Native American Literature
General
Native American Studies Library Resources
The University of Illinois has an extensive collection of resources for
the study of Native Americans, including books, newspaper articles and
videos. To make those resources more available, this page acts as a
starting point for research.
This website is sponsored by the Native American Studies Bibliography Committee of the Library.
Native Resources through UIUC
Ethnic NewsWatch
Identifies full text access for 200 newspapers and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press.
Native American Times
Full text coverage: Feb 29, 2000 (Volume VI, Issue 2) - current
Mainstream Resources through UIUC
You can use the general databases linked from the library's website, such as Wilson Select Plus, Academic Search Premier, and Expanded Academic ASAP as well as the following newspapers and newspaper databases.
LexisNexis
Full-text access to hundreds of recent (and even not-so-recent) newspaper and magazine articles. Click on “Guided News Search” and select from a variety of regional perspectives under “World News,” “U.S. News,” “Wires,” and “Transcripts.” Then, enter your search terms and start searching. Note that you can restrict your search by date range. Some newspapers in Lexis-Nexis go back to the 1800s.
Library PressDisplay
Today's papers from around the world in their original full-page layout and design (advertisements and images intact). Over 250 titles from over 50 countries available online.
Newsbank
Full-text articles from major metropolitan newspapers, international papers, and smalltown U.S. papers. Articles from the Chicago Tribune date back to 1985. Click on Illinois. Or, click on United States or The World.
Proquest Historical Newspapers
Scroll to the bottom of the database menu to access these papers:
- Historical New York Times (1851-2003)
- Historical Chicago Tribune (1849-1985)
- Historical Chicago Defender (1905-1975)
- Historical Wall Street Journal (1889-1989)
Websites
AIROS Native Network
All Indian Internet radio.
American Indian Center of Chicago
Our Mission: To promote the fellowship among Indian people of all Tribes living in metropolitan Chicago, and to create bonds of understanding and communication between Indians and non-Indians in this city. To advance the general welfare of American Indians into the metropolitan community life; to foster the economic and educational advancement of Indian people; to sustain cultural, artistic and avocational pursuits; and to perpetuate Indian cultural values.
American Indians in Children's Literature
A blog maintained by Debbie Reese, American Indian Studies professor at UIUC. Critical discussion of American Indians in children's books, the school curriculum, popular culture, and society-at-large.
Bunky Echo-Hawk
This is the website for Bunky Echo-Hawk.As a Pawnee/Yakama Indian, Bunky has learned to express himself through various artistic avenues. On this site you can peruse through his work and find out how to contact him.
Indian Country Today
An important resource for time-sensitive news special features. It is also home to the most definitive archive of national American Indian news and perspective.
Librarians' Internet Index
A directory for useful websites on the Internet. "We have over 20,000 entries, also maintained by our librarians and organized into 14 main topics and nearly 300 related topics."
National Museum of the American Indian
The National Museum of the American Indian is the sixteenth museum of the Smithsonian Institution. It is the first national museum dedicated to the preservation, study, and exhibition of the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of Native Americans. Established by an act of Congress in 1989, the museum works in collaboration with the Native peoples of the Western Hemisphere to protect and foster their cultures by reaffirming traditions and beliefs, encouraging contemporary artistic expression, and empowering the Indian voice.
Native America Calling
Native America Calling is a live call-in program, linking public radio stations, the Internet and listeners together into a thought-provoking national conversation about issues specific to Native communities. Each program engages noted guests and experts with callers throughout the United States and is designed to improve the quality of life for Native Americans. Native America Calling is heard on 52 stations in the United States and in Canada by approximately 500,000 listeners each week.
Native American House
The Native American House and American Indian Studies are interdisciplinary programs of teaching, research, and student support providing University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students an opportunity to understand the experiences and values of American Indian communities and nations.
The Native Voice
Now the nation's largest native-owned independent newspaper, The Native Voice maintains its commitment to the ancient traditional form of storytelling that it embraced from its first publishing.