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Native American & Indigenous Peoples: Subject Guide

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Library Shelf Locations

  • E75-99 - Indians of North America
  • E81-83 - Indian wars
  • E99 - Indian tribes and cultures
  • PM231-355 - American languages of British North America
  • PM401-501 - American languages of the United States (and Mexico)
  • PM549-2711 - Special languages of the United States and Canada (alphabetically)

Collection Highlights

Click through to see some of the Native American and Indigenous Peoples books at the library.

WNC Links

Professional Associations

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Native American and Indigenous Studies Association
The Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA) is an interdisciplinary, international membership-based organization, comprised of scholars working in the fields of Native American and Indigenous Studies, broadly defined.

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Association for the Study of American Indian Literatures
ASAIL is a professional academic organization created to promote the study, criticism, and research of American Indian written and oral literary traditions. 

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Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas
The Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA) was founded in December 1981. Membership in SSILA is open to all those who are interested in the scientific study of the languages of the Indigenous peoples of North, Central and South America. (About the Society)

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National Congress of American Indians
The National Congress of American Indians, founded in 1944, is the oldest, largest and most representative American Indian and Alaska Native organization serving the broad interests of tribal governments and communities.

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