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American Indian and Indigenous Studies Research Guide: Books

Guide to the Library's collections relating to American Indians

American Indian Studies Librarian

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In the Briggs Library, many of the books about American Indians can be found on the second floor of Briggs Library in the general collection and in the South Dakota Collection in the Archives and Special Collections.

The general Library of Congress call numbers for this subject include:

  • E77:  for general works
  • E78: for works by state or region
  • E98: for works by subject
  • E99: for works by Tribe

 

Book Collections in the Hilton M.Briggs Library

Native Reads is an initiative of the First Nations Development Institute to recognize and exalt Indigenous writers and their works. The program began in 2020 and focused on the literature of the Oceti Sakowin (Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota). First Nations worked with the Oak Lake Writers Society to compile a list of works that would increase awareness and understanding of Oceti Sakowin cultures and traditions. The list includes works by historical and contemporary writers. 

Below is the list of Native Reads books in the Hilton M. Briggs Library.

The South Dakota Collection is located in the Archives & Special Collections of the Hilton M. Briggs Library. The collection contains books relating to South Dakota and written by South Dakota authors. 

The collection includes numerous books about the Indigenous People of South Dakota. 

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