LibGuides: Native American Studies: Books

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This guide highlights Credo content related to Native American studies. Credo provides access to a collection of reference books including encyclopedias and dictionaries. Visit each tab to find Credo Topic Pages and additional content around a particular subject area.

General Reference Books

Encyclopedia of North American Indians, Houghton Mifflin by Frederick E. Hoxie
Written by contemporary authorities, the volume features many Native American contributors - including eminent writers, tribal elders, scholars, and activists - with voices as distinct as their subjects, offering a deeper and more informed appreciation of American Indian life, past and present.
The New Encyclopedia of the American West
This authoritative, comprehensive encyclopedia is a rich source of information about the American West, real and imaginary, old and new, stretching from coast to coast and throughout the country’s history and culture.
Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, Society & Culture by Michael S. Werner
Presents a processual view of Mexican history, society and culture from ancient civilizations to the present day.

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Artists of the American Mosaic: Encyclopedia of Native American Artists by Deborah Everett and Elayne Zorn
Students and art lovers will enjoy reading about the Native American artists presented here, many for the first time in a reference book.
Contemporary World Issues: Native American Issues: A Reference Handbook, Second Edition
This handbook provides an unbiased, in-depth assessment of the struggles, successes, and status of Native Americans in what is now the United States from the time of the first European settlers to the present.