Internet Resources for Professionals

Native American Sites

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 This web page has links to bibliographies, directories, Historical Documents & Online E-texts, pages of individual tribes, documents, periodicals and general links.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

"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) College and Research Libraries News: 2000
http://www.ala.org/acrl/ressept00.html

Reference Books on Native Americans
A list prepared by the Resource Center, National Museum of the American Indian.
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmai/referenc.htm

Oyate
Oyate is a Native American organization which evaluates texts and other resource materials to ensure that Native Americans are portrayed honestly. Included on the site are recommended book lists and "books to avoid".
http://www.oyate.org

Cyndi's List: Native American Resources
While Cyndi's List is well-known for its reputation as a geneology site, this site features many potentially-good sites in its numerous categories.
http://www.cyndislist.com/native.htm#Mailing

Hispanic American Sites

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.
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.
http://atm-info.com/pathfind.htm

Cyndi's List: Hispanic Resources
While Cyndi's List is well-known for its reputation as a geneology site, the Hispanic site portion also features many potentially-good sites in its numerous categories.
http://www.cyndislist.com/hispanic.htm

Listservs

REFORMANET. The official electronic discussion group for REFORMA.
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

Digital Divide Issues

Microsoft Answers Call to Bridge the "Digital Divide"
http://www.microsoft.com/PressPass/features/2000/02-01trio.asp

Falling Though the Net II: New Data on the Digital Divide
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/net2/falling.html

Knowing About Who has Access: A Matter of Strategy
http://www.cisp.org/imp/december_99/12_99bagasao.htm

Digital Divide Network
http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org/content/sections/index.cfm

Cultural Institutions

The National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution
Access: http://www.conexus.si.edu/index.cfm

Organizations and Associations

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

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/