It can be difficult to know where to get started with historical research, especially online. The collections below are designed to help you research your own interests in Native American history, as well as offer general support for finding trusted primary and secondary sources. Although this is not an exhaustive list, it is a good place to get started (and might help you in other history classes too)! When analyzing primary sources, review the Model of Historical Thinking guide.
General Online Collections
- Google: Advanced Search | Refining Results | General Support
- Google images advanced search, Creative Commons licensing
- The Library of Congress
- Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
- Digital Public Library of America
- Smithsonian Collections Online
Digital Archives and Datasets for Indigenous History
- The Indigenous Digital Archive Treaties Explorer: https://digitreaties.org/
- The National Museum of the American Indian: https://americanindian.si.edu/explore/collections/search
- The Great Britain Indian Department Collection: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/g/greatbritainindiandept/
- Utah American Indian Digital Archive: https://utahindians.org/archives/index.html
- The Blackfoot Digital Library: https://www.blackfootdigitallibrary.com/digital/collection/bdl
- Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center: https://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/
- Indian Peoples of the Northern Great Plains: https://arc.lib.montana.edu/indian-great-plains/index.php
- Cornell Library Native American Language Dictionaries: https://rare.library.cornell.edu/american-indian-history-culture/
- Ella Deloria Archive: http://zia.aisri.indiana.edu/deloria_archive/index.php
- Plateau People’s Web Portal: https://plateauportal.libraries.wsu.edu/
- Edward E. Ayer Collection, Newberry Library: https://publications.newberry.org/ayer/#/
Native History/Studies Digital Projects
- The American Indian Digital History Project: https://www.aidhp.com/
- Before Knox: https://www.beforeknox.com/
- Guide to Indigenous DC: https://pocketsights.com/tours/tour/Washington-Guide-to-Indigenous-DC-2925
- Invasion of America: https://usg.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=eb6ca76e008543a89349ff2517db47e6
- The Language of the State of the Union https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/01/the-language-of-the-state-of-the-union/384575/
- Mukurtu: https://mukurtu.org/
- Protocols for Native American Archival Materials Project: https://www2.nau.edu/libnap-p/index.html
- Native Land Digital: https://native-land.ca/
- Traditional Knowledge licenses: https://localcontexts.org/licenses/traditional-knowledge-licenses/
Digital Art, Photography, and Other Imagery