Additional Resources

Increase your knowledge by reading books and materials about Indian people and their culture. Suggestions:

  1. Adams, David Wallace. Education for Extinction: American Indians and the Boarding School Experience, 1875-1928. Univ Pr of Kansas, October 30, 1995.
  2. Beall, Merrill D. I Will Fight No More Forever: Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce War. University of Washington Press, 1963.
  3. Brown, Dee. Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee. Holt, Reinhart and Winston, 1970.
  4. Canby, William C. American Indian Law in a Nutshell. West Group, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1998.
  5. Clifton, James A. Being and Becoming Indian. The Dorsey Press, Chicago, 1989.
  6. Deloria, Vine, Jr. Custer Died For Your Sins. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman and London, 1969.
  7. Dooling, D.M., and Paul Jordon-Smith (editors). I Become Part of It: Sacred Dimensions in Native American Life. Parabola Books, New York, 1989.
  8. Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne. An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States (ReVisioning American History). Beacon Press, August 11, 2015.
  9. Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne. All the Real Indians Died Off and 20 Other Myths about Native Americans. Beacon Press, October 4, 2016.
  10. Eastman, Charles Alexander. The Soul of an Indian. The Classic Wisdom Collection, New World Library, San Rafael, California, 1993.
  11. Echo-Hawk, Walter. In the Courts of the Conqueror: The 10 Worst Indian Law Cases Ever Decided. Fulcrum Publishing, July 1, 2012. 
  12. Erdoes, Richards, and Alfonso Ortiz (editors). American Indian Myths and Legends. Pantheon Books, New York, 1984.
  13. Fleming, Walter C. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Native American History. ALPHA; 1 edition (April 1, 2003)
  14. Hultkrnatz, Ake. Native Religions of North America. Harper and Row, San Francisco, 1987.
  15. Keown, Larry D. Working in Indian Country: Building Successful Business Relationships with American Indian Tribes. Banyan Tree Press, October 29, 2010.
  16. Lincoln, Kenneth. The Good Red Road. Harper and Row Publishers, San Francisco, 1987.
  17. Neihardt, John G. Black Elk Speaks. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, 1959.
  18. Neihardt, John G. Twilight of the Sioux. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, 1971.
  19. Padden, R.C. Hummingbird and the Hawk.
  20. Pevar, Stephen L. The Rights of Indians and Tribes: The Authoritative ACLU Guide to Indian and Tribal Rights. Southern Illinois University Press, November 1, 1991.
  21. Ross, A.C. Mitakuye Oyasin: We Are All Related. Bear Press, 1990.
  22. Russell, George. American Indian Facts of Life: A Profile of Today's Population, Tribes and Reservations. Phoenix, AZ, Native Data Network, 2004.
  23. Sale, Kirkpatrick. The Conquest of Paradise. Knoph Press, New York, 1990.
  24. Treuer, Anton. Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask. Borealis Books, May 1, 2012.
  25. Weatherford, Jack. Indian Givers: How the Indians Transformed the World. Fawcett Columbine, New York, 1988.
  26. Weatherford, Jack. Native Roots: How the Indians Enriched America. Fawcett Columbine, New York, 1991.
  27. Wilkinson, Charles. Blood Struggle: The Rise of Modern Indian Nations. W.W. Norton & Co., New York, 2005.
  28. Wolfson, Evelyn. Growing Up Indian. Walker and Company, New York, 1986.
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