Skip to Main Content

Native Americans: Home

The library offers this guide to resources as a way to support student understanding and awareness of history, culture, and contributions of Native Americans

Get help from a Librarian!

chat loading...

You can get help with your research, even when you can't come to campus!

Use the icon above to contact a reference librarian by chat or email.

If chat is not available at the moment, email library-reference@redwoods.edu, and a librarian will respond as quickly as possible.  Please allow at least 48 hours for responses to emails!

Librarian

Profile Photo
Susan Gehr
Contact:
Fall 2024 reference desk hours TBA.
(707) 476-4260
Website

Introduction

Native Americans, or American Indians are peoples indigenous to the United States. The terms Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians refer to peoples indigenous to those locations. Native American tribal governments have specific political relationships with the United States government. As of 2021, there are 574 federally-recognized Native American and Alaska Native tribes and villages.

Works Cited 

National Congress of American Indians. Tribal Nations and the United States: An Introduction. Feb. 2020. National Congress of American Indians, www.ncai.org/tribalnations/introduction/Indian_Country_101_Updated_February_2019.pdf

U.S. Department of the Interior: Indian Affairs. "Frequently Asked Questions." U.S. Department of the Interior: Indian Affairs, www.bia.gov/frequently-asked-questions