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ENGL 362/431: Native American Literature

Getting Started

"While there are many avenues to learning about a community or nation it is imperative that readers think critically about where the information is coming from (authorship and authority) as well as how one will integrate and mobilize what they have learned in their research. An individual learner’s work is bound up in who they are, what they have authority to speak about, and who they are accountable to. While there are many ways to learn about and understand perspectives that are not our own, these knowledges and teachings may not belong to us as researchers and therefore need to be used responsibly within our work." - From 'Locating Ourselves: Geographically & Socially' by X̱wi7x̱wa Library

adapted from UBC Library's First Nations and Indigenous Studies guide

Online Resources

Use these links as starting points for online resources for indigenous history and culture. This list is not exhaustive, but may give you ideas about where and what to look for, as you begin your research.

Bitterroot Salish (Flathead)

Jemez Pueblo

Kiowa

Lakota/Dakota (Sioux)

Ojibwe/Anishinaabe (Chippewa)

Puyallup (Coast Salish)

Digital Collections

Open Digital Collections can also be useful when researching indigenous histories. The University of British Columbia maintains a useful list here: 

Streaming Media