Research Guides: ENGL/SEMN 217: World Indigenous Literatures: Start Here!

Recommended Resources

Scholarly Databases

Literature and Languages

MLA International Bibliography with Full Text
Scholarly sources on all aspects of modern literature, languages and linguistics, theatre and drama.

History Lens Databases

America: History & Life
Covers history of the United States and Canada from pre-history to present. Most articles are peer-reviewed. Many articles are available in full text, but not all.
Historical Abstracts
Scholarly journals, magazines, and books covering the history of the world from 1400 to the present (excluding the history of the United States and Canada, which are covered in America: History and Life).

Anthropology / Sociology Lens

Sociology Database
Covers the international literature of sociology and social work, including culture and social structure, history and theory, social psychology, and more.
Social Sciences Full Text
English-language social science journals covering applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences.

Multidisciplinary Databases

Library OneSearch
Find books, articles and more available through K's library

ProQuest Central
Multi-disciplinary database with scholarly journals, news sources, magazines, and more!
JSTOR
Scholarly, academic journal articles, books, and book chapters.
Project Muse
Scholarly academic journal articles and books in many disciplines.

Selected Indigenous Reources - Mostly Native American

Indigenous Peoples of the Americas: History, Culture & Law
Expansive archive of treaties, federal statutes and regulations, federal case law, tribal codes, constitutions, and jurisprudence.
North American Indian Thought and Culture
Collection of Native American autobiographies, biographies, publications, oral histories, personal writings, photographs, drawings, and audio files.
Detailed explanation of this resource.
American Indian Movement and Native American Radicalism
Primary sources collection covering the American Indian Movement (AIM) and the development of Native American radicalism, from 1968-1979. Includes extensive FBI documentation the AIM, the 1973 Wounded Knee Stand-off, informant reports, and materials collected by the Extremist Intelligence Section of the FBI.
Indian Claims Insight
History and documents of the Indian Claims Commission. Compiled docket histories with the ability search the full text of content related to each Indian claim. Includes docket books, court documents, cites treaties, related congressional publications, and maps.
Detailed explanation of this resource.
Nation/Tribe and State/Territory Histories provide comprehensive insight into the treaties, claims, testimony and decisions related to states and federally recognized Indian nations.
Docket History view shows the complete legal process for an individual claim including treaties, briefs, exhibits, testimony, decisions and more.
History Vault: American Indians and the American West
Primary source materials on the interaction between Native Americans and the U.S. government in the 19th and 20th Centuries. Includes first hand accounts on westward migration and Indian wars, and materials from the Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Major Council Meetings of American Indian Tribes.

Primary Sources

Digital Public Library of America
Millions of photographs, manuscripts, books, sounds, moving images, and more from libraries, archives, and museums around the United States. Each record links to the original object on the content provider’s website.
Internet Archive
Open and permanent access to historical collections in digital format for researchers and the public.
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“Books in this collection may be borrowed by logged in patrons for a period of two weeks. You may read the books online in your browser, or download them into Adobe Digital Editions, a free piece of software used for managing loans.”
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian