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ANT 139 - Native Americans of the Southeastern United States


Books, Videos & CDs:

Here are some examples of Reference Books in our library.
Search the MCLN Catalog
NetLibraryfor around 50,000 electronic books, and other E-Books
Other Library Catalogsto see what's available at UNC-A and other local libraries.
WorldCatsearches the collections of libraries all over the world and indexes books, audiovisuals, & archival and manuscript materials.

Articles & Databases:

Journals (in paper) in our library:

Journal of Cherokee Studies
North Carolina Archaeology (formerly Southern Indian Studies)
Southeastern Archaeology

All of these titles are indexed in the database, America: History and Life (linked below).

See the WWC List of Periodicals for a complete list of all of our magazines and journals.

Electronic Resources:

America History & Lifea great index with abstracts only (no full text)-- covers pre-history to the present for the U.S. and Canada.
JSTOR--The Scholarly Journal Archivecontains complete backfiles of key journals covering archaeology, anthropology, and history--an incredible resource.
Early American Imprints, 1639-1800an enormous collection of early full-text books and other documents.
Early Encounters in North Americaa large collection of primary documents (letters, diaries, memoirs, etc.) providing early accounts of North American exploration and discovery. Includes perspectives from Native Americans, Europeans, Americans, and Africans.
Ethnic NewsWatchfull-text resource that includes the Cherokee Advocate and others.
American National Biography biographies of people from all eras and walks of life.
Annals of American Historyprimary documents including speeches, writings, memoirs, poems, and interviews.

You could try these interdisciplinary, full-text periodical databases which cover almost any subject area. There are over 10,000 full-text journal titles in these databases:
Academic Search Premier
MasterFILE Premier
Proquest Research Library

Other Possibilities:

AGRICOLAfor all things agricultural. Good for topics in early agriculture, domestication of plants/animals, etc. Index only (no full text).
Arts & Humanities Searchcovers archaeology and history.
Humanities Indexcovers archaeology, history, folklore, religion, language, etc.
The New York Times Historicalthe leading national newspaper, with full coverage back to 1851.
North American Women's Letters & Diariesdiaries and letters spanning more than 300 years.
Original Sources primary source documents, complete books, and images covering a wide variety of subjects.
Oral History Online an index to English language oral histories covering a wide range of topics.
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000 books, images, documents, scholarly essays, commentaries, and bibliographies, documenting the multiplicity of women's reform activities.
Social Sciences Package covers sociology, political science, etc.

Web Sites:

Take a look at our library's selected list of archaeology and anthropology web sites.
On the archaeology page, the link to "North Carolina Archaeology" provides full-image articles from the journal North Carolina Archaeology (formerly Southern Indian Studies) all the way back to 1949.

Some sites on our list of history web sites are good, too. In particular:

Documenting the American Southlook at the Subject Index under "Indians of North America -- Social Life and Customs" and "Indians of North America -- Biography."
Western North Carolina Heritagethere is a section on Cherokee Indians under "Race and Ethnicity."
Native American Linksin particular, see "Southeastern Native American Documents, 1763-1842".

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