Resource Guide (#5)

1. http://www.nativepeoples.com/
This is the website for Native Peoples magazine. It's a good site to learn about the pressing issues affecting native peoples and to learn about different cultures.

2. http://www.firstpeople.us/
First people is mainly a cultural and educational site. It is child-friendly, with a lot of good pictures, articles, and history about Native Americans and Canadians.

3. http://www.nativeamericanlinks.com/
This is an expansive website that has a plethora of links and pictures. The site defines itself as a "web magazine," which is fairly accurate. One unique feature of the website are the "video essays" by Native American contributors across the country.

4. http://www.hg.org/native.html
This link leads to law directories dictating the federal laws pertaining to Native Americans. They are broken up by the different laws and acts, with detailed explanations of all of them. This is an extremely useful website for trying to understand the legal state of Natives in our country.

5. http://www.nativeweb.org/
Native Web is a large database that has information on all different indigenous communities. It is run by a non profit organization whose mission is to simply gather information. There are links to any subject imaginable that show different websites and real locations where you can learn more.

6. http://cwis.org/fwdp/index_fwdp.php
This is the website for the Center for World Indigenous Studies. As well as providing links and useful information, there are also web publications of original sociological research conducted by the CWIS.

7. http://siekman.tripod.com/
This is a relatively simple website that explains many different aspects of the indigenous Australians, otherwise known as Aborigines. Although it doesn't go very far in depth, it's a good place to start if you're interested in learning about these lesser-known natives.

8. http://www.crystalinks.com/aboriginals.html
This website has extensive information on the history and culture of Aborigines, but is unfortunately almost all text (with some pictures). A great site if you're intrigued by link#7 and want to learn more.

9. http://www.asian-nation.org/hawaiian-pacific.shtml
A good site with history and issues of the Native Pacific Islanders. It has many recommendations and links to research and suggested reading on various subjects.

10. http://www.uaf.edu/anlc/
The Alaskan Native Language Center features a map that shows that territories of the various tribes in the Alaska region. It also contains many links and resources, and an interactive map that shows publications by region/tribe.

11. http://sled.alaska.edu/native.html
This website is an extensive directory of links dealing with the Alaskan Natives. Most of the links lead to professional organizations and non-profit research centers.

12. http://indian-cultures.com/
This is an older website with information and links to resources that pertain to Natives in Mexico, Central America, and South America. This is a good place to start for anyone interested in learning about these peoples. The links are broken up by tribes and regions.

13. http://www.native-languages.org/south-america.htm
An excellent website with an interactive map of South American. Below there are links to literally hundreds of different tribes and unique information for all of them. Very in depth.

14. http://www.anc.org.za/books/nlife.htm
An entire book online written by a South African native. She depicts life in the early 20th century after the Boer Rebellion. This is an excellent first hand historical account.

15. http://www.africaguide.com/culture/tribes/index.htm
An extensive and encyclopaedic list of all of the major tribes in Africa. Each link contains basic information about that tribe and links to where you can find more information.