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| Science
In keeping with established practice on the World Wide Web, the NMAI
website incorporates links to other sites that may be useful and interesting
to visitors. The establishment of these links, however, does not imply
the museum’s endorsement. In addition, because it is in the nature
of the Internet environment for sites to change content and design frequently,
and for url addresses to become defunct, the museum cannot take responsibility
for any material that is not directly part of its own website.
General Resources
The
Native American Sites list is maintained by Lisa Mitten (Mohawk),
Social Sciences Subject Editor in anthropology, history, and sociology
for Choice magazine, an academic book review journal for libraries. Ms.
Mitten, formerly a librarian at the University of Pittsburgh, states as
her goal providing “access to home pages of individual Native Americans
and Nations, and to other sites that provide solid information about American
Indians.” The site provides many well-organized resources, including
information on Native nations; Native organizations and urban Indian centers;
tribal colleges, Native studies programs, and Indian education; languages;
Native media; powwows and festivals; Native music and arts; Indians in
the Military; and Native Businesses.
Native Web is “an
international, nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to using
telecommunications including computer technology and the Internet to disseminate
information from and about native or Indigenous nations, peoples and organizations
around the world; to foster communication between native and non-native
peoples; to conduct research involving native peoples’ usage of
technology and the Internet; and to provide resources, mentoring, and
services to facilitate native use of this technology.”
The Index
of Native American Resources on the Internet provides “information
resources to the Native American community and only secondarily to the
general community.” The information is organized “to make
it useful to the Native American community and the education community.”
Native
Tribes of The United States and Canada presents a comprehensive alphabetical
listing.
Native Culture.com
is a “portal of communication*dedicated to making the world a better
place through understanding.” The site contains numerous links to
Native resources.
The First Nation
Information Project is “a mechanism to share knowledge, interests,
and effective practices connecting the Aboriginal community from around
[Canada] and the world.”
The
Center for World Indigenous Studies (CWIS) is an “independent,
non-profit research and education organization dedicated to wider understanding
and appreciation of the ideas and knowledge of indigenous peoples and
the social, economic and political realities of indigenous nations. The
Center fosters better understanding between peoples through the publication
and distribution of literature written and voiced by leading contributors
from Fourth World Nations.”
First Nations
brings “Native issues, peoples, and culture to the Internet in a
way that allows us to educate, understand, and promote Native ways.”
Aboriginal
Connections presents links to 1896 Canadian and U.S. Native-related
sites on such topics as art, business, education, government, history,
law, and tourism.
The
Administration on Aging presents a compendium of resources for
Native American Elders Programs.
American
Indian Culture presents a variety of Native American-related links.
Alaska Native Knowledge
Network is “designed to serve as a resource for compiling and
exchanging information related to Alaska Native knowledge systems and
ways of knowing. It has been established to assist Native people, government
agencies, educators and the general public in gaining access to the knowledge
base that Alaska Natives have acquired through cumulative experience over
millennia.”
Native
American Resources Culture presents a variety of Native American links,
including tribal home pages.
Native American
Sites presents a lengthy listing of Native American links.
Alaska Natives Online includes information on Alaska Natives; Tlingit
and Haida cultures; subsistence lifeways, tourist attractions, American
Indian art; Alaska directories and Web sites; and Alaska schools and educational
resources.
The American Indian
Heritage Foundation (AIHF) “was established to provide relief
services to Indian people nationwide and to build bridges of understanding
and friendship between Indian and non-Indian people.”
The Indigenous
Peoples Survival Foundation is “a non-profit organization which
helps indigenous peoples around the world, regardless of origin, race,
religion, nationality, or gender. The indigenous peoples are those who
hold onto their ancient traditions and live among nature in peace and
harmony.”
On This Date in North
American Indian History “archives thousands of historical events
which [sic] happened to or affected the indigenous peoples of
North America.”
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Anthropology & Archaeology
The
Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian
Institution, “cares for nearly 3 million ethnological, archaeological,
and physical anthropology specimens from all over the world; an extensive
archival collection of manuscripts, photographs, ethnographic film; and
a comprehensive library collection. The Department has a staff of over
80 in positions as curators, archivists, conservators, collections management
personnel, editors, researchers, and administrative staff. The Department’s
firm commitment to research and outreach fulfills the Smithsonian’s
mandate-‘the increase and diffusion of knowledge.’”
