Research Guides: Native American and Indigenous Studies: Links

Confederacy Symbol - Great Tree of Peace

Multimedia

Maps

Map of Ho-de-no-sau-nee-ga from Cornell’s Digital Collections
Native-Land.ca
Native-Land.ca started in early 2015, during a time of a lot of resource development projects in British Columbia. Native-Land.ca is not an organization (yet) and is run by Victor G Temprano, whose company, Mapster, funds the website. This is not an academic or professional survey of Indigenous territories, and the maps are constantly being refined from user input. (About page)

Museums

This is a list of links to museums, institutions of higher education, and other research and foundations.

Edward S. Curtis' - North American Indians
Ganondagan
Indian Land Cessations
Iroquois Indian Museum
National Museum of the American Indian - Smithsonian Institution
New York State Museum
http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/
Onondaga Historical Association
Seneca-Iroquois National Museum
Six Nations Indian Museum

Confederacy Links

Haudenosaunee- Kahnawake Branch of the Mohawk Nation
http://www.kahnawakelonghouse.com
The Mohawk Nation at Kahnawà:ke governs itself in accordance with the Kaianere’kó:wa (the Great Law of Peace) and act as the custodians of Haudenosaunee sovereignty and interests in the Territory of Kahnawà:ke.
Haudenosaunee Confederacy
The confederacy is properly called the Haudenosaunee Confederacy meaning People of the long house.
Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs
Oneida Indian Nation
Onondaga Nation
Seneca Nation of Indians
Cayuga Nation

Links

American Indian Library Association
An affiliate of the American Library Association (ALA), the American Indian Library Association is a membership action group that addresses the library-related needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Digital Index of North American Archaeology (DINAA)
http://ux.opencontext.org/archaeology-site-data/
DINAA is a multi-institutional undertaking to create interoperability models for archaeological site databases in the eastern United States. (website)
Indian Health Service
The Indian Health Service, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The provision of health services to members of federally-recognized tribes grew out of the special government-to-government relationship between the federal government and Indian tribes.
Iroquois Studies Association
The Iroquois Studies Association, Inc was formed in Ithaca, New York in the early 1970s. At the same time the Otsiningo American Indian Project was developed by the Broome County American Revolution Bicentennial Commission. The two organizations merged in 1996.
Labriola National American Indian Data Center
International in scope, the Labriola National American Indian Data Center brings together the current and historical work of Indigenous authors across a multitude of disciplines. (Welcome statement)
National Archeological Database - Archived at University of Arkansas
The National Archeological Database, Reports module, is an expanded bibliographic inventory of over 350,000 reports on archeological investigation and planning, mostly of limited circulation.
National Congress of American Indians
From 1944 to the modern era of government relations between tribal governments and US governments, NCAI has been a leading force and voice in protecting tribal sovereignty.(website)
Native American Journalists Association
NAJA serves and empowers Native journalists through programs and actions designed to enrich journalism and promote Native cultures.
Native Languages of the Americas
http://www.native-languages.org/
Native Tech
Two-Spirit - Health Resources-Indian Health Services
Vine DeLoria, Jr. Library, National Museum of the American Indian

Story Map: Disposession of the Haudenosaunee

"Dispossession of the Haudenosaunee: A Chronology in Maps" is a StoryMap, an interactive web-based tool combining narrative with a chronological display of maps, detailing the immense loss of land the Haudenosaunee have endured since the arrival of Europeans on the continent.

"This is a brilliant summation of the territorial losses of the Confederacy.”

Doug George-Kanentiio, Bear Clan, Akwesasne Mohawk, is the vice-president of the Hiawatha Institute for Indigenous Knowledge. He previously served as a Trustee for the National Museum of the American Indian, is a former land claims negotiator for the Mohawk Nation and is the author of numerous books and articles about the Mohawk people.

Created by Darle Balfoort, Maps and Government Information, Syracuse University Libraries.