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A Bibliography of Native American Literature Resources

The following is a list of resources used for this project. These resources are highly recommended for further reading on Native American Literature.

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PRINTED RESOURCES

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1. A Bibliography of Native American Writers 1772-1924: a Supplement by Daniel F. Littlefield, Jr. and James W. Parins (Metuchen, N.J.: The Scarecrow Press,Inc., 1985)

2. All My Relations: An Anthology of Contemporary Canadian Native Fiction edited by Thomas King (Norman, Okla: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992)

3. American Indian Autobiography by H. David Brumble III (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1988)

4. American Indian Literature: an Anthologyedited and with an introduction by Alan R. Vellie (Norman, Okla.: University of Oklahoma Press, 1991)

5. An annotated Bibliography of American Indian and Eskimo Autobiographies by H. David Brumble III (Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 1981)

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6. Biographical Dictionary of Indians of the Americas (Newport Beach, Calif.: American Indian Publishers, Inc., 1983)

7. Blue Dawn, Red Earth: New Native American Storytellers edited by Clifford Trafzer (New York: Doubleday, 1996)

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8. Dictionary of Native American Literature / edited by Andrew Wiget (New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1994)

9. Dictionary of Indians of North America (St. Clair Shores, Michigan: Scholarly Press, Inc., 1978)

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10. Encyclopedia of North American Indians, Frederick E. Hoxie, editor (New York: Houghton Miflin Company, 1996)

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11. Growing Up Native American: An Anthology edited by Patricia Riley (New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1993)

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12. Harper's Anthology of 20th Century Native American Poetry , edited by Duane Niatum. ( San Francisco : Harper & Row, 1988).

13 Home Places: Contemporary Native American Writings from Sun Tracks edited by Larry Evers and Ofelia Zepeda (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1995)

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14. Literature By and About the American Indian; An Annotated Bibliography by Anna Lee Stensland (Urbana, Illinois: National Council of Teachers of English, 1979)

15. Literature of the American Indians: Views and Interpretations. A Gathering of Indian Memories, Symbolic Contexts, and Literary Criticism. Edited by Abraham Chapman (New York: New American Library, 1975)

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16. Native America: Portrait of the Peoples by Duane Champagne (Detroit; Visible Ink Press, 1994)

17. Native American Autobiography: An Anthology edited by Arnold Krupat (Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1994)

18. Native American Literature by Andrew Wiget (Boston:Twayne Publishers, 1985)

19. Native American Literature: a Brief Introduction and Anthology by Gerald Vizenor (Berkeley, California: Harper Collins College Publishers, 1995)

20. Native American Women: A Biographical Dictionary edited by Gretchen M. Bataille (New York: Garland Publishing, 1993)

21. Native American Women: A Contextual Bibliography by Rayna Green (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1983)

22. Northeastern Indian Lives, 1632-1816 edited by Robert S. Grumet (Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1996)

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23. Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian by Barry T. Klein (West Nyack, NY: Todd Publications, 1995)

24. Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian Fourth Edition, Volume II, by Barry T. Klein (West Nyack, NY: Todd Publications, 1986)

25. Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian , 5th Edition by Barry T. Klein (West Nyack, NY: Todd Publications, 1990

26. Returning the Gift: Poetry and Prose from the First North American Native Writer's Festival edited by Joseph Bruchac (Tucson; The Univeristy of Arizona Press, 1994)

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27. Smoke Rising : the Native North American Literary Companion edited by Joseph Bruchac and Janet Witalec, (Detroit: Visible Ink Press, 1995)

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28. Who Was Who in Native American History: Indians and Non-Indians from early Contacts through 1900 by Carl Waldman (New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1990)

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WORLD WIDE WEB RESOURCES

Culture: Native American Authors Native American Bibliography
http://clarke.cmich.edu/nativeamericans/nativeamericanbibnew/intro.htm
The page lists the Native American authored books held by the Clarke Historical Library.
(Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University)

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Index of Native American Resources on the Internet
http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/
This index includes listings in the areas of Culture, Language, History, Electronic Texts, Galleries, Gaming, Legal, Announcements, as well as many others.
(Karen Strom -kstrom@hanksville.org)

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Indigenous Peoples' Literature
http://www.indians.org/Resource/natlit/natlit.html
By clicking on the appropriate browser being used, there are links to information on Indigenous Nations of North America, Indigenous Art, Great Leaders, Music, Writers/Speakers and more.
(Glenn H. Welker)

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Native American Books
http://www.kstrom.net/isk/books/amazonlinks/star.html
Books included in this listing are by or about Native Americans. Books are organized by subject such as biographies, history, reference, arts & crafts, etc. Many of the books have been rated with a thumbs-up or thumbs-down icon.
(Paula Giese)

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Native American Sites
http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/indians.html
Included in this listing are links to: Information on Individual Nations; Native Organizations and Urban Indian Centers; Tribal Colleges, Native Studies Programs and Indian Education; Native Media; Pow Wows and Festivals; and Native businesses.
(Lisa Mitten -mitten@nativeculture.zzn.com)

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Native Index/Catalog Sites
http://bioc02.uthscsa.edu/.aises/giese/linkold.html
This site is a link from the AISES (American Indian Science and Engineering Society) page. There are links to United States and Canadian Government agencies, Bureau of Indian Affairs maps, and listservs.
(Paula Giese -pgiese@gold.tc.umn.edu)

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The North American Native Authors Catalog
http://www.nativeauthors.com/
The North American Native Authors Catalog is a project of the Greenfield Review Press, a Native owned and managed non-profit organization. This catalog contains audio cassettes and books authored or co-authored by Native Americans. You can browse the catalog and order the items online.
(Greenfield Review Press)

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