Native American Studies: Web Resources
resources guide for NAS classes
Primary Sources and Digital Archives
- American Indians of the Pacific Northwest CollectionExtensive digital collection of original photographs and documents about the Northwest Coast and Plateau Indian cultures. From the University of Washington
- Cherokee Removal and the Trail of TearsResources from the Digital Public Library of America
- Indian Affairs: Laws and TreatiesContains U.S. treaties, laws and executive orders pertaining to Native American Indian tribes. From Oklahoma State University.
- Indians/Native Americans - National ArchivesProvides links to American history relating to Native Americans
- Indigenous Narratives on Climate Change: InterviewsIncludes interviews with Winona LaDuke and Robin Wall Kimmerer. Part of a student project at the Institute of American Indian Arts.
- Native American and Indigenous History and Culture - SmithsonianDigitized collections from the Smithsonian National Anthropological Archives and National Museum of the American Indian
- Native American Documents ProjectIncludes the narrative reports of the commissioner of Indian affairs for 1871, 1872, 1874, 1875, and 1876, and a map of western reservations published with the 1875 report. From Cal State, San Marcos
- Resources Related to American Indian and Alaska Native Communities at the National ArchivesHistorical documents and other materials from the 18th through 21st century. From DocTeach, a tool to introduce research in primary sources at the National Archives.
- Southern Oregon Digital Archives, First Nations CollectionIncludes documents, books, and articles relating to the indigenous peoples of southwestern Oregon and northern California, including the Coos, Hupa, Karuk, Klamath, Modoc, Takelma, Shasta, Siuslaw, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua, Yahooskin, and Yurok nations. From Southern Oregon University
- Treaties Between the United States and Native AmericansFrom Yale Law School
Museums and cultural centers
- Makah Cultural & Research CenterHouses 300-500 year old artifacts recovered from the Ozette Archaeological Site, in Neah Bay, Washington
- Museum at Warm SpringsMuseum project supported by the Tribal Council of The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation
- National Museum of the American IndianSmithsonian museums in Washington, D.C. and New York City.
- Tamástslikt Cultural InstitutePendleton, Oregon
Web Resources
- Indigenous History of OregonResearch guide from Pacific University Library on the history of the Native peoples of Oregon, including timeline, languages and boarding schools.
- Bureau of Indian AffairsEstablished in 1824, Indian Affairs currently provides services (directly or through contracts, grants, or compacts) to approximately 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives
- Center for World Indigenous StudiesA global community of activist scholars advancing the rights of indigenous peoples through the application of traditional knowledge
- Indian Country TodayDigital indigenous news.
- Indians.orgAmerican Indian ancestry resources; a directory of tribes; indigenous people's literature; and other resources
- Oregon Directory of American Indian Resources 2015 - 2017A biennial publication with documents pertinent to the federally recognized Oregon Tribes and to the Legislative Commission on Indian Services, and current contact information for Commission members, tribal governments, and state agencies.
- Oregon Indian TribesFrom Access Genealogy, provides information on the tribes that at one time are recorded in history as having resided within the present state of Oregon
- Oregon Native American ChamberDedicated to working with all members of the community to advance the educational and economic opportunities for Native Americans in Oregon and Southwest Washington.
- Tribal Climate Change ProjectA collaborative project at the University of Oregon with support from the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative.
- Umatilla LanguageOnline dictionary
Federally Recognized Tribes of Oregon
Oregon has nine federally recognized tribes:
- Burns Paiute Tribe
- Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw
- Coquille Indian Tribe
- Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians
- Confederated Tribes of The Grand Ronde Community
- Klamath Tribes
- Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
- Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
- Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation