American Indian History

Guide to resources for finding primary and secondary sources, with a focus on Texas

Background

The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes by Sharon Malinowski
Call Number: E77 .G15 1998

Historical, cultural and current information on nearly 400 Native American Indian groups of North America.
Historic Native Peoples of Texas by William C. Foster
E-book
The Indians of Texas: From Prehistoric to Modern Times by William W. Newcomb
Available in print and as an e-book.
A classic work on the indigenous peoples of Texas.
Encyclopedia of Texas Indians
Call Number: E78. T4 E53 1999

Volume 1 : A to Z; Volume 2 Treaties
Indians of the Rio Grande Delta: Their Role in the History of Southern Texas, and Northeastern Mexico by Martín Salinas; Martín Salinas
Call Number: E78.T4 S25 1990

American Indian Activism

Ojibwa Warrior: Dennis Banks and the Rise of the American Indian Movement by Dennis Banks; Richard Erdoes (Editor)
Available as an e-book
The Thunder Before the Storm: The Autobiography of Clyde Bellecourt by Clyde Bellecourt; Jon Lurie
Call Number: E99.C6 B425 2016
A Journey to Freedom: Richard Oakes, Alcatraz, and the Red Power Movement by Kent Blansett
Call Number: E93 .B526 2018
In the Spirit of Crazy Horse: The Story of Leonard Peltier and the FBI's War on the American Indian Movement by Peter Matthiessen
Call Number: E93 .M46 1991
Where White Men Fear to Tread: The Autobiography of Russell Means by Russell Means; Marvin J. Wolf
Call Number: E99 .O3 M386 1995

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