The
Repatriation Office, Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural
History, Smithsonian Institution, was established in 1991 “to
carry out the repatriation provisions of the National Museum of the American
Indian Act (NMAI Act). Repatriation at the Museum is a collaborative process
in which Museum staff work with tribal representatives to determine the
disposition of human remains and cultural objects under the law. Cooperative
relations founded upon the repatriation effort promise to strengthen the
Native voice and perspective at the Smithsonian, an institution historically
committed to understanding and interpreting Native cultures of the Americas
and the world.”
The American Anthropological
Association (AAA) is “the primary professional society of anthropologists
in the United States since its founding in 1902,” and “the
world’s largest professional organization of individuals interested
in anthropology.”
The Society for American
Archaeology (SAA) is “an international organization dedicated
to the research, interpretation, and protection of the archaeological
heritage of the Americas. With more than 6,600 members, the society represents
professional, student, and avocational archaeologists working in a variety
of settings including government agencies, colleges and universities,
museums, and the private sector.”
The American Ethnological
Society (AES), “the oldest professional anthropological organization
in the United States,” is a section of the American Anthropological
Association. This organization is “a thriving group of nearly 4,000
anthropologists who organize an annual meeting, publish a journal, the
American Ethnologist, and carry on a variety of activities to promote
scholarship on ‘ethnology in the broader sense of the term.’”
The Register for Professional
Archaeologists is “a listing of archaeologists who have agreed
to abide by an explicit code of conduct and standards of research performance,
who hold a graduate degree in archaeology, anthropology, art history,
classics, history, or another germane discipline and who have substantial
practical experience.”
The Society
for Archaeological Sciences (SAS) was founded “to establish
a forum for communication among scholars applying methods from the physical
sciences to archaeology and to aid the broader archaeological community
in assessing the potentials and problems of those methods.”
The
Society for Latin American Anthropology (SLAA) was founded by the
American Anthropological Association in 1969 “to advance the study
of Latin American anthropology. SLAA provides a forum for discussion of
current research, scholarly trends, human rights concerns as well as an
interchange with scholars from Latin America.”
The Society for Historical
Archaeology (SHA) “was formed in 1967 and is the largest scholarly
group concerned with the archaeology of the modern world (A.D. 1400-present).
The main focus of the society is the era since the beginning of European
exploration. SHA promotes scholarly research and the dissemination of
knowledge concerning historical archaeology. The society is specifically
concerned with the identification, excavation, interpretation, and conservation
of sites and materials on land and underwater. Geographically the society
emphasizes the New World, but also includes European exploration and settlement
in Africa, Asia, and Oceania.”
The Society for Anthropology
in Community Colleges (SACC) was formed “to stimulate communication
and co-operation among anthropologists and teachers of anthropology in
community colleges, colleges, and precollegiate institutions; and to stimulate
instructional, curricular, and program development in the schools and
to aid in the improvement of the teaching of anthropology.”
The Council
for the Preservation of Anthropological Records (CoPAR) “was
incorporated in February 1995 to identify, encourage the preservation,
and foster the use of the records of anthropological research. …CoPAR
has as its objective the initiation of programs to: foster awareness and
the importance of records preservation; provide information on records
location and access; help provide support for existing repositories; provide
consulting and technical services; and conduct special projects as needed.”
The
National Archeological Database (NADB) is “a computerized communications
network for the archeological and historic preservation community”
and “an internationally recognized source of information on public
archeology.” The database was established “to meet a congressional
directive to improve access to information on archeological activities
nationwide.”
The Pre-Columbian Society
of Washington, DC “exists to increase awarenesss and understanding
of Pre-Columbian societies and to provide a forum for exchange of information
regarding those cultures.”
The Sport of Life and
Death: The Mesoamerican Ballgame educational site explores “the
first team sport in history.”
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Archives & Libraries
The Library of Congress
is “the nation’s oldest federal cultural institution. The
Library preserves a collection of more than 119 million items, more than
two-thirds of which are in media other than books. These include the largest
map, film and television collections in the world. In addition to its
primary mission of serving the research needs of the U.S. Congress, the
Library serves all Americans through [this] popular Web site and in its
22 reading rooms on Capitol Hill.”
