Research Guide (Native American) Santa Rosa Junior College

Native American Resources

Typical Research Flow
Reference	Books	Articles	Web	Associations	Citing

This research guide highlights some sources used for locating information. Consult with a Reference librarian for further assistance or for help in locating the information needed.

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and Handbooks
The following Reference Sources should be helpful in locating background information:

The ABC CLIO Companion to the Native American Rights Movement

Doyle REF/KF/8203.36/.G76/1996

American Indian Biographies

Mahoney REF/E/98/.A46/2005

American Indian and the United States

Doyle REF/E/93/.W27

Archaeology of Prehistoric Native America: an Encyclopedia

Doyle REF/E/77.9/.A72/1998

Atlas of American Indian Affairs

Doyle REF/G/1201/.E1/P7/1990

Atlas of Ancient America

Doyle & Mahoney REF/E/61/.C66

Atlas of the North American Indian

Doyle & Mahoney REF/E/77/.W195

Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas: Vols. 1 & 2

Doyle Circulating /E/77/.N62/1996

Mahoney REF/E/77/.N62/1996

Dictionary of Native American Mythology

Doyle REF/E/98/.R3/G46/1992

The Earth is Our Mother: A Guide to the Indians of California

Doyle REF/E/78/.C15/E2/1990

Encyclopedia of American Indian Costume

Doyle & Mahoney REF/E/98/.C8/P37/1994

Encyclopedia of Native American Economic History

Doyle REF/E/98/.E2/E52/1999

Encyclopedia of Native American Healing

Doyle REF/E/98/.M4/L96/1996

Encyclopedia of Native American Legal Tradition

Doyle REF/KF/8204/.E53/1998

Encyclopedia of Native American Religions

Doyle REF/E/98/.R3/H73/2000

Mahoney REF/E/98/.R3/H73/1992

Encyclopedia of Native American Shamanism

Mahoney REF/E/98/.M4/L98/1998

Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes

Doyle & Mahoney REF/E/76.2/.W35/1988

Encyclopedia of North American Indians

Mahoney REF/E/76.2/.E53/1996

Encyclopedia of World Cultures

Doyle & Mahoney REF/GN/307/.E53/1991

Field Guide to Southwest Indian Arts and Crafts

Doyle Circulating/E/78/.S7/P34/1998

Doyle REF/E/78/.S7/P34/1998

Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America

Mahoney REF/E/184/.A1/G14

Guide to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest

Doyle REF/E/78/.N77/R79/1986

Handbook of the American Frontier: Four Centuries of Indian- White Relationships

Doyle REF/E/76.2/.H43/1987

Handbook of the Indians of California

Doyle REF/E/78/.C15/K76

Handbook of Middle American Indians

Doyle REF/F/1434/.H3

Handbook of North American Indians

Doyle & Mahoney REF/E/77/.H25

Nations Within a Nation: Historical Statistics of American Indians

Doyle REF/E/77/.S924/1987

Native America in the Twentieth Century

Doyle & Mahoney REF/E/76.2/.N36/1994

Native American Almanac: A Portrait of Native Americans Today

Doyle & Mahoney REF/E/77/.H59/1993

Native American Ethnobotany

Doyle REF/E/98/.B7/M66/1998

Native American Literatures: An Encyclopedia of Works

Doyle & Mahoney REF/PS/153.152/.W47/1999

Native American Rights; Current Controversies Series

Mahoney REF/AC/5/.C87/no. 23

Native Americans: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Peoples

Doyle REF/E/77/.P89/1998

Native Americans: Opposing Viewpoints Series

Mahoney REF/AC/5/.08/no.135

Native American Women: A Biographical Dictionary

Doyle REF/E/98/.W8/B38/1993

Native Time: History Time Line of Native America

Doyle & Mahoney REF/E/98/.C55/F73/1995

Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian

Mahoney REF/E/76.2/.R4/2005

Statistical Record of Native North Americans

Doyle REF/E/98/.P76/S73/1993

Tiller's Guide to Indian Country

Mahoney REF/E/93/.T55/1996

We the People: an Atlas of America's Ethnic Diversity

Doyle Atlas Table REF/E/184/.A1/A479

Who Was Who in Native American history: Indians and non-Indians from Early Contacts through 1900

Doyle REF/E/89/.W35/1990

Call Numbers to Browse:

E 51-99 - Indians of North America
GN - Anthropology
PS 153 - Indian Literature (see also individual authors)

The following Reference subscription Electronic Databases can also be helpful:

Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Literature Resource Center	Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
CQ Researcher	Grove Art Online

Access databases from: SRJC Articles & Databases http://www.santarosa.edu/library/ftdb. Off campus access requires a user name and PIN number. Apply for a PIN.

