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Native Americans
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Cultures of the Andes/ Culturas de los Andes 
 Music, photos, poems, and stories from the Andes mountain region of South America, which includes artists from Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina, and Chile. Information is variously provided in English, Spanish, and the Quechua indian language. http://www.andes.org/ Topics: Musical Genres, Native Americans, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Poetry, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated Apr 1, 2004 Duane Niatum
Native American writer Duane Niatum (born Duane McGinnis), a member of the S'Klallam tribe (Jamestown Band), was born and raised in Seattle. He has won many awards for his poetry, including the Washington Governor's Award in 1971. This Web site includes a biographical profile, contact information, a list of awards, some of his poems, and a complete list of books by Niatum as well as books, journals, and magazines containing his work. http://www.hanksville.org/storytellers/niatum/ Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Native Americans, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 1, 2004 NativeTech: Native American Technology and Art
Organized into categories of traditional Native uses of beads, birchbark, cattails, clay, cornhusks, feathers, metalwork, leather, plants, porcupine quills, pottery, stone, and other materials. Most files are illustrated and many include instructions. Other areas covered on this large site include: food and recipes; games and toys; poems and stories; and articles on contemporary art issues. Extensive list of categorized links to related resources and to message boards and discussion lists. http://www.nativetech.org/ Topics: Crafts, Native Americans, Poetry, Recipes by Region, Recipes by Region: United States, Regions of the World Last updated Oct 8, 2004 The Pauline Johnson Archive
Devoted to spoken word performer Emily Pauline Johnson (1861-1913), "one of Canada's most popular and successful entertainers at the turn-of-the-century." Includes photos, correspondence, post cards, personal items, fan letters, reviews, articles, programs and tickets, a bibliography, poetry, short stories, and manuscripts. The daughter of a Mohawk Native-Canadian father and an English mother, Johnson used the Mohawk name 'Tekahionwake'. Available in English and French. From Canada's Digital Collections and McMaster University. http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/%7Epjohnson/mock.html Topics: Authors by Region, Authors by Region: United States, Correspondence, Literature: Fiction, Native Americans, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Poetry Last updated Jun 23, 2006 A Sense of Where We Are: History and Literature of the Pacific Northwest
This site from the Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest offers examples of stories and texts written in and about the Pacific Northwest. Essays, commentaries, and sample texts cover five areas: "Texts by and about Natives," "Discovering the Region," "Writing Home," "Aggressive Regionalism," and "Northwest Schools of Lit." "Includes Native American myths, accounts by explorers, pioneer narratives, booster pamphlets, modern poetry, selections from novels, utopian fiction, environmentalist tracts, and travel writing." http://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/Website/Hist%20n%20Lit/Welcome.html Topics: Environment, Native Americans, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jun 24, 2009 Storytellers: Native American Authors Online
The purpose of this site is to "make the writing of modern Native American authors, particularly the poets, both more visible and more widely available." The site includes pages on or links to more than 40 authors. There is also a calendar of appearances by the authors, links to reviews of their works, a section on traditional storytelling, a page of links to the online works of early 20th century native american authors, and another of links to related sites. http://www.hanksville.org/storytellers/ Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Literary Movements and Periods, Native Americans, Poetry Last updated Aug 19, 2002 |
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