ENGL 210: Introduction to Literature: Additional Resources on Indigenous Texts

Indian Country Today is an important newspaper serving Indigenous people. Its archives can be a rich source of information on Indigenous history and culture.

Use a Google search to find articles in ICT: Indian Country Today and [subject].

Published on the Pine Ridge Reservation, Lakota Times is a significant source of news relating to the Lakota people.

South Dakota Magazine carries articles on Indigenous history and culture.

The Chilson Collection includes materials relating to local histories, South Dakota history, Native American cultures and western expansion of the United States.

The American Indian Research Project (AIRP) contains over 2,300 oral history interview recordings. The collection contains the memories and experiences of individuals from the 1890s to the present. These memories and experiences cover topics of culture, life ways, legends, music, change and activism within the Native American peoples, tribes and communities of the Northern Plains. While these oral histories are predominantly in English, recordings conducted in Lakota, Dakota and others can also be found. There is also a collection of recordings focused on the teaching of the Lakota language.

YouTube is an excellent source of videos produced by Indigenous people presenting their histories and cultural practices.

The Library of Congress provides access to a rich collection of historical books and artifacts.