Resources in American Indian Studies

Find Articles in Databases & Journals

Use databases to search multiple online journals at the same time. Find articles about a specific topic by using keywords, subject headings, authors, and more.

• Academic Search Ultimate
• America: History and Life
• Ethnic NewsWatch
• Anthropology Plus
• ATLA Religion Database
• JSTOR
• Historical Abstracts

• More: Databases by Subject 
• More: Journal & Article Locator

Find Background Information

Reference sources, online or in print, include encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, and directories and are great starting points for background information.

• Encyclopedia of the American Indian in the Twentieth Century
• Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures

Browse Useful Websites

Websites can provide statistics, data, articles, documents, and other information about a specific field of study.

• American Indian Center, Chicago
• American Indian and Alaska Native Populations
• D’Arcy McNickle Center for American & Indigenous Studies 
• National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)
• Native Northeast Portal
• Newberry Collection on American and Indigenous Studies
• Princeton Collections of the American West

• More: Additional Selected American Indian Studies Websites

Develop Research Skills

American Indian Studies Research Guides

Research guides provide suggestions for finding and using information about a specific subject.

• Guide to Sources on American Indian Studies
• Digital Collections for American Indian Studies
• Cultural Studies

Class Guides

Class guides are created by librarians to provide guides to helpful sources for a particular class.

• Current and Past Semester Class Guides

Use Additional Library Resources

American Indian Related Libraries and Library Services

• History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library
• Government Information, Services, Access, and Collections

Learn About Other Resources on Campus

Learn about American Indian Studies resources, research, and services at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

• American Indian Studies Program
• Native American House
• History Department
• Anthropology Department