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Online Reference Databases
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CQ Researcher This link opens in a new windowFull-text reports on current issues including health issues, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Includes background information, overviews, pros and cons, and sources for further research. Covers materials published 1991-present.
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Credo Reference This link opens in a new windowOffers full-text access to over 500 highly-regarded titles from 70 publishers. Covers every major subject in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences from the world's best publishers of reference.
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MasterFILE Complete This link opens in a new windowOffers the largest collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books and other highly-regarded sources from the world's leading publishers. Covering virtually every general interest subject area, it also includes an extensive collection of photos, maps and flags.
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Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new windowOxford Reference Online brings together language and subject reference works from one of the world's biggest and most trusted reference publishers into a single cross-searchable resource.
Books in Reference Room
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Atlas of Great Lakes Indian History by Helen H. Tanner (Editor); Miklos Pinther (Illustrator)
Call Number: E78.G7 A87 1987ISBN: 0806115157Publication Date: 1987Historical maps of the Great Lakes region document Indian civilization. -
Dictionary of Native American Mythology by Sam D. Gill; Irene F. Sullivan
Call Number: E98.R3 G46 1992ISBN: 0874366216Publication Date: 1992Dictionary of Native American Mythology includes over 1,000 colorful, sometimes earthy, and always intriguing entries. Using the carefully chosen cross references, readers can quickly access the meanings of hundreds of elements of lore--from names, phrases, and symbols to images, motifs, and themes. Ten territory maps, which pinpoint exact locations of the tribes mentioned in the text, and a tribal index enhance this volume's usefulness. The bibliography is the most extensive ever compiled on the subject. -
Encyclopedia of American Indian Literature by Jennifer McClinton-Temple; Alan R. Velie
Call Number: PS153.I52 E53 2007ISBN: 0816056560Publication Date: 2007American Indians have produced some of the most powerful and lyrical literature ever written in North America. ""Encyclopedia of American Indian Literature"" covers the field from the earliest recorded works to some of today's most exciting writers. This encyclopedia features the most respected, widely read, and influential American Indian writers to date. Coverage includes: Sherman Alexie; American Indian Movement; ""Assimilation""; ""Ceremony""; Louise Erdrich; Joy Harjo; ""House Made of Dawn""; ""Love Medicine""; Leslie Marmon Silko; D'Arcy McNickle; N. Scott Momaday; ""Native ""chic""""; Samson Occom; Simon Ortiz; ""Reservation Life""; ""This Way to Rainy Mountain""; ""Trail of Tears""; Gerald Vizenor; James Welch; Zitkala-Sa; and much more. -
The Encyclopedia of Native-American Economic History by Bruce E. Johansen
Call Number: E98.E2 E52 1999ISBN: 0313306230Publication Date: 1999Economic themes underlie many aspects of Native American history from the fur trade, the devastating impact of European diseases, and the taking of Native American land to the current issues of uranium mining on Navajo land and casino gambling. Describing the impact of Euro-American settlement from a Native American perspective, the book profiles the economies of roughly forty Native American tribes and nations from pre-Columbian times to the present. Other entries focus on demographics, such historical issues as the Allotment Act of 1887, and modern efforts at economic development. -
The Encyclopedia of Native American Religions by Arlene B. Hirschfelder; Paulette Molin
Call Number: E98.R3 H73 1992ISBN: 0816020175Publication Date: 1992This comprehensive alphabetic reference of over 1,200 entries reveals the rich spiritual legacy of the native American nations, covering sacred sites, burial practices, spiritual leaders, traditional ceremonies, concepts of the afterlife, symbolism, dances and objects. -
Encyclopedia of United States Indian Policy and Law SET by Paul Finkelman (Editor); Tim Alan Garrison (Editor)
Call Number: KF8205 .E525 2009ISBN: 9781933116983Publication Date: 2008An essential reference on the reciprocal role that U.S. and Native policy and law have played in American political development...this definitive two-volume set examines the history and impact of U.S. relations with Native Americans. Extensive essays trace policies from the Continental Congress to the present day--including the role that managing the "Indian question" has played in American political development--while A to Z entries cover everything critical to a full understanding of the context to U.S./Native American relations, from history, politics, and sociology to civil rights and culture. The set is also the first reference of its kind to incorporate the expanding scholarship reflecting both the Native American viewpoint on and response to federal policies and initiatives over time. -
