Native Amercian Collection

	The Native American Collection, created in 1999 to more effectively support the research and teaching interests of our university and community, is located on the southeast corner of the first floor. The collection includes materials related to Indians of the Americas with a focus on the tribes of the United States. There are currently almost 3,000 items in the collection.
The collection is divided into several areas:
	The Reference area, beginning on the north wall, holds non-circulating materials and includes many primary sources.
	The Juvenile area, on the west side, has books and stories of interest to children and teachers.
	The General circulating area, starting on the north wall, includes materials related to the study of Native Americans, and literature by American Indian authors.
	Government Documents about Native Americans are next to the reference area and arranged in SuDoc classification.
	Older more valuable items, including microforms that would be difficult to replace, are in a locked case on the south wall. Please see Library Staff to use these materials.
	Periodicals about Native Americans, which includes journals, magazines and newspapers, are shelved on the other side of the juvenile books.
	Videos related to Native Americans are in the bookshelves on the south side of the collection.

Highlights of the Collection

Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletins
Reference NA R 572.05 Un3

Bibliography of the Eskimo Language.

Bulletin

List of Publications of the Bureau of American Ethnology

Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology Annual Reports.

This series of annual reports began in 1881 and contains reports documenting the language, customs of various Indian tribes throughout the United States. The last annual report was published in 1933, for the 1930-1931 year.

The North American Indian being a series of volumes picturing and describing the Indians of the United States and Alaska NA 970.1 C94n

A "Landmarks in Anthropology" series by Edward S. Curtis, twenty volumes, first published in 1908.

Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
NA R 970.5 Un3r
The Choctaw Bilingual Education Program NA 497.3

Dr. James D. Morrison, Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

Final Rolls of Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes (3 reels). Locked Case, Microform
NA 970.5 Un3f
Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs (44 reels). Locked Case, Microform NA 970.5 Un3l

This is the letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs from 1824 to 1881. There are 44 microfilm reels that are divided into different geographical areas. These are letters microfilmed by the National Archives and Records Service, and are copies of the original letters in cursive.

Bancroft's Works 1884 NA 970.0497 B22w
Handbook of North American Indians. (1978-).
NA R 970.00497 H19.

Native American Symposium Items

First Annual Native American Symposium: November 8th and 9th 1996: Program

Theme: Speaking Aloud/Allowed: Native American Voices, Past, Present, Future

Second Annual Native American Symposium: November 14th and 15th, 1997: Program
Theme: Beating/Beading of Many Hearts: Reclaiming Native American Cultures
Third Native American Symposium: November 11th,12th,13th, 1999: Program

Theme: Stealing/Steeling the Spirit: American Indian Identities

Fourth Native American Symposium: November 8,9,10, 2001: Program

Theme: Smoke Screens/Smoke Signals: looking Through Two Worlds

Fifth Native American Symposium: November 13th,14th,15th, 2003: Program

Theme: Being Native--Native Being: Identity and Difference (not available yet)

Sixth Native American Symposium: November 10th,11th 2005: Program

Native Women in the Arts, Education and Leadership

Newspapers in Indian Territory, 1835-1907

Internet Resources

Native American Resources--Internet Resources by Subject

Native American Subject Guide-- Government Documents

Native American Digital Resources

Please ask a Reference Librarian for assistance with any questions you have concerning the Native American Collection.

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