Student Research Links

The following links have been identified to assist my students in conducting their research.

American Indian Sites  (includes bibliographic information, links to tribal sites, and selected music. To listen to this music or any of the audio files contained on my pages you will need a RealPlayer Basic.  You can obtain a FREE version at this site.)  

Medicine Crow - Apsaalooke - ca. 1890

• Overview (which includes Sub-Arctic, Southeastern, Californian, and Great Basin links and bibliographic information)
• Arctic
• Plateau
• Plains
• Northwest Coastal
• Southwest - Navajo
• Southwest - Pueblo
• Eastern Woodlands
• Various Indian web-sites - Great place for suffering.
• Smithsonian Institution Indian Resources - National Museum of the American Indian, Collections Search, includes links to selected exhibitions and recommended reading lists.
• American Indians of the Pacific Northwest  - University of Washington Library and Library of Congress Project, with some great archival text and photo materials, along with original essays.
• Indian Country Today - stay current on the events occurring in Indian country
• Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
• Native American Rights Fund
• Bureau of Indian Affairs
• Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
• Squaw": An Ethnographic Interpretation
• NAGPRA - Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
• ARPA - Archaeological Resources Protection Act
• Native Voices - Part of the Museum of the American West, "Native Voices at the Autry" is devoted to developing new works for the stage by Native Americans

World Indigenous Peoples

• AusAnthrop: anthropological research, resources and documentation on the Aborigines of Australia
• Indigenous Peoples in Wikipedia

General Anthropology

• American Anthropological Association
• Society for Applied Anthropology
• High Plains Society for Applied Anthropology
• Resources in Ethnographic Studies
• Anthropological Resources and Web Services
• Virtual Library: Anthropology
• ANTH 100 - Introduction to Anthropology - my course syllabus which includes links to extensive lecture outlines and summation information.
• ANTH 404/504 - Cultural Dynamics - (proposed new course; not offered yet)
• ANTH 521 - Contemporary Issues in Anthropological Theory
• Eye Juggling: a workbook for clarifying values

Methodology

• Anthropological Ethics
• Humanities and Social Sciences - Considerations
• Some thoughts on Hermeneutics
• Interpreting a Story Text: symbols and cultural values
• Suggestions on Conducting an Interview
• Informed Consent Form
• Institutional Review Board of the U of I
• MLA and APA style guide - from WGU
• ANTH 509 - Ethnographic Field Methods (proposed new course; not offered yet)
• ANTH 410/510 - Research Methods - Syllabus

Theory

• Outline of some key Anthropological Theories

Religion and Oral Traditions

• An Overview of Rites of Passage
• CORE 116-166 - The Sacred Journey (World Religions) - Syllabus

Course Study Guides and Syllabi (ANTH 220, ANTH 329, ANTH 422/522 and AIST 401)

• AIST 401 - Contemporary American Indian Issues  -  Syllabus
• ANTH 220 - Peoples of the World - Syllabus
• ANTH 329 - North American Indians  - Syllabus
  • Overview of Indian Peoples - ANTH 329
  • Indian - Non-Indian Relations - ANTH 329
  • Indian Oral Traditions - ANTH 329
  • Arctic - ANTH 329
  • Plateau - ANTH 329 and ANTH 422/522
  • Plains - ANTH 329
  • Northwest Coast -ANTH 329
  • Southwest - Navajo - ANTH 329
  • Southwest - Pueblo - ANTH 329
  • Eastern Woodlands  - ANTH 329
• ANTH 422/522 - Plateau Indians

Of General Interest (at the University of Idaho)

• American Indian Studies Program               (AIST Program 2001-12)
• Sense of Place: Time, Memory, and Imagination in the Pacific Northwest