The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art by Joan Marter (Editor-In-Chief)
Call Number: N6505 .G76 2011ISBN: 9780195335798Publication Date: 2011The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art (GEAA) covers American painting, architecture, sculpture, and photography from the Pre-Columbian sources to the colonial period to the twenty-first century devoting coverage to many previously underrepresented areas of inquiry, including African American artists, Asian American artists, and Native American art, both historical and contemporary. (Also available as an Ebook.) -
Handbook of North American Indians (Multiple Volumes) by Igor Krupnik (Editor)
Call Number: E76.2 .H36ISBN: 9781944466534Publication Date: 1984-The Smithsonian's Handbook of North American Indians series spans decades...and includes updates on the studies and research of North American Indigenous peoples, as well as contemporary perspectives on issues facing the communities today. -
Native American Food Plants by Daniel E. Moerman
Call Number: QK98.5.N57 M64 2010ISBN: 9781604691894Publication Date: 2010Based on 25 years of research that combed every historical and anthropological record of Native American ways, this unprecedented culinary dictionary documents the food uses of 1500 plants by 220 Native American tribes from early times to the present. Each example of tribal use includes a brief description of how the food was prepared. In addition, multiple indexes are arranged by tribe, type of food, and common names to make it easy to pursue specific research. -
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures by David Carrasco (Editor)
Call Number: F1218.6 .O95 2001ISBN: 0195108159Publication Date: 2001The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures is the first comprehensive reference source to chronicle Pre-Hispanic, colonial, and modern Mesoamerica, defined as the lands stretching from Mexico to the southern tip of Central America. With more than 600 articles, it is invaluable for those interested in the rich heritage of this land. Encompassing the great civilizations of the pre-Columbian era (including the Olmec, Aztec, and Maya peoples) up through the colonial and postcolonial periods, the Encyclopedia covers art, archaeology, religious studies, anthropology, history, and historiography of the region in fully cross-referenced, signed articles by the leading scholars in the discipline. (Also available as an Ebook.)
Historical News Sources
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American Periodicals Series Online 1740-1900 This link opens in a new windowDigitized periodicals published in the United States between 1741 and 1900. This full-text collection of primary sources includes popular magazines and early professional and scientific journals.
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Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new windowFull-text from The Atlanta Constitution (1896-1945), Chicago Defender (1910-1975), Los Angeles Times (1881-1987), New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993), and The New York Times (1851-2007).
Search for News & Magazines via Catalyst
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A-Z List of (News) DatabasesA list of St. Olaf's news databases.
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Catalyst Browse Periodicals SearchSearch here if you want to check St. Olaf's coverage of a specific periodical. If you're looking for a list of all newspapers or magazines that St. Olaf has access to, click on General on the left, and then Newspapers or Periodicals.
Current Online News Sources
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The Circle: News From a Native American PerspectiveThe Circle is published monthly by The Circle Corporation, and has been publishing since 1980. The Circle is dedicated to presenting news from a Native American perspective, while granting an equal opportunity to community voices.
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Indian Country Today (ICT)What began more than 40 years ago as a weekly newspaper by the late Tim Giago, Lakota Times is now ICT, a multimedia news organization. In an effort to reach Indigenous populations that receive little to no journalistic coverage, ICT strives for Multimedia Excellence through Compelling Storytelling while empowering the Next Generation of Indigenous journalists.
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Native News OnlineNative News Online delivers important daily news that affects the lives of Native Americans nationwide. Founded in 2011, Native News Online reaches millions of Native and non-Native readers annually including American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and others interested in Native American concerns.
How to Spot Fake News Online (Infographic)

Selected Digital Collections (Primary Materials)
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American Indians of the Pacific Northwest CollectionFrom University of Washington Libraries. Digital collection of original photographs and documents about the Northwest Coast and Plateau Indian cultures.
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Digital Public Library of America: Native AmericansOver 750,000 results for search term "Native Americans" Includes images, texts, and sound/video clips.