The American Library Association
“provides leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement
of library and information services and the profession of librarianship
in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all.”
The
American Indian Library Association (AILA) is “a membership
action group that addresses the library-related needs of American Indians
and Alaska Natives. Members are individuals and institutions interested
in the development of programs to improve Indian library, cultural, and
informational services in school, public, and research libraries on reservations.
AILA is also committed to disseminating information about Indian cultures,
languages, values, and information needs to the library community.”
The Smithsonian Institution
Research Information System (SIRIS) is “an interactive, integrated
system applying established national standards to manage, describe, and
provide access to research resources held primarily by the Institution’s
libraries, archives, and research units in support of the Institution’s
mission. SIRIS supports the Smithsonian research community by providing
a gateway to and from other Institution information resources and to external
information resources.”
Cornell University Library's Native American Collection comprises the former Huntington Free Library's Native American Collection, which transferred to Cornell University on June 15, 2004, from the Bronx, New York. “With more than 40,000 volumes and thousands of manuscripts on the aboriginal peoples of the western hemisphere, the Native American Collection is now the centerpiece of Cornell University Library's extensive holdings on American Indians. Its wide-ranging array of documents support inquiry into almost any topic relating to indigenous peoples, from the pre-contact era to the present day, and spanning the hemisphere from the Arctic circle to the southern tip of South America. Vanished Worlds, Enduring People, the first public exhibition of the collection at Cornell, highlights the great range and depth of the Native American Collection and reaffirms Cornell's commitment to dialogue and learning centered on native cultures.”
The National Anthropological
Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, “collects and preserves historical and contemporary anthropological
materials that document the world’s cultures and the history of
the discipline. Its collections represent the four fields of anthropology-ethnology,
linguistics, archaeology, and physical anthropology-and include manuscripts,
field notes, correspondence, photographs, maps, sound recordings, film
and video created by Smithsonian anthropologists and other preeminent
scholars.”
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Art, Literature & Music
The Internet
Public Library’s Native American Authors site “provides
information on Native North American authors with bibliographies of their
published works, biographical information, and links to online resources
including interviews, online texts and tribal websites. Currently the
website primarily contains information on contemporary Native American
authors, although some historical authors are represented.”
The Native
American Music Awards (NAMA) is a non-profit organization “created
to directly assist Native American musicians to further their career advancement
while enhancing cultural preservation and expansion.”
ArtNatAm-Native
American Artists presents a listing of Native American art sites,
including information on artists, music, trading posts, and products.
Powersource
Gallery presents “a collection of Native American artistic symbols
portraying powerful people, powerful places and powerful objects.”
http://www.ableza.org/index.shtml Ableza is a Native American Arts and Film Institute in San Jose, California, “dedicated to promoting, preserving and protecting traditional and
contemporary arts by Native American Peoples.”
The American
Indian Studies Program at California State University, Long Beach, presents a site “dedicated to the presentation of unique artwork,
photographs, video and sound recordings which accurately reflect the history,
culture and richness of the Native American experience in North America…expanded
to include Indian people of Central America and Mexico.”
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Education
The National Indian Education
Association (NIEA) was founded in 1969 “to give American Indians
and Alaska Natives a national voice in their struggle to improve access
to educational opportunity. NIEA is the largest and oldest Indian education
organization in the nation and strives to keep Indian Country moving toward
educational equity. Inherent in this is the desire to place control of
Indian education firmly in the hands of Indian people. As recent history
has shown, when education policies are written with the express needs
of American Indians in mind, the prospects for long-term success increase.”
The American Indian
Institute was established at the University of Oklahoma in 1951 as “a non-profit Indian service, training and research organization.
The American Indian Institute is a department within the College of Continuing
Education at the University of Oklahoma. Through its many education/training
programs, workshops, conferences, research projects, technical assistance
activities, and grant/contract-supported projects, the American Indian
Institute works to assist Indian people in implementing the full extent
of self-determination legislation.”
The First Nations
Education Steering Committee (FNESC), established by participants
at a Provincial First Nations Education Conference, facilitates “discussion
about education matters affecting First Nations…by disseminating information
and soliciting input from First Nations.”
