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NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE

Killers of the Flower Moon : the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI Warrior Poet: A Memoir Short nights of the Shadow Catcher : the epic life and immortal photographs of Edward Curtis Probably Ruby Yellow Bird The heartbeat of Wounded Knee : native America from 1890 to the present

 

DATABASES

 

WEBSITES

Native American Heritage Month
A month-long celebration and recognition of the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the United States.

Native American Heritage at the National Archives
Information, records, and documents relating to American Indians from 1774 through the mid 1990s.

National Congress of American Indians Tribal Directory
Directory of tribes with contact information.

Bureau of Indian Affairs
Its mission is 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.

National Museum of the American Indian
The NMAI cares for one of the world's most expansive collections of Native artifacts, including objects, photographs, archives, and media covering the entire Western Hemisphere, from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego.

Native American Hertiage from the National Park Service
Information about places, people, stories and collections of Native Americans from across the United States.

Running Strong For American Indian Youth (Alexandria)
Helps American Indian people meet their immediate survival needs while creating opportunities for self-sufficiency and self-esteem in American Indian youth.

Indigenous Peoples, Virginia Indians, and Alexandria
Information about the American Indians living in Virginia and Alexandria.

Native American Heritage Month in Virginia
Indians have lived in what is now called Virginia for thousands of years. We are still learning about these people, but Virginia history clearly did not begin in 1607. 

Native American Heritage Month - Smithsonian Institute Resource Guide
In November, celebrate Native American Heritage Month with Smithsonian events, resources, exhibitions, and podcasts.

Carlisle Indian School
This digital resource centers brings together, in digital format, a variety of resources that are physically preserved in various locations around the country about the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania.

 


 

KIDS AND YA BOOKS


 

Stolen words
First laugh : welcome, baby!
 
How I became a ghost : a Choctaw Trail of Tears story
Undefeated : Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football team
 
 If I ever get out of here : a novel with paintings
Were Native Americans the victims of genocide?
 
Sisters of the Neversea
Healer of the Water Monster
 
Braiding Sweetgrass
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

 

Native American Heritage Month displaly
Beatley Central Library's book display.
Last updated: November 2023