Many useful resources are available in the College of the Redwoods Library, including books, reference books, eBooks, and videos. Additional resources may be available at the Del Norte or Humboldt County Libraries and Cal Poly Humboldt Library. Visit those libraries' websites to search their catalogs. Use OneSearch to find books and other resources about your topic in the CR library and selected, college-level resources on the web.
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E-books are available to you whether you are on or off campus. They are easily located by using the library's OneSearch catalog system. To locate e-books on this topic, enter the title of one of the books listed here or use some of the suggested search words to identify other books of interest, and then limit your results to items that are "available" online.
Here are some suggested titles for Native American studies and research ideas:
Historical Dictionary of Native American Movements by 
Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Northwest Coast of America by Circulating DVDs are located on the shelves beside the Reference Desk. They can be checked out.
E77.F596 2004 500 Nations Discs 1-4 (EU and DN)
E98.G18 C24 2005 California's lost tribes (EU)
E98.L3 S22 1977 American Indian's Sacred Ground (EU)
Custer Died for Your Sins by 
Genocide and Vendetta by 
First Peoples by
Expertly authored by Colin G. Calloway, First Peoples has been praised for its inclusion of Native American sources and Calloway's concerted effort to weave Native perspectives throughout the narrative. Emphasizing the importance of primary sources, each chapter includes a document project and picture essay organized around important themes in the chapter. This distinctive approach continues to make First Peoples the bestselling and most highly acclaimed text for the American Indian history survey. Achieve Read & Practice is now available in dedicated version for this title. Students get the complete accessible, mobile e-book combined with the acclaimed LearningCurve adaptive quizzing--all for just $30 net to the bookstore. Achieve Read & Practice can also be packaged with any bound version of these titles for the price of the book alone--no additional cost.
Passing the moon through 13 baskets by 
Layperson's Guide to the Klamath River by 
Shapers of the Great Debate on Native Americans--Land, Spirit, and Power by 
Native American Medicinal Plants by 
Documents of American Indian Diplomacy by 
Handbook of North American Indians - Vol. 8 by Library of Congress Subject Headings are the call numbers used at College of the Redwoods. The
Dewey Decimal Classification system is used at the Humboldt County Public Library and most other public libraries.
Use the suggested search words or any words relating to your topic, use the suggested call number ranges to browse for titles of interest, or consult the list of recommended books below.
Call number range: E 50 - 100 covers the history of the North American continent, from prehistory to current, with books on the various tribes in order by region, state, or tribal group.
Be sure to also check in the Oversize collection, these are larger books that require a larger shelf. Books with large illustrations, charts, and diagrams are more likely to be oversize.
Before diving into a search, consider what words best describe your interest or topic. Consult your textbook, class notes, or assignment guidelines for topic ideas. Correct spelling is important for best search results.
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Combine ethnic group words with topic words, such as students, advertising, business, demographics, economics, health, history, humor, law, medicine, military, music, poetry, politics, religion, soldiers, sports, statistics, theater, traditions, women, etc.
Some search words for local tribes are listed below.
Books and resources at other libraries
Humboldt County Library Any Humboldt County resident can get a free public library card. Use your HCL library card number as your password.
Humboldt County Library uses the dewey decimal system call numbers and 900's include American Indians.
Beads and Beadwork of the American Indians by 
American Indians in U. S. History by Humboldt State University Library
HSU Library uses the same call numbering system as CR Library.To get an HSU library card, if you are not enrolled as an HSU student or employed by HSU, you must pay a fee.
