American Indian Studies
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My name is Adriana Parker, and I'm the librarian for TRANSFORM.
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Indigenous Perspectives of North America by ISBN: 9781443859158Publication Date: 2014-07-01The present volume brings to North American Native Studies -- with its rich tradition and accumulated expertise in the Central European region -- the new complexities and challenges of contemporary Native reality. The umbrella theme 'Indigenous perspectives' brings together researchers from a great variety of disciplines, focusing on issues such as democracy and human rights, international law, multiculturalism, peace and security, economic and scientific development, sustainability, literature, and arts and culture, as well as religion.The thirty-five topical and thought-provoking articles written in English, French and Spanish offer a solid platform for further critical investigations and a useful tool for classroom discussions in a wide variety of academic fields.
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Diversity Studies Collection This link opens in a new windowElectronic journals for social science, history and liberal arts coursework, the Diversity Studies Collection explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in the global community. This collection includes more than 2.7 million articles from 150 journals, updated daily.
When starting your research in American Indian studies, start by gathering background information on your topic. Tertiary sources, such as encyclopedias and reference databases, are good places to start.
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Credo Reference This link opens in a new windowCredo Reference provides access to full-text, aggregated reference content covering a variety of major subject areas. The database contains well over 3,000,000 full-text entries in over 500 reference books, collected from more than 70 publishers. The entries are drawn from encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographies, quotations, and other sources. Credo is designed as a research tool and provides the ability to search, map, save, organize, and cross-reference the information in the collection.
Statistics can be a useful tool when researching populations or groups.
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Social Explorer This link opens in a new windowNOTE: User registration (free) is required for this database. Social Explorer provides access to current and historical census data and demographic information. The web interface lets users create maps and reports to illustrate, analyze, and understand a variety of data, including average household incomes, population density, gender distribution, marital status, occupations, and more.
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