Research Guides: Ethnic Studies: Native American Studies

Native American Studies

Use keywords when searching

Use keywords to make a concise search query and avoid full sentences or too many words - this will yield better results :).

For example, Native Americans and activism.

Combine the name of the group you are studying with the aspect you want to find out about. For example,

Native Americans AND (combine with one of the following):

OneSearch This link opens in a new window
OneSearch will show you results for print books and ebooks, along with all other types of sources contained in the Los Rios libraries.
Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
Newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journals published by and about various racial and ethnic groups in the United States.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Background information from general and subject encyclopedias.
America: History & Life With Full Text This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals, professional journals, and ebooks on the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals, professional journals, reports and magazines in the social sciences, the humanities, and general sciences.

Indigenous Peoples of North America This link opens in a new window
Manuscript, monographs, photographs, society documents, newspapers, and other primary source materials by and about native peoples and tribes of North America.

Native American Authors and Poets
A collection of books and videos highlighting some of our most honored Native American authors and poets. Presented in honor of National Native American Heritage Month.