Cankdeska
Cikana Community College in Ft. Totten, North Dakota, presents a listing
of American Indian Tribal Colleges.
Fond
du Lac Tribal and Community College in Cloquet, Minnesota, presents “Tribal College Journal,” a listing of Native American colleges
and universities.
The
Outreach Office of the Department of Anthropology, National Museum of
Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, “offers public information
and educational material on a wide range of anthropological topics and
provides, free of charge, leaflets, bibliographies, and teacher packets.”
AnthroNotes is a publication for educators published by the National Museum of Natural
History, Smithsonian Institution.
Anthropology
Outreach Office of the Smithsonian Institution compiled this critical
bibliography on K-12 publications about North American Indians.
The
Cradleboard Teaching Project was developed by the Nihewan Foundation
for American Indian Education, founded by Buffy Sainte-Marie in 1996. “Backed by lesson plans and an excellent curriculum, the Cradleboard
Teaching Project is also live and interactive, and totally unique; children
learn with and through their long-distance peers using the new technology
alongside standard tools, and delivering the truth to little kids with
the help of several American Indian colleges. Cradleboard reaches both
Indian and non-Indian children with positive realities, while they are
young.” The site also includes numerous links to other Native sites
and resources, many categorized by culture group.
Education
World.com presents a lesson-planning article titled “Exploring
Native Americans Across the Curriculum,” which “blast[s] stereotypes
with across-the-curriculum activities for students of all ages.”
Education
World.com presents a lesson-planning article titled “Are You
Teaching the Real Story of the ‘First Thanksgiving?’”
The
Library of Congress presents information on U.S. Relations With Native
Americans.
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Foundations & Funding
The American Indian
College Fund “has become the nation’s largest provider
of privately-funded Indian scholarships.”
The American Indian
Graduate Center provides financial assistance to American Indian college
graduates who wish to continue their education at master’s, doctorate,
and professional degree levels.
World
Studio Foundation “provides scholarships to minority and economically
disadvantaged students who are studying the design/arts disciplines in
American colleges and universities. Among the Foundation’s primary
aims are to increase diversity in the creative professions, and to foster
social responsibility in the artists and designers of tomorrow.”
The
Administration for Native Americans (ANA) “promotes the goal
of social and economic self-sufficiency of American Indians, Alaska Natives,
Native Hawaiians, and other Native American Pacific Islanders, including
Native Samoans. Self-sufficiency is that level of development at which
a Native American community can control and internally generate resources
to provide for the needs of its members and meet its own economic and
social goals. Social and economic underdevelopment is the paramount obstacle
to the self-sufficiency of Native American communities and families.”
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Gaming
The National
Indian Gaming Association site contains information about “Indian
gaming and other issues that affect Indian Country. The aim is to help
find answers to questions regarding Indian gaming and Indian issues on
this site.”
The
National Gambling Impact Study Commission presents its report on Native
American Gaming on this site. Information includes “economic and
social impact on reservation members and on surrounding communities; problem
gamblers; constitutional status of reservations; state and federal authority
regarding Indian gaming; level playing field regarding taxes and regulation
vis-à-vis non-Indian gaming.”
The National
Gambling Impact Study Commission chapter (pdf format) titled “Native
American Tribal Gambling.”
The National Indian Gaming
Commission “regulate[s] gaming activities on Indian lands for
the purposes of shielding Indian tribes from organized crime and other
corrupting influences; ensuring that Indian tribes are the primary beneficiaries
of gaming revenues; and assuring that gaming is conducted fairly and honestly
by both operators and players.”
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Genealogy
Native
American Genealogy provides both general and specific information
on Native American genealogy, including information on genealogy-related
publications.
Native
American Indian Genealogy Webring Homepage is “a circle of knowledge
for all those seeking information about their Native American Indian genealogy
heritage.”
The
Genealogy and History Scholarly Family History Mega Site of World Wide
Internet Resources is exactly what it claims to be, with a super-sized
title and an even larger selection of general and culturally-specific
genealogy links, including some that are arranged geographically.
A Barrel
of Genealogy Links is a no-nonsense, mind-bogglingly extensive list
of genealogy-related links.
