Native American Authors

Created by Lynne Anderson-Inman, Ph.D.
Center for Advanced Technology in Education (CATE)
College of Education, University of Oregon
July 2002

1. Native American Authors
   
   1. Native American Authors
      
      1. http://www.ipl.org/div/natam/
         
      2. Section of the Internet Public Library, this website provides information on Native North American authors with bibliographies of their published works, biographical information, and links to online resources including interviews, online texts and tribal websites. Currently the website primarily contains information on contemporary Native American authors, although some historical authors are represented
         
   2. E-Books by and About Native Americans
      
      1. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/subjects/subjects-natam.html
         
      2. Native American collection of the University of Virginia's Electronic Collections
         
   3. "Indian Boyhood" (partial autobiography)
      
      1. by Charles Alexander Eastman, 1858-1939
         
      2. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/browse-mixed-new?id=EasIndi&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public
         
      3. Describes childhood as the youngest of five children in a tribe of Sioux
         
      4. Published electronically by University of Virgina Electronic Text Center
         
   4. "Impressions of an Indian Childhood"
      
      1. by Zitkala-Sa
         
      2. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/ZitImpr.html
         
      3. Account of an Indian childhood written by a young female Native American. First published in the Atlantic Monthly, 1900. Author went on to write fictional stories which further illustrate Indian childhood from the female perspective. These include The Trial Path (1901) and The Warrior's Daugther (1902) .
         
      4. Published electronically by University of Virgina Electronic Text Center
         
   5. "An Indian Boy's Story"
      
      1. by Ah-nen-la-de-ni
         
      2. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/AhnIndi.html
         
      3. Born into the Mohak tribe of the Six Nations, author tells of growing up in the St. Regis reservation in New York in the late 1800s. Originally published July 30, 1903.
         
      4. Published electornically by University of Virgina Electronic Text Center
         
   6. "An Indian's Views of Indian Affairs"
      
      1. by Joseph Young (In-mut-too-yah-lat-lat)
         
      2. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/JosIndi.html
         
      3. Essay written by a chief of the Nez Pierce (born in Easter Oregon) describing life as an Indian and contact with the Whites in late 1800s. Includes Introduction by WILLIAM H. HARE, Missionary Bishop of Niobrara
         
      4. Published electronically by University of Virgina Electronic Text Center
         
   7. "Recent Writings By American Indians"
      
      1. by Elisabeth Luther Cary
         
      2. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/CarRece.html
         
      3. Essay published in 1902 describing the written contributions of three Native American auttors: Charles Eastman, Mr. LaFlesche, and Zitkala-Sa.
         
      4. Published electronically by University of Virgina Electronic Text Center
         
2. Background and Overview
   
   1. OR Historical Society
      
      1. http://www.ohs.org/homepage.html
         
      2. This "OHS Focus on Oregon," documents reservation life in Oregon. The sample is based on Indian Reservation Life, a topical section of the Oregon History Project. Teachers, students, and other visitors will also find related links, document-based questions, a bibliography, and the Oregon Bluebook's Oregon history timeline. Explore OHS's primary source documents, OHQ articles, and internet links to learn about American Indians in Oregon's history.
         
   2. Native Americans: Internet Resources
      
      1. http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/native.htm
         
      2. Native American page of the Internet School Library Media Center. Gateway site to online resources.
         
   3. Smithsonian Institute
      
      1. http://www.nmnh.si.edu/anthro/outreach/sterotyp.html
         
      2. Erasing Native American Stereotypes
         
      3. List of 12 questions to consider when evaluating materials about Native Americans for school use
         
   4. The Indigenous Circle
      
      1. http://members.aol.com/ladyscribe/indig/index.htm?SUBMIT2=The+Indigenous+Circle
         
      2. "The ultimate source for finding Native American information on the World Wide Web".
         
   5. WWW Virtual Library - Amercian Indians
      
      1. http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/
         
      2. Index of Native Amercian Resources on the Internet