Guide to Online Primary Sources: Indigenous Americans

Subject listings of primary sources available online: free web collections as well as UCSD subscription-based resources.

Indigenous World

Promote and support Indigenous organizations, individuals and initiatives that facilitate cultural pathways and provide socio-economic support to Indigenous communities. 

Essential Understandings | Native Knowledge 360

A framework that offers new possibilities for creating student learning experiences. Building on the ten themes of the National Council for the Social Studies' national curriculum standards, the NMAI's Essential Understandings reveal key concepts about the rich and diverse cultures, histories, and contemporary lives of Native Peoples. These concepts reflect a multitude of untold stories about American Indians that can deepen and expand your teaching of history, geography, civics, economics, science, engineering, and other subject areas. 

IllumiNATIVES

Designed to increase the visibility of – and challenge the negative narrative about – Native Nations and peoples in American society. Created and led by Native peoples.

Global Indigenous Youth Caucus

A space for Indigenous Youth to advocate and represent themselves before the world community, to participate international decision making processes which affect their lives, and to bring awareness to the issues affecting Indigenous youth on local, regional, national, and international levels.

Center for Native American Youth

A national education and advocacy organization that works alongside Native youth—ages 24 and under—on reservations, in rural villages and urban spaces across the country to improve their health, safety, and overall well- being.

One Mind Youth Movement

A group of youth leaders organizing out of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in South Dakota. Created to allow Nations to be who and what they are; original caretakers of Mother Earth. Four major parts:

• Elder to Youth Knowledge Transfers

• Leadership Training Program

• Protection of Sacred Sites

• The Elements: A Sensor Installation Training Program (to monitor air, water and soil quality)

MAASAI Women for Education and Economic Development [Facebook page]

MAWEED is an NGO whose role is based on Rights Issues which include Human Rights, Environment, Constitutional Rights among others that affect Indigenous People's and their relations with relevant UN organizations and agencies.

Tribal Nations | Bureau of Indian Affairs: Photographs Finding Aid [National Archives]

Explore over 18,000 Photographs from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (Record Group 75). Use this finding aid to explore digitized photographs from this record group. Explore by tribal nation, topic or state.

U.S. Government

• List of State Committees and Commissions on Indian Affairs 

• Congressional Committees of Indian Health Services 

• Senate Committee on Indian Affairs 

• House of Representatives Subcommittee for Indigenous People of the United States