Background Resources

Start by finding your indigenous group's website if they have one.
Use background resources like directories, NGO websites, encyclopedias to find locations, history, beliefs and religion information.
Use books to find additional information.
Use journal articles to find additional information through EbscoHost, JSTOR, and Google Scholar.
Make sure you follow up on all bibliographies listed to find other sources!

World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples
Minority Rights Group International
Native Land Digital
Interactive map - Native Land Digital is a Canadian not-for-profit organization, incorporated in December 2018. Native Land Digital is Indigenous-led, with an Indigenous Executive Director and Board of Directors who oversee and direct the organization. Numerous non-Indigenous people also contribute as members of our Advisory Council.

Encyclopedia Britannica Online
"Britannica Online Academic delivers fast and easy access to high-quality, comprehensive information. The combination of the Encyclopædia Britannica and Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools provides the variety of reliable sources students need for research—all in one place. "
Gale eBooks
This resource includes cultural, religious, and historical encyclopedias.

My Tribal Area (US Census)
Census information about tribal lands in the United States.
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (NPS)
National Parks Services website

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