AIS 101: Introduction to American Indian Studies
General Indexes and Catalogs
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UIUC Online Catalog
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/catalog/
- Use the "Quick Limits" or "More Limits" features to limit your search to the Government
Documents Library collection, which extends back to the late 1970s and includes both online and
print material. Some subject searches that may be useful and that will pull up older material
are "Indian children" and "Indians of North America."
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Public Affairs Information Service
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=474598
UIUC ONLY
- This database includes articles, books, and government reports about a wide variety of policy
issues, including civil rights, education for American Indians, and gambling on reservations among
many others. Use the thesaurus and combined searches to get a manageable number of
results.
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Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
http://catalog.gpo.gov
- This is a database of publications cataloged by the U.S. Government Printing Office from 1976
to the present. It includes the ability to find a library near you that has the publication
you are interested in. Another interface is available from the UIUC Library at
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258121.
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Ethnic NewsWatch
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258119
UIUC ONLY
- Use this index to search for news articles published by or for Native Americans or other ethnic
groups in the U.S..
Laws and Regulations
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Kappler's Indian Affairs Laws and Treaties
http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/
- This website is the online version of an important source compiling laws, treaties, court cases
and executive orders relating to Native Americans through 1971. Each volume is indexed.
The print version is available in Main Stacks Government Documents (call no. DOCI1.107).
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LexisNexis Congressional
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258117
UIUC ONLY
- Use this source to find hearings, reports, bills and laws from the U.S. Congress since
1789. Each choice on the left-hand menu searches different content, and the subject list
available from most search screens in this database is the best way to narrow your
search.
Statistics
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LexisNexis Statistical
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258185
UIUC ONLY
- Use the "Search Abstracts" screen and the subject list to find statistics published since the
1980s. Often sources described in this index have been published for decades, so you may be
able to use the online catalog to find earlier versions of sources described in this index.
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American Indian, Alaska Native Tables from the Statistical Abstract of the United States:
2004-2005
http://www.census.gov/statab/www/sa04aian.pdf
- These tables are an example of the kinds of data published about Native Americans in the
Statistical Abstract, which has been published since 1878.
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American Factfinder
http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en
- This is the access point for the decennial census and other censuses and surveys conducted by
the U.S. Census Bureau. It is useful for data back to 1990; use the Historical Census Data
Browser (see below) or the census volumes in the Government Documents Library for earlier
information.
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Historical Census Data Browser
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/
- Basic data about population and education tabulated by race is available here for the 1790-1960
population censuses. Use the print census volumes in the Government Documents Library for
more detailed information.
Agencies
These agency web sites contain mostly current information (with the notable exception of the
Commission on Civil Rights site, hosted by the University of Maryland Law Library).
Office of Indian Education (U.S. Department of Education)
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/oie/index.html
National Center for Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/
Bureau of Indian Affairs
http://www.bia.gov
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights:
Historical Publications of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/usccr/index.asp
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
http://indian.senate.gov/public/
More Help
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Learn to Use the Library
- This site has online tutorials, listings of workshops, and other tools for finding books and
articles at the University Library.
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UIUC Government Documents Library
Reference Services
- This site explains how to get in touch with a government documents librarian in person or by
phone, e-mail, or online chat.
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