First Nations Research - Anthropology, Art and Culture

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Resources in the SFU Library | Background information | Journal articles  | Directories of web sites  | 

Resources in the SFU Library

Use these subject headings below to locate additional materials in the SFU Library Catalogue.  They can be further broken down geographically, e.g "Indian art --  Canada" or "Indians of North America -- British Columbia -- Antiquities", or by tribe, e.g. "Haida artists"

• Excavations (Archaeology)
• Indian art
• Indian artists
• Indian masks
• Indian mythology
• Indian mythology -- British Columbia
• Indian mythology -- Northwest, Pacific
• Indians of North America -- Antiquities
• Indians of North America -- History
• Indians of North America -- Pictorial works
• Indians of North America -- Religion
• Indians of North America -- Rites and ceremonies
• Indians of North America -- Social life and customs
• Indians in art

Journal articles

Use these indexes to locate journal articles on your topic.

• Anthropology Plus ( online version of Anthropological Index)
• Art Full Text [formerly known as Art Index] - All aspects and periods of art.
• Ethnographic Bibliography of North America E 77 Z9551 1990
• Human Relations Area Files (Archaeology)
• Human Relations Area Files (Ethnoraphy)
• Native Canadian anthropology and history : a selected bibliography  . Also in print E 78 C2 Z953 1994

Background information

For a more complete list of encyclopedias, see the First Nations main research guide, click "Background information".

• Archaeology of Prehistoric Native America : An Encyclopedia  (Bennett Reference E 77.9 A72 1998)
• The Continuum Encyclopedia of Native Art : Worldview, Symbolism, and Culture in Africa, Oceania, and North America  (Bennett Reference E 98 A7 W49 2000)
• Encyclopedia Mythica -- click on to the "Native American Mythology" link
• Encyclopedia of Native American Religions : An Introduction  (Bennett Reference E 98 R3 H73 2000)
• Encyclopedia Smithsonian - section on Native American Art

Directories of web sites

• Aboriginal Issues in Archaeology Bibliography (Dr. David Pokotylo, UBC) - List of books and articles concerned with First Nations and archaeological practice.
   
• Arts Links (Xwi7xwa Library, UBC) - Particularly useful for annotated links to Northwest Coast art and artists on the Web, and a collection of links to teacher resources.
   
• First Nations Art: An Introduction to Contemporary Native Artists in Canada - Biographical information on over one hundred Canadian artists, with descriptions of past exhibitions, links to digital images, and excellent bibliographies.
   
• National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation (Canada) - Includes National Aboriginal Achievement Awards, as well as scholarship information.
   
• Repatriation Links (Xwi7xwa Library, UBC) - Annotated links to government agencies and non-governmental organizations in BC, Canada, and the United States, as well as to museums and bibliographies concerned with repatriation of cultural items.
   
• WWW Virtual Library -- American Indians -- Index of Native American Resources on the Internet - Comprehensive list of links to sites dealing with culture, history, indigenous knowledge, and archaeology (by region), plus extensive art coverage.