Library Services
Native American Tribes
Getting Started:
Use the Online Catalog to find books on your tribe. In general, books on Indian tribes are shelved in 970.1 through 970.5.
- Example: Search by Keyword = "Cherokee juvenile" or "Apache"
- Call numbers starting with J or RJ are in the children's area.
Internet and Library Internet databases:
The following resources can be accessed from the Library or from home:
- Reference database, World Book Online
- Reference databases, Kids Search K-5 and Student Research Center 6-12 (magazine and newspaper articles and general information)
Reference Books
Tip: Write down the full bibliographic information for each source used. Include author, title, publisher, date, pages.
- California Indians fact cards RJ970.494 C153
- Encyclopedia of American Indian costume
- Encyclopedia of North American Indians RJ970.1 E56
- From Abenaki to Zuni: a dictionary of Native American
- U-X-L Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes RJ970.1 U96
- The World book encyclopedia R CHILDREN 030 W927