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Documents Relating to Native American AffairsFrom University of Wisconsin--Madison Libraries. This sub-collection presents United States government records that document debate and decisions related to Native American affairs. The collection currently includes Documents Relating to the Negotiation of Ratified and Unratified Treaties With Various Indian Tribes, 1801-1869 and the Office of Indian Affairs, Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
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Indian Peoples of the Northern Great Plains Digital CollectionFrom Montana State University Library. Includes photographs, paintings, ledger drawings, documents, serigraphs, and stereographs from 1874 through the 1940's.
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Indigenous Digital Archive’s Treaties ExplorerCreated by the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe, New Mexico, in partnership with the US National Archives. While treaties between Indigenous peoples and the United States affect virtually every area in the USA, there is as yet no official list of all the treaties. The US National Archives holds 374 of the treaties, where they are known as the Ratified Indian Treaties. View them with key historic works that provide context to the agreements made and the histories of our shared lands.
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Indigenous Histories and Cultures in North AmericaExplore manuscripts, artwork and rare printed books dating from early European colonization up to photographs and Indigenous newspapers from the mid-twentieth century. Browse through a wide range of rare and original documents from treaties, speeches and diaries, to historic maps and travel journals.
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Indigenous Peoples of the Americas: A Guide to Resources at the Library of CongressLinks to select digital collections that relate to Indigenous communities of the Americas, as well as digitized content from the American Archive of Public Broadcasting.
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Kappler's Indian Affairs: Laws and TreatiesFrom Oklahoma State University Libraries. Kappler's Indian Affairs is an historically significant, seven volume compilation of U.S. treaties, laws and executive orders pertaining to Native American Indian tribes. The volumes cover U.S. Government treaties with Native Americans from 1778-1883 (Volume II) and U.S. laws and executive orders concerning Native Americans from 1871-1970 (Volumes I, III-VII).
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National Indian Boarding School Digital ArchiveFrom The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS). The National Indian Boarding School Digital Archive (NIBSDA) was conceptualized to serve as a national digital platform and digital repository for boarding school archival collections throughout the United States.
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National Museum of the American Indian (Online Exhibits)The National Museum of the American Indian cares for one of the world’s most expansive collections of Native objects, photographs, and media, covering the entire Western Hemisphere from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego. Since the passage of its enabling legislation in 1989 (amended in 1996), the NMAI has been steadfastly committed to bringing Native voices to what the museum writes and presents, whether onsite at one of the three NMAI venues, through the museum's publications, or online.
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Native American Archives This link opens in a new windowPrimary source materials on Native American history, including photos, census documents, and treaties.
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Native Land DigitalA digital map that allows users to find what tribal lands exist in their region.
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Plains Indian Ledger DrawingFrom UC San Diego. Offers digital views of Plains drawing on paper created during the 1860-1900 period.
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Southeastern Native American DocumentsFrom Digital Library of Georgia. Over 2,000 documents and images dating from 1730 to 1842 on the history of Native Americans in the Southeastern U.S., letters, legal proceedings, military orders, and more.
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Treaties between the United States and Native AmericansFrom Yale Law School. Text of treaties adopted between 1778 and 1868.
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Tribal Treaties DatabaseFrom Oklahoma State University Libraries. "agreements between tribal nations and the United States (1778-1886) published in the 1904 work “Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties” (Volume II), compiled and edited by Charles J. Kappler. As you view the treaties in this database, editorial margin notes are included. Links to Kappler’s original text and digitized treaties held at the National Archives can also be found throughout the site."
Selected Databases
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Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new windowArticles on virtually every topic, drawn from scholarly journals, professional journals, trade magazines, news publications, and lifestyle magazines. Provides full-text access to over half of its 8000+ publications. Covers materials published 1975-present.
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Alternative Press Index This link opens in a new windowActivist and radical magazine and newspaper articles, and scholarly journal articles on cultural, economic, political, and social change. Provides some full text. Covers materials published 1991-present. The Alternative Press Index Archive covers earlier materials, 1969-1990.
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America: History & Life This link opens in a new windowScholarly journal articles, magazine articles, books, and dissertations on US and Canadian history and culture from prehistory to the contemporary period. Provides some full text. Covers materials published 1964-present.
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Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new windowFull-text magazine, newspaper, and journal articles drawn from ethnic and minority periodicals in the US (including African American, Arab American, Asian American, Eastern European, Jewish, Latino/a, and Native American periodicals). About a quarter of the articles are Spanish-language. Covers materials published 1959-present.
