaeological Heritage: Looting and Vandalism of Indian Archaeological Sites in the Four Corners States of the Southwest: An Investigative Report
U.S. Congress, House, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Subcommittee on General Oversight and Investigations, 1988
Marx Library Gov Docs Bookstacks (2nd FL South)
Y 4.IN 8/14:AR 2
Early Childhood Development and Education in Indian Country: Building a Foundation for Academic Success: Hearing
U.S. Congress, Senate, Committee on Indian Affairs, 2014 [61 pg]
Examining Efforts to Maintain and Revitalize Native Languages for Future Generations: Hearing
U.S. Congress, Senate, Committee on Indian Affairs, 2018 [88 pg]
From Languages to Homelands: Advancing Tribal Self-governance and Cultural Sovereignty for Future Generations: Hearing
U.S. Congress, Senate, Committee on Indian Affairs, 2021 [64 pg]
In Our Way: Expanding the Success of Native Language and Culture-based Education: Hearing
U.S. Congress, Senate, Committee on Indian Affairs, 2011 [100 pg]
Native American Sacred Places: Hearing [4th in a series]
U.S. Congress, Senate, Committee on Indian Affairs, 2003 [107 pg]
Native American Sacred Places: Hearing [Part. 2]
U.S. Congress, Senate, Committee on Indian Affairs, 2002 [414 pg]
Native American Sacred Places: Hearing [Part 1]
U.S. Congress, Senate, Committee on Indian Affairs, 2002 [564 pg]
Reclaiming Our Image and Identity for the Next Seven Generations: Hearing
U.S. Congress, Senate, Committee on Indian Affairs, 2013 [51 pg]
Recovery and Preservation of Native American Languages: Field Hearing ...
U.S. Congress, House, Committee on Education and the Workforce, 2006
***Also available in Paper in Documents Bookshelves (2nd Floor South)
Y 4.ED 8/1:109-55
Religious Freedom Act: Hearing
U.S. Congress, Senate, Committee on Indian Affairs, 2004
***Also available in Paper in Documents Bookshelves (2nd Floor South)
Y 4.IN 2/11:S.HRG.108-630
Stolen Identities: The Impact of Racist Stereotypes on Indigenous People: Hearing
U.S. Congress, Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs, 2011
***Also available in Paper in Documents Bookshelves (2nd Floor South)
Y 4.IN 2/11:S.HRG.112-37

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