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Government & Law
The National Congress of
American Indians (NCIA) was founded in 1944 “in response to
termination and assimilation policies that the United States forced upon
the tribal governments in contradiction of their treaty rights and status
as sovereigns. NCAI stressed the need for unity and cooperation among
tribal governments for the protection of their treaty and sovereign rights.
Since 1944, the National Congress of American Indians has been working
to inform the public and Congress on the governmental rights of American
Indians and Alaska Natives.”
The Senate Committee
on Indian Affairs oversees American Indian-related issues in the U.S.
Senate.
The
U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs states
as its mission “to enhance the quality of life, to promote economic
opportunity, and to carry out the responsibility to protect and improve
the trust assets of American Indians, Indian tribes and Alaska Natives…through
the delivery of quality services, maintaining government-to-government
relationships within the spirit of Indian self-determination.”
The Native American Rights
Fund (NARF) is “a non-profit organization that provides legal
representation and technical assistance to Indian tribes, organizations
and individuals nationwide.”
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation hosts this site listing Native
American laws, such as the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of
1978 and the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of
1975; the site also provides information on executive orders, policies,
and guidelines.
The
Law Library of Congress' mission is “to provide research and
legal information to the U.S. Congress as well as to U.S. Federal Courts
and Executive Agencies, and to offer reference services to the public.”
On this site, the library lists links to Native American-related texts,
commentary, agencies, and organizations.
The National Indian
Justice Center (NIJC) is “an Indian owned and operated non-profit
corporation…established in 1983 through the collective efforts of the
National American Indian Court Judges Association, the American Indian
Lawyer Training Program, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs in order to
establish an independent national resource for tribal courts. Its goals
are to design and deliver legal education, research, and technical assistance
programs which seek to improve tribal court systems and the administration
of justice in Indian Country.”
The
Library of Congress' American Memory/Today in History site presents
information on the Indian Citizenship Act, including photographs, quotes,
sound clips, and information on treaties and rights.
The FedLaw
site was developed to ascertain “if legal resources on the Internet
could be a useful and cost-effective research tool for Federal lawyers
and other Federal employees.”
The University of Oklahoma Law Center presents a listing of American
Indian Legal Resources links on this site.
The Native American Constitution
and Law Digitization Project, hosted by the University of Oklahoma
Law Center Library (UOLCL) and the National Indian Law Library (NILL)
of the Native American Rights Fund, provides access to constitutions,
tribal codes, and other legal documents. “Tribal constitutions and
codes are the heart of self-government for over 500 federally recognized
tribes, and are the lifeblood of Indian sovereignty. UOLCL and NILL work
with tribes whose government documents appear on this web site; these
tribal documents are either placed online with the permission of the tribes,
or they are U.S. Government documents, rightfully in the public domain.”
The U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service’s Office of Native American Liaison works
together with Regional Native American Liaison Officials from among the
federally recognized tribes nationwide to identify “areas where
both Federal and tribal conservation efforts can most effectively conserve
fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats.”
The U.S. Department
of the Interior’s Office of the Special Trustee of American Indians
(OST) was established by the American Indian Trust Fund Management
Reform Act of 1994 (PL 103-412). OST works “to improve the accountability
and management of Indian funds held in trust by the federal government.
As trustee, the Department of the Interior has the primary fiduciary responsibility
to manage both Tribal trust funds and Individual Indian Monies (IIM) accounts.”
The U.S. Department
of Justice’s American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Affairs Desk was established in the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) “to enhance
access to information by federally recognized American Indian and Alaska
Native tribes regarding funding opportunities, training and technical
assistance, and other relevant information. Additionally, the American
Indian & Alaska Native Affairs Desk coordinates with the Office of Tribal
Justice on department-wide AI/AN initiatives.”
The
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Community Services,
Division of Tribal Services offers on this site a listing of information
of interest to Native American tribes and Alaska Natives.
Code Talk, hosted
by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Native
American Programs, is a federal inter-agency Native American website that
provides information for Native American communities.
The
Legal Information Institute, hosted by Cornell University, provides
an online overview of Indian law, and links to federal, New York state,
and international resources.
The
National Park Service’s Tribal Preservation Program works to
help tribes preserve their culture heritage.