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European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750 This link opens in a new windowIn collaboration with the John Carter Brown Library, EBSCO Information Services created a comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750. The database contains more than 32,000 records, and covers the history of European exploration as well as portrayals of Native American peoples in texts published in multiple languages, including, but not limited to, German, French, Spanish, Polish and Scandinavian.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new windowFull-text scholarly journals articles in many disciplines. Dates of coverage vary by title, typically from the journal's first issue (sometimes in the eighteenth century or earlier) through about five years ago.
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Latino American Experience This link opens in a new windowFull-text primary and secondary sources on Latino/a history and culture in the US, from pre-Columbian indigenous civilizations to the contemporary period. Includes images, maps, speeches, letter, legal cases, treaties, encyclopedia articles, a timeline, and other materials in English and Spanish.
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Project MUSE This link opens in a new windowFull-text scholarly journal articles in the humanities and social sciences.
Browse All St. Olaf Databases
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American Indian Culture and Research JournalThe American Indian Culture and Research Journal publishes original scholarship, commentaries, and book reviews on a wide range of issues in the fields of history, anthropology, geography, sociology, political science, health, literature, law, education, and the arts. Published by the American Indian Studies Center at UCLA.
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American Indian QuarterlyQuarterly published academic journal covering studies on Indigenous Peoples in North and South America. Published by the University of Nebraska Press.
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The Canadian Journal of Native Studies (CJNS)A scholarly journal published by Brandon University with articles by and about Indigenous peoples in Canada.
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Cultural Survival QuarterlyCultural Survival advocates for Indigenous Peoples’ rights and supports Indigenous communities’ self-determination, cultures, and political resilience since 1972.
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Journal of American Indian EducationThe Journal of American Indian Education (JAIE) is a refereed journal publishing original scholarship directly related to the education of American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Indigenous peoples worldwide, including Inuit, Métis, and First Nations of Canada, Māori, Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander peoples, Indigenous peoples of Latin America, Africa, and others. (Coverage from 1961-2021.)
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NAIS (Native American and Indigenous Studies Association)Peer-reviewed journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association. Published by University of Minnesota Press.
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Settler Colonial StudiesPublishes research on settler colonialism as a distinct social and historical formation, involving areas like history, law, indigenous and genocide studies.
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Studies in American Indian Literatures (Online)Studies in American Indian Literatures (SAIL) is the only journal in the United States that focuses exclusively on American Indian literatures. SAIL defines "literatures" broadly to include all written, spoken, and visual texts created by Native peoples. Published by the University of Nebraska Press.
Art Databases
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Art Index This link opens in a new windowJournal articles, film reviews, bibliographies, museum bulletins, exhibition listings, competition and award notices, and other materials on the arts, archaeology, and design. Covers materials published 1984-present.
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Art Index Retrospective: 1929-1984 This link opens in a new windowJournal articles, film reviews, bibliographies, museum bulletins, exhibition listings, competition and award notices, and other materials on the arts, archaeology, and design. Covers materials published 1929-1984.
Film Databases
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Academic Video Online Premium (AVON) This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive streaming video collection includes independent films, documentaries, educational films, newsreels, theater and musical performances, and much more from across the disciplines.
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Films on Demand This link opens in a new windowOver 21,000 streaming videos covering a wide variety of subjects, mostly educational and documentary.
Music Databases
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American Music This link opens in a new windowStreaming audio of diverse US music, past and present, plus liner notes. Includes a significant collection of African American music.
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Contemporary World Music This link opens in a new windowStreaming audio of contemporary world music, plus liner notes.
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Smithsonian Global Sound This link opens in a new windowStreaming audio of music, spoken word (including speeches and readings of literary texts), and sounds. Coverage crosses geographic areas and historical periods.
Native American Plays
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North American Indian Drama This link opens in a new windowMore than half of the plays included in North American Indian Drama are previously unpublished, almost all are hard to find, and they represent a wealth of dramatic material that is often overlooked or inaccessible. Together, these plays demonstrate Native theater's diversity of tribal traditions and communities, approaches to drama, and individual experiences, but also reflect the commonality of the artistic drive of Native writers to give public voice to their own representations of themselves and their culture. The collection represents many Native American groups across the United States and Canada.
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