All Nations LibGuide: Community
Welcoming Spaces
Here are resources and recommendations serving community needs in training, utilizing the library buildings in library programming, and patron user-services. The book carousel of children and young adult tiles and the book list of adult selections are authored by and about Indigenous and Native peoples and while not exhaustive list they are exemplary in historical and contemporary representations and content.
Examples of Training or Outreach for Library Staff
Local Training
- Complete a formal Community Needs Assessment
- Consult with Tribal Nations, Native American Education Association, Native American Veteran Services, American Indian, Native American Centers
National Training
- Culturally Responsive Guidelines for Alaska Public Libraries, Alaska Library Association
Cross Cultural Training
- Callison, C., & Ford, L. (2022). An Introductory Indigenous Cultural Competency Training Program in the Academic Environment. American Library Association.
Connecting Your Library Building with Program Needs
Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums (ATALM). (2021). Connecting your program needs with your Building [Video]. Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums (ATALM).
First Nations
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X̱wi7x̱wa Library - The University of British ColumbiaX̱wi7x̱wa Library is a centre for academic and community Indigenous scholarship. Its collections and services reflect Indigenous approaches to teaching, learning, and research. Everyone is welcome to visit X̱wi7x̱wa Library.
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University of Saskatchewan, I-Portal: Indigenous Studies PortalThe I-Portal: Indigenous Studies Portal was launched in 2006 at the University of Saskatchewan as a tool for faculty, students, researchers, and members of the community to access digital Indigenous studies resources. Its primary focus is on Indigenous peoples of Canada with a secondary focus on Indigenous peoples of the United States, Australia, Aotearoa – New Zealand, and other areas of the world.
Recommended Books for Younger Readers
We are still here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know. Picture book. By Traci Sorell, and illustrated by Frane Lessac. 2021. 40 pages.
Twelve Native American kids present historical and contemporary laws, policies, struggles, and victories in Native life.
ISBN: 9781623541927
Power and Place: Indian Education in America. 2001 By Vine Deloria, Jr. & Daniel R. Wildcat
Fulcrum Publishing
ISBN 155591859X
We Are Water Protectors by Carole Linstrom, illustrated by Michaela Goade. 2021. A powerful picture book that weaves an urgent call to action with a timely story about protecting nature's most sacred resource from harm and corruption.
ISBN 9781250203557
Leitch Smith, C. (2000). Jingle Dancer. HarperCollins. Jenna, a contemporary Muscogee (Creek) girl in Oklahoma, wants to honor a family tradition by jingle dancing at the next powwow. But where will she find enough jingles for her dress? A warm family story, beautifully evoked in Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu’s watercolor art.
ISBN 9780688162412
Information Access
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Common Access Card portals now available in Anschutz and Watson Libraries, University of Kansas"On Jan. 17, the first day of the spring semester, CAC readers were ready for check out."
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Indigenous Tribes in the Chicago AreaFrom Tara Kenjockety, Seneca Nation and an enrolled member of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin created this resource at the American Library Association, Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services
Recommended Books
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Network Sovereignty
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ISBN: 9780295741833In 2012, the United Nations General Assembly determined that affordable Internet access is a human right, critical to citizen participation in democratic governments. Given the significance of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to social and political life, many U.S. tribes and Native organizations have created their own projects, from streaming radio to building networks to telecommunications advocacy. -
To Be a Water Protector
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ISBN: 9781773632674Winona LaDuke is a leader in cultural-based sustainable development strategies, renewable energy, sustainable food systems and Indigenous rights. Her new book, To Be a Water Protector: Rise of the Wiindigoo Slayers, is an expansive, provocative engagement with issues that have been central to her many years of activism. -
So You Want to Write about American Indians?
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ISBN: 9780803282988So You Want to Write about American Indians? is the first of its kind--an indispensable guide for anyone interested in writing and publishing a novel, memoir, collection of short stories, history, or ethnography involving the Indigenous peoples of the United States. -
The Rights of Indians and Tribes
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ISBN: 9780190077556The Rights of Indians and Tribes explains Federal Indian Law in a conversational manner, yet is highly authoritative, containing over 2000 footnotes with citations to relevant court decisions, statutes, and agency regulations. -
Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians but Were Afraid to Ask
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ISBN: 9781681342467A revised and updated edition of a modern classic offers answers to nearly 200 essential and thought-provoking questions about the Native people of North America.
