Internet Resources for our Communities

Native American Sites

American Indian Library Association (AILA). This site includes its officers, bylaws, resources for tracing native roots, and books by and about Native Americans.
Access: http://www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/indians.html

Index of Native American Resources on the Internet. A rich, comprehensive index of resources, including culture, history, video/film, health, artists, museums, links to tribe sites, and activists sites for Native American students, educators, and scholars. These pages are edited and links are added through e-mails from all over the world.
Access: http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/

Native American History. This web page has links to bibliographies, directories, Historical Documents & Online E-texts, pages of individual tribes, documents, periodicals and general links. Access: http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/native.htm

Financial Aid for Native Americans. This site has links to resources about colleges and universities which offers incentives and options to Native American Indians. It also includes the scholarships available and other useful information as well.
Access: http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/natamind.phtml

"Diversity Web sources in higher education: Looking at our rich heritage." By Mae N. Schreiber, Donald R. Juedes, Elaina Norlin, Gloria Rhodes, and Ethylene Whitmire (members and friends of the ACRL Racial & Ethnic Diversity Committee) (ACRL) College and Research Libraries News: 2000 http://www.ala.org/acrl/ressept00.html

A Community Guide to Protecting Indigenous Knowledge
Guide to community development process including step-by-step outline for adopting community development model.
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/pr/ra/ind/index1_e.html

Native Web
Searchable and indexed site about indigenous cultures around the world with resources on the arts, business, education, history and organizations.
http://www.nativeweb.org/

Communities and Cultures: Native American (LookSmart)
Links to information on a variety of topics including history, culture, language, law, tribes & nations, organizations and activism.
http://www.looksmart.com/eus1/eus317836/eus317916/eus147916/eus237166/eus528160/r?lm&

Native American Resources (Indian Health Service)
Gateway to Internet resources including sections on art business, culture, education, government, statistics and health.
http://www.ihs.gov/misc/links_gateway/sub_categories.cfm?Sub_Cat_ID=08

Native American Images
A web magazine containing images of Native American people, places and land.
http://www.nativeamericanlinks.com/

Native Tech
Provides historical and contemporary information on arts such as beadwork, pottery and weaving. Includes technical instructions and references.
http://www.nativetech.org/

Smithsonian: Native American History and Culture
Selected links to sites hosted by Smithsonian Institution museums and organizations.
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmai/start.htm

Native American Authors
Provides biographical information, bibliographies of published works, interviews and criticisms.
http://www.ipl.org/ref/native/

National Indian Law Library (a department of the Native American Rights Fund)
Collection of Native American Law materials including treaties, tribal constitutions, pleadings of Native American law cases.
http://www.narf.org/nill/

American Indian Research and Policy Institute
Provides information on the legal and political history of American Indian nations and on the contemporary situation of American Indian nations.
http://www.airpi.org/index.html

A Critical Bibliography on North American Indians, For K-12
Organized by geographic regions this bibliography lists culturally-sensitive works and provides abstracts.
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/anthro/outreach/Indbibl/

Native American Nations

Lakota Dakota Information
http://puffin.creighton.edu/lakota/index.html

The Hopi Tribe
http://www.hopi.nsn.us/

Hopi Cultural Preservation Office
http://www.nau.edu/~hcpo-p/

Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
http://www.indianpueblo.org/

The Cherokee Nation
http://www.cherokee.org/

Montana Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council
http://www.mtwytlc.com/

Blackfeet Nation
http://www.blackfeetnation.com/

Hispanic American Sites

REFORMA. The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking-REFORMA, established in 1971 as an affiliate of the American Library Association (ALA), is committed to the improvement of the full spectrum of library and information services for Hispanic Americans.
Access: http://www.reforma.org/
Tucson, AZ Chapter: http://www.sir.arizona.edu/reforma/

Historical Site. Stanford University Libraries' collections on the historical and contemporary experience of Hispanic Americans, and in particular Mexican Americans, are extensive, making Stanford an excellent place for students conducting research in this area.
Access: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/adams/shortcu/chic.html

Latino Website. This site has links to many resources including art, business, country information and more. The index includes a comprehensive list of helpful reference sources.
Access: http://atm-info.com/pathfind.htm

Financial Aid for Hispanic Americans. This site contains links to resources about applying to colleges and universities, loans and scholarships and other interesting information.
Access: http://www.hsf.net/

Index of Latin American Resources on the Internet. Index compiled by the New Mexico State University Library, which includes links under topics such as public domain databases, E-books and other texts, newsgroups, and more.
Access: http://lib.nmsu.edu/subject/bord/laguia/

Listservs

REFORMANET. The official electronic discussion group for REFORMA (must be a member, as a student your first year membership is free!).
Access: http://lmri.ucsb.edu/mailman/listinfo/reformanet

AILA-L, the listserv of the American Indian Library Association. AILA membership includes a subscription to the quarterly Newsletter with information pertaining to library services to Native Americans, and reviews of books on Indians. Membership also makes one eligible to subscribe to AILA-L, a discussion group for AILA members hosted by Oklahoma State University. Access: AILA-L@LISTSERV.OKSTATE.EDU

Tribal Government

Cocopah Tribe
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
Hopi Tribe
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
White Mountain Apache Tribe
Pascua Yaqui Tribe

Education

Dine College
Arizona State University
Northern Arizona University
Maricopa Community College District
Arizona Education Job Board