The Native
American Documents Project of California State University, San Marcos,
provides transcriptions of Native American-related documents suitable
for educational use.
British
Columbia’s Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs “has primary
responsibility for treaty negotiations in the Province of British Columbia.
Through treaties and other negotiated agreements the ministry works with
other agencies and First Nations to enhance self-reliance in aboriginal
communities both on and off reserve.”
California
Indian Legal Services (CILS) is “the first Indian-controlled
law firm organized to provide specialized legal representation to Indians
and Indian tribes.”
Indian
Affairs: Laws and Treaties, compiled and edited by Charles J.
Kappler, is “an historically significant, seven-volume compilation
of U.S. treaties, laws and executive orders pertaining to Native American
Indian tribes.”
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Health
The U.S. Department of Health’s
Indian Health Service (IHS) is “responsible for providing federal
health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives.”
The U.S. Department of Health’s Indian Health Service provides on
this page a list of Native
American and Alaska Native health-related links.
The Association of American
Indian Physicians pursues “excellence in Native American health
care by promoting education in the medical disciplines, honoring traditional
healing practices and restoring the balance of mind, body, and spirit.”
The site contains information on health conditions that affect Indian
people, current Indian health policy issues, health care resources, activities
of the AAIP, and resources for students.
The University
of Michigan, Dearborn-Native American Ethnobotany Database lists “foods,
drugs, dyes, and fibers of Native North American Peoples.”
National Native
American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC) is a member of the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention national technical assistance support
team. NNAAPC provides “training and technical assistance services
to requesting Native American communities, health departments, HIV community
planning groups, and other local, regional, and national organizations.”
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Issues
The
National Park Service’s Web site of information about Alcatraz Island,
San Francisco, California, presents information on the island,
the penitentiary, and the Alcatraz
Indian Occupation, including a separate article on the Hopi
prisoners, the largest group of Indians to be confined on Alcatraz.
The United States
Environmental Protection Agency’s American Indian Environmental
Office (AIEO) “coordinates the Agency-wide effort to strengthen
public health and environmental protection in Indian Country, with a special
emphasis on building Tribal capacity to administer their own environmental
programs. AIEO oversees development and implementation of the Agency’s
Indian Policy and strives to ensure that all EPA Headquarters and Regional
Offices implement their parts of the Agency’s Indian Program in
a manner consistent with Administration policy to work with Tribes on
a government-to-government basis and EPA’s trust responsibility
to protect Tribal health and environments.”
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Language
The Society
for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA) “was founded in December 1981 as the international scholarly organization
representing American Indian linguistics, and was incorporated in 1997.
Membership in SSILA is open to all those who are interested in the scientific
study of the languages of the native peoples of North, Central and South
America.” The SSILA site includes links on organizations; journals;
publishers; academic departments and programs; research centers; collections;
archives; bookstores, resources for specific languages; and endangered
languages.
The
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service provides here a listing of links to various Native language-oriented sites.
The
WWW Virtual Library—American Indians presents here an index of
Native American language resources on the Internet.
The
National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education presents here a listing
of Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian language-related
links.
Northern
Arizona University’s Teaching Indigenous Languages site focuses
on “linguistic, educational, social, and political issues related
to the survival of the endangered indigenous languages of the world.”
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Media—Film, Radio & Television
The Native American Journalists
Association (NAJA) “serves and empowers Native communicators
through programs and activities designed to enrich journalism and promote
Native cultures. NAJA recognizes Native Americans as distinct peoples
based on tradition, culture and protection of the earth. In this spirit,
NAJA educates and unifies its membership through programs that promote
diversity and defends challenges to free press speech and expression on
Native lands.”
The National Indian Telecommunications
Institute (NITI) is “a dynamic, Native-founded and run organization
dedicated to using the power of electronic technologies to provide American
Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan Native communities with extensive
educational tools, equal opportunity and a strong voice in self-determination.”
Native American Public
Telecommunications (NAPT) works “to inform, educate and encourage
the awareness of tribal histories, cultures, languages, opportunities
and aspirations through the fullest participation of American Indians
and Alaska Natives in creating and employing all forms of educational
and public telecommunications programs and services, thereby supporting
tribal sovereignty.”
