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US Indigenous Studies
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This research guide, created by Holman Library, Green River College, covers resources for general research in US Indigenous Studies both at the library and online.

Journal of Indigenous Research (Utah State University)
"The focus of this publication is to obtain articles about research conducted with Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian, Maori populations- written for laypeople - and approximately 1500-2000 words (not including figures, tables, appendices, or references)."
National Resource Center on Native American Aging (NRCNAA)
"The National Resource Center on Native American Aging (NRCNAA) seeks to identify and increase awareness of evolving Native Elder health and social issues. NRCNAA is supported by a cooperative agreement with the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services."

Web & Articles

The Radical Conscience in Native American Studies
Anti-Indianism in Modern America: A Voice from Tatekeya's Earth
Includes “Anti-Indianism and Genocide: The Disavowed Crime Lurking at the Heart of America” in Anti-Indianism in Modern America and “Reconciliation: Dishonest in Its Inception, Now a Failed Idea”.
Urban Outfitters is Obsessed with Navajos
Keene, Adrienne (Cherokee). 2013. “Urban Outfitters is Obsessed with Navajos.” Native Appropriations, September 23, 2013
Magic in North America Part 1: Ugh
Keene, Adrienne (Cherokee). 2016. “Magic in North America Part 1: Ugh.” Native Appropriations March 8, 2016
An interview with Tania Willard on Beat Nation, Indigenous curation and changing the world through art
Martineau, Jarrett (Cree/ Frog Lake Dene). 2014. “An interview with Tania Willard on Beat Nation, Indigenous curation and changing the world through art.” Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society 3(1): 218-224.

Race, Colonialism, and the Politics of Indian Sports Names and Mascots: The Washington Football Team Case
Bruyneel, Kevin. (forthcoming). “Race, Colonialism, and the Politics of Indian Sports Names and Mascots: The Washington Football Team Case.” NAIS: The Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association.
(https://nycstandswithstandingrock.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/bruyneel-nd.pdf)
U.S. Citizenship: The American Policy to Extinguish the Principle of Lakota Political Consent
Valandra, Edward (Rosebud Sioux). 1992. “U.S. Citizenship: The American Policy to Extinguish the Principle of Lakota Political Consent.” Wicazo Sa Review 8(2): 24-29. https://nycstandswithstandingrock.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/valandra-1992.pdf

Buffalo Genocide in Nineteenth-century North America: "Kill, Skin, and Sell"
Hubbard, Tasha (Nehiyaw/Nakawe/Metis). 2014. “Buffalo Genocide in Nineteenth-century North America: ‘Kill, Skin, and Sell’” in Colonial Genocide in Indigenous North America.
Law, Colonialism and Space
Hunt, Sarah (Kwakwaka’wakw). 2013. “Law, Colonialism and Space” in Witnessing the Colonialscape: Lighting the Intimate Fires of Indigenous Legal Pluralism. Dissertation. Vancouver; Simon Fraser University.
The Colonialism of Incarceration
Nichols, Robert. 2014. “The colonialism of incarceration.” Radical Philosophy Review 17(2), 435- 455.
Part 1: Colonization and the Social Construction of Deviance: New Worlds, New Indians
Ross, Luana (Confederated Salish and Kootenai). 1998. “Part 1: Colonization and the Social Construction of Deviance: New Worlds, New Indians” in Inventing the Savage: The Social Construction of Native American Criminality. Austin: University of Texas Press.
Criminal Empire: The Making of the Savage in a Lawless Land
Stark, Heidi K. (Turtle Mountain Ojibwe). 2016. “Criminal Empire: The Making of the Savage in a Lawless Land.” Theory & Event 19(4): in press.

Articles, book chapters, and more from the Standing Rock Syllabus resources linked in our US Indigenous Studies guide.

Books

Books
How to Borrow Books from Other Libraries (Interlibrary Loan)

Handbook of Critical and and Indigenous Methodologies by Norman K. Denzin (Editor), Yvonna S. Lincoln (Editor), Linda Tuhiwai Smith (Editor)
Call Number: Held in UW Libraries (request with Interlibrary Loan)

Publication Date: 2008
Decolonizing Methodologies: research and Indigenous peoples by Linda Tuhiwai Smith
Call Number: Main Collection; 305.80072 S654d 1999

Publication Date: 1999

"To the colonized, the term 'research' is conflated with European colonialism; the ways in which academic research has been implicated in the throes of imperialism remains a painful memory. This essential volume explores intersections of imperialism and research - specifically, the ways in which imperialism is embedded in disciplines of knowledge and tradition as 'regimes of truth.'"
Research Is Ceremony by Shawn Wilson
Call Number: Held in UW Libraries (request with Interlibrary Loan)

Publication Date: 2008

"Indigenous researchers are knowledge seekers who work to progress Indigenous ways of being, knowing and doing in a modern and constantly evolving context. This book describes a research paradigm shared by Indigenous scholars in Canada and Australia, and demonstrates how this paradigm can be put into practice."
For Indigenous Minds Only by Waziyatawin (Editor); Michael Yellow Bird (Editor)
Call Number: Main Collection; 323.1197 F6921 2012

Publication Date: 2012

"Included in this book are discussions of global collapse, what to consider in returning to a land-based existence, demilitarization for imperial purposes and re-militarization for Indigenous purposes, survival strategies for tribal prisoners, moving beyond the nation-state model, a land-based educational model, personal decolonization, decolonization strategies for youth in custody, and decolonizing gender roles."
Indigenous Statistics: a quantitative research methodology by Maggie Walter, Chris Andersen
Call Number: eBook

Publication Date: 2016

"In the first book ever published on Indigenous quantitative methodologies, Maggie Walter and Chris Andersen open up a major new approach to research across the disciplines and applied fields. While qualitative methods have been rigorously critiqued and reformulated, the population statistics relied on by virtually all research on Indigenous peoples continue to be taken for granted as straightforward, transparent numbers. This book dismantles that persistent positivism with a forceful critique, then fills the void with a new paradigm for Indigenous quantitative methods, using concrete examples of research projects from First World Indigenous peoples in the United States, Australia, and Canada."

How to borrow titles from other libraries: As a Green River College staff, faculty, or currently enrolled student, you have the ability to request items from other libraries in Washington State, across the United States, and worldwide --for FREE-- using Holman Library's Interlibrary Loan service.

Important tips to know about Interlibrary loan:

You will need your GRC ctcLink ID number to request items.
Use the information on the linked "WorldCat" (global shared catalog) page to fill out the information about the book. If you don't know an answer to one of the form fields, it's OK to leave it blank.
Books will be mailed through the US mail to Holman Library, and you can pick them up and return them to our library.
The library that is lending the book to Holman Library sets the date the book is due (and how much it costs if not returned) -- so it is important to return items on time, or contact Holman Library Circulation Desk as early as possible if you wish to request a loan extension.
Interlibrary loan is unavailable when the library is closed during break periods.
To request a loan, use the form below:

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