- Subscription Type
- SUBSCRIPTION
- Publisher
- Gale
- Notes
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- The contents of this collection are available for text analysis and data mining through Gale's Digital Scholar Lab (access via "Digital Scholar Lab" entry in Database Library or Catalog).
- Languages
- English, Spanish, French, German, Algonquin languages, Cherokee, Dakota, Danish, Dutch, Iroquaian languages, Italian, Micmac, Mohawk, Ojibwa, Salishan languages, Swedish
- Resource Types
- E-Books and E-Texts, Images and Sound
- Description
- Online archive of primary source materials documenting the political, social, and cultural history of indigenous peoples of North America from the sixteenth century to the twentieth century. Contents in Part 1 includes manuscripts, monographs, newspapers, photographs, and images of artwork sourced from both American and Canadian institutions, with direct-from-source permission to digitize newspapers from various tribes and organizations. The collection features indigenous-language materials such as dictionaries, bibles, and primers. In Part II: The Indian Rights Association, 1882–1986, there is a near complete record of the first organization to address Native American interests and rights. This sub-collection contains correspondence, organizational records, pamphlets, annual reports, draft legislation, and photographs. The papers of Indian Rights Association founder Herbert Welsh are also included.