Archer Library: Religious Studies: Indigenous Religions (North America)

Databases

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ATLA Religion Database
This full text database is a collection of major religion and theology journals selected by some of the major religion scholars in the United States. Journals representing all major religious faiths, major denominations, and language groups are included. Information dates as far back as 1949, and coverage continues through the present.
Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America
Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America is a bibliographic database covering a wide range of topics including archaeology, multicultural relations, gaming, governance, legend, and literacy. It contains more than 80,000 citations for books, essays, journal articles, and government documents of the United States and Canada. Dates of coverage for included content range from the sixteenth century to the present. The database is an essential research tool for anthropologists, educators, historians, political scientists, sociologists, psychologists, legal and medical researchers, linguists, theologians, ethnobotanists, and policy makers. Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America will appeal to anyone interested in exploring the contributions, struggles, and issues surrounding North America

Web Resources

Subject Headings

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Indians of North America Religion

Indians of North America Canada Religion

search also the names of individual tribes followed by religion, religion and mythology, mythology, or rites and ceremonies, for example:

Cree Indians religion

Cree Indians religion and mythology

Cree mythology

Cree Indians rites and ceremonies

For comprehensive results do a Subject Headings Keyword search:Indians religion

Alternatively, try a Keyword Boolean search, for example:

Ojibwa AND religion

Indians AND women AND religio*

Reference Shelf

American Indian Religious Traditions by Suzanne J. Crawford (Editor); Dennis F. Kelley (Editor)
Call Number: FNUNIV Regina Reference E 98 R3 C755 2005
ISBN: 1576075176
Publication Date: 2005-06-29
Combining the work of Native Americans and non-Native scholars, this reference work explores indigenous North American religions, religious practices, and rituals. * 150+ entries including extensive entries that address complex key ideas and pan-tribal movements, placing them within their historical and contemporary contexts * Comprehensive lists of further readings for each entry that provide the reader resources for deeper research * Illustrations including photos of community members, prominent places within traditional sacred geographies, regalia, basketry, traditional artwork, and more * Maps detailing tribal homelands, sidebars providing background of regional groups, and a listing of recognized tribes
The Encyclopedia of Native American Religions by Arlene B. Hirschfelder; Paulette Fairbanks Molin; Walter R. Echo-Hawk (Foreword by)
Call Number: FNUNIV Regina E 98 R3 H73 2000
ISBN: 0816039496
Publication Date: 1999-12-01
"Encyclopedia of Native American Religions is a guide to the rich spiritual traditions and practices of Native Americans in the United States and Canada. Included are more than 1,200 entries, alphabetically arranged and fully cross-referenced. Long regarded as quaint curiosities or exotic pagan rites, the religious practices of Native Americans make up a rich, enduring legacy deserving of a place among the great spiritual traditions. Encyclopedia of Native American Religions is a comprehensive resource to these traditions and practices and accords them the respect, status, and attention they deserve." "In this edition, new or updated information has been included on such topics as: national and state legislation, such as the Native American Church Bill, which allows the religious use of peyote, and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act; religious rights in the military; sacred sites; sacred use of tobacco; and court cases involving the participation of non-Indians in Native American religious ceremonies, such as the Sun Dance."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Encyclopedia of Native American Shamanism by William S. Lyon
ISBN: 0874369339
Publication Date: 1998-12-11
Encyclopedia of Native American Shamanism focuses on "medicine" or sacred ceremonies conducted through shamans in which the power of the Creator is made manifest for all to behold. * Includes biographies of key anthropologists