History 324: American Indian History: Web Sources

(University of Wisconsin Digital Collections). "This [collection] presents United States government records that document debate and decisions related to Native American affairs." Included in the collection are "Documents Relating to the Negotiation of Ratified and Unratified Treaties With Various Indian Tribes, 1801-1869"; and the Office of Indian Affairs, Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

(University of Nebraska)
Nine additional treaties with American Indians, created between 1722-1805, that are not included in Kappler's Indian Affairs, Laws and Treaties." These are the product of seven, early treaty events between a number of American Indian Nations and the British, and of two United States efforts."

The Schedule of Indian Land Cessions (which starts at page 648 of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set, Number 401) contains 709 entries of cessions from 1784 to 1894, descriptions of the land ceded, and the names of the tribes affected.

(Oklahoma State University Library). A 7-volume work compiled and edited by Charles J. Kappler. "[A] compilation of U.S. treaties, laws and executive orders pertaining to Native American Indian tribes. The volumes cover U.S. Government treaties with Native Americans from 1778-1883 (Volume II) and U.S. laws and executive orders concerning Native Americans from 1871-1970 (Volumes I, III-VII). The work was first published in 1903-04 by the U.S. Government Printing Office."

Part of the Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. National Archives digital records.

This series contains handwritten copies of the general outgoing correspondence of the Office of Indian Affairs. The letters include instructions to superintendents, agents, and other em­ployees; acknowledgments of and replies to incoming correspondence; reports to the Secretary of War; and notices of appointments.

These digitized treaties are searchable by date or tribe. Transcriptions are available within each treaty.

The records of the Wisconsin Superintendency concern almost all aspects of Indian administration within its jurisdiction. There are documents relating to negotiation and enforcement of treaties, land matters, Indian emigration and subsistence, intrusions on Indian lands, law and order, annuity and other payments, inter tribal hostilities, military operations, depredation claims, traders and licenses, missionaries and schools, location of agencies, construction and repair of buildings, purchase and transportation of goods and supplies, employees, and accounts.

(Newberry Library, Chicago)
This site features recent research of scholars investigating the culture and histories of Indian people in the Midwest.

Edward Sheriff Curtis published The North American Indian between 1907 and 1930 with the intent to record traditional Indian cultures. The work comprises twenty volumes of narrative text and photogravure images. Each volume is accompanied by a portfolio of large photogravure plates.

(National Archives, Washington D.C.)
Pictures and artwork of Native Americans in their homes and doing daily activities. Pictures are grouped by subjects.

Native Lands allows you to type in modern day street addresses to see what indigenous tribes have lived in certain areas over the years.