Books Top
The SRJC Library Catalog lists books under author, title and subject. The primary subject headings are INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA and names of specific tribes including POMO INDIANS. The following subject headings should contain useful information:

INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA
INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA – ANTIQUITIES
INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA – BIOGRAPHY
INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA – CALIFORNIA
INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA – GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA – HISTORY
INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA – RELIGION AND MYTHOLOGY
INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA – RITES AND CEREMONIES
INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA – SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS
INDIANS OF SOUTH AMERICA
INDIAN BASKETS
INDIAN POTTERY
SHAMANISM

See also names of specific tribes, e.g., Pomo Indians, Cheyenne Indians, etc:

NAVAJO INDIANS - RELIGION
NAVAJO MYTHOLOGY
POMO BASKETS
POMO INDIANS
POMO INDIANS – FOLKLORE
POMO MYTHOLOGY

Access the SRJC Library Catalog at:http://library.santarosa.edu Select the "Exact Subject Heading" Search Type and type in any of the subject headings.

Magazines and Newspaper Articles Top
The library subscribes to a variety of electronic databases to help you locate articles in popular magazines, scholarly journals and newspapers. The following databases should contain information on your subject:

Expanded Academic ASAP(Info Trac)	All ProQuest Databases
ProQuest Research Library	SIRS Researcher
ProQuest Research Library - Multicultural Module	ProQuest Religion

Access databases from: SRJC Articles & Databases http://www.santarosa.edu/library/ftdb. OFF campus access requires a user name and PIN number. Apply for a Pin.

The library has print copies of the following magazines of particular interest:

American Anthropologist	Indian Historian
American Indian Art Magazine	Journal of California & Great Basin Anthropology
Anthropological Quarterly	News From Native California
Current Anthropology

To locate other titles subscribed to by the SRJC Libraries (in print and in electronic databases) go to the:
Library Periodicals List

Web Resources Top
The following selected websites should be helpful in finding information:

SRJC Internet Resources by Subject:

Santa Rosa Junior College Library - Internet Reference Collection - Multicultural Resources

Librarians' Internet Index:

People - Communities & Groups - Native Americans
http://search.lii.org/index.jsp?sm=fr9%3BSubTopic844%3B00http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lii.org%2Fia%2Fdata%2Fdemo1%2Ftopic%2331616%3BNative+Americans

The World Wide Web has no standards, quality and reliability of Information and can vary greatly.

Access How To Evaluate Information Resources: http://www.santarosa.edu/library/guides/eval.shtml

Associations and Organizations Top
Use these websites to locate organizations and associations:

Associations on the Net http://www.ipl.org/div/aon

This guide offers access to many scholarly and trade organization/association websites. The directory lists broad categories allowing you to select more narrow subheadings.

Scholarly Societies Project http://www.scholarly-societies.org/subjects_soc.html

This website provides access by subject to national and international societies with scholarly, academic, or research goals. There are strict guidelines for resource inclusion and a URL stability ranking for each website.

California Indian Library Collection (Miwok, Pomo, Wappo) http://www.sonomalibrary.org/history/history.scl

Sonoma County Public Library/Annex
3^rd & E Streets (behind Central Library)
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
(707) 545-0831 ext.562 W-Sat 10-6

Californian Indian Museum and Cultural Center http://www.cimcc.indian.com

5250 Aero Drive
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Grace Hudson Museum http://www.gracehudsonmuseum.org

431 S. Main Street
Ukiah, CA 95482

Jesse Peter Native American Art Museum http://www.santarosa.edu/museum

Bussman Hall (Santa Rosa Campus)
Santa Rosa Junior College
1501 Mendocino Ave
Santa Rosa, CA 95404

Marin Museum of the Native American http://www.marinindian.com

2200 Novato Blvd. (in Miwok Park)
Novato, CA 94948

Citing Sources Top
For assistance in using the citation style required by your instructor, check the following citation guides:

MLA (Modern Language Association)

APA (American Psychological Association

Other Styles:(Chicago, Turabian, CBE, and more.)

Access any of these guides from: http://www.santarosa.edu/library/Refs/cite.shtml

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Last updated: November 29, 2006	Questions and Comments: Phyllis Usina