A division of Native America Public Telecommunications (NAPT), American
Indian Radio on Satellite (AIROS) provides live and archived radio
programming relating to Native Americans.
Alachua Freenet provides here a listing
of radio stations broadcasting Native American programs.
The Native American Resource Page presents information on a study titled Telecommunications
Technology and Native Americans: Opportunities and Challenges conducted by the U.S. Office of Technology Assessment’s Industry,
Telecommunications and Commerce Program. The study was requested by the
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and will address Native Americans,
Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiians.
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Museums
The International
Council of Museums' Virtual Library Museums Page presents a comprehensive
directory of online museums and museum-related resources.
The Council
for Museum Anthropology’s list of museums provides links to
the Web sites of “select anthropology, natural history, and other
museums with primarily cultural collections and exhibitions.”
Established in 1962 by the United States Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA), the Institute
of American Indian Arts (IAIA), an organization designed to "reawaken
artistic traditions that had been a primary mode of Indian expression
for centuries," reinforces "the value of the cultural heritage
of America's Native peoples, self-identity and individual expression."
Now a two-year college offering associate degrees, IAIA also includes
a contemporary Indian art museum located in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The Eiteljorg
Museum of American Indians and Western Art, located in Indianapolis,
Indiana, explores the art, history, and cultures of the American West
and the indigenous peoples of North America. The first alliance partner
of NMAI, the Eiteljorg "collects and preserves Western art and Native
American art and cultural objects of the highest quality, and serves the
public through engaging exhibitions, educational programs, cultural exchanges,
and entertaining special events." The partnership between the Eiteljorg
and NMAI was launched in fall 2002 with an exhibition at the Eiteljorg
featuring objects from NMAI's collection. Additional exhibitions and public
programs will be developed by the two museums in the future as part of
this special alliance partnership.
The Heard Museum
in Phoenix, Arizona, is a private, non-profit museum with a mission "to
promote appreciation and respect for Native people and their cultural
heritage, with emphasis on the traditional cultures of the Greater Southwest
and on the evolving Native American Fine Art Movement.
The Bishop
Museum in Honolulu, Hawai'i, states its mission is "to record,
preserve and tell the stories of Hawai'i and the Pacific, inspiring our
guests to embrace and experience our natural and cultural world."
Hawai'i's State Museum on National and Cultural History, the Bishop Museum
features extensive information on island heritage, providing a venue where
visitors can learn about culture and science through hands-on exhibits
and programs.
Plimoth Plantation, a bicultural museum located in Plymouth, Massachusetts, “offers powerful personal encounters with history built on thorough research about the Wampanoag People and the Colonial English community in the 1600s….[The museum’s] exhibits, programs, live interpreters, and historic settings encourage a new level of understanding about present-day issues affecting communities around the world.”
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Powwows
This site provides complete information on the Denver
March Powwow.
The Gathering
of Nations is “a federally recognized non-profit organization
founded in 1983 to promote Native American (Indian) culture and tradition
and dispel stereotypes.”
The Indian Health Service hosts this page of links to powwow
information.
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Science
The American Indian Science
& Engineering Society (AISES) is “a national, nonprofit organization
which nurtures building of community by bridging science and technology
with traditional Native values. Through its educational programs, AISES
provides opportunities for American Indians and Native Alaskans to pursue
studies in science, engineering, business and other academic arenas. The
trained professionals then become technologically informed leaders within
the Indian community. AISES' ultimate goal is to be a catalyst for the
advancement of American Indians and Native Alaskans as they seek to become
self-reliant and self-determined members of society.”
The American Indian Council
of Architects and Engineers was established “to advance the
role of American Indian professional engineers, architects and design
professionals in practice and to advance their professional skills; promote
recognition of member’s professional excellence, service, projects
and contributions; encourage American Indians to pursue careers as professional
engineers, architects, and design professionals; [and] consolidate the
expertise of members into a single focus for representation on a national
level.”
The Society for Advancement
of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) encourages Chicano/Latino
and Native American students “to pursue graduate education and obtain
the advanced degrees necessary for research careers and science teaching
professions at all levels.”
The Native Canadian
Specialty Group (NCSG) of the Canadian Association of Geographers
is “a network for geographers interested in Aboriginal-specific
research.”
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