LibGuides: American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month: Online Resources

Online Resources

Online Resources
Heritage SItes

Native American Drums

Alaska Federation of Natives
Native organization devoted to enhancing and promoting the cultural, economic and political voice of the entire Alaska Native community.
American Indian Digital History Project
Digital History Cooperative founded to recover and preserve rare Indigenous newspapers, photographs, and archival materials from all across Native North America.
Bureau of Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior bureau that maintains government-to-government relationships with Indian tribes, and facilitates support for tribal people and tribal governments.
First Nations Development Institute
Institute that improves economic conditions for Native Americans through direct financial grants, technical assistance & training, and advocacy & policy.
500 Nations Tribes
Map and information on Native American tribes in the U.S.
National Congress of American Indians
Founded in 1944, the National Congress of American Indians is the oldest, largest and most representative American Indian and Alaska Native organization serving the broad interests of tribal governments and communities.
Native American Cultures
History Channel resource that provides information on all regions of Native American populations.
Native American Heritage Month
Collaboration between numerous national institutions presenting a sample of digital/physical holding related to AIAN heritage at the Library of Congress and other participating agencies.
Native American History
National Archives documents relating to Native Americans, from as early as 1774 through the mid-1990s.
Native American Primary Sources
University of Washington Libraries' list of primary source resources.
Native American Rights Fund
Organization that provides legal assistance to Indian tribes, organizations, and individuals nationwide who might otherwise have gone without adequate representation.
Native Knowledge 360
Resources for teachers to transform teaching and learning about Native Americans.
Native Languages of the Americas
Non-profit organization dedicated to the survival of Native American languages, particularly through the use of Internet technology
Immigration & Relocation in American History: Native Americans
Library of Congress resources to help teachers with lesson plans related to Native American history and relocation.

National Museum of the American Indian Building

Alaska Native Heritage Center
Living cultural center located in Anchorage, Alaska that promotes active observance of Alaska Native culture and traditions.
California Indian Heritage Center
The CIHC honors the diversity and history of California Indian people by preserving cultural and tribal traditions, nurturing contemporary expressions, and facilitating research and education, for California, the nation, and the world.
Citizen Potawatomi Cultural Heritage Center
Museum providing information on Potawatomi culture, history, and contributions.
Eiteljorg Museum
Museum that tells the stories of the peoples of North America in all their diversity and complexity through immersion in the diverse cultures of the West and Native America.
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts
The United States' only museum for exhibiting, collecting, and interpreting the most progressive work of contemporary Native artists.
National Museum of the American Indian
Smithsonian Institution that cares for one of the world's most expansive collections of Native artifacts, including objects, photographs, archives, and media covering the entire Western Hemisphere, from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego.
Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Center
Center that strives to maintain the cultural identity of First Nations cultures who inhabit what is now known as Saskatchewan: Plains Cree, Swampy Cree, Woodlands Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Dakota, Nakoda and Lakota.
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail
Remember and commemorate the survival of the Cherokee people, forcefully removed from their homelands in Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee to live in Indian Territory, now Oklahoma.
Ziibwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways
Museum and cultural center built to share the history of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan with the rest of the world.