Subject Guides: Hot Topics: Race Relations: Native Americans

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Atrocities Against Native Americans
A brief history of the atrocities Native Americans have faced since in the arrival of the first European explorers
Discrimination in America: Experiences and Views of Native Americans
NPR, 11/2017
Ending the Era of Harmful "Indian" Mascots
From the National Congress of American Indians
Indigenous Heritage
A series of essays and articles from the National Park Service on Native American history and culture
Native American Sovereignty
CQ Researcher report, 5/5/17
Native American Youths
CQ Researcher report, 4/24/15
NPR-Harvard Forum: Forum: Examining Discrimination Against Native Americans
NPR, 12/12/17

American Indians and Alaskan Natives in the American Workforce
From the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2015
Demographics (National Congress of American Indians)
Facts for Features: American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month
Statistics and report from the U.S. Census Bureau, November 2018
NPR Report: Discrimination in America: Experiences and Views of Native Americans
Based on a survey conducted for National Public Radio, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, November 2017

Native American Studies
by Jen Bonnet Last Updated Jun 13, 2019 362 views this year

ACLU: American Indian Rights
American Indians in Children's Literature
Provides critical perspectives and analysis of indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books, the school curriculum, popular culture, and society
Cultural Survival
Indigenous-led organization that supports a movement of empowered Indigenous Peoples
First Nations Development Institute
An organization devoted to strengthening American Indian economies and communities
Getting Uncle Sam to Enforce Your Civil Rights: Native Americans
From the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Indigenous Rights Center
Promotes the well-being of Indigenous Peoples, and preserves and defends the rights and civil liberties of all Native Americans
Maine-Wabanaki REACH
Advances Wabanaki self-determination by strengthening cultural, spiritual, and physical well-being of Native people in Maine
My Tribal Area
Access to selected statistics from the U.S. Cansus based on state and/or tribal area.
National Congress of American Indians
Serves the broad interests of tribal governments and communities
National Museum of the American Indian
Native American Rights Fund
Provides legal assistance to American Indian tribes, organizations, and individuals nationwide
Reclaiming Native Truth
A joint initiative of the First Nations Development Institute and Echo Hawk Consulting