Using The Catalog

Plate 1 Alt-tä-quä-o-weh, or Moccasin for Male
HBC (Morgan, L. H. Report to the
Regents of the University)
Morgan, Lewis Henry, 1818-1881.
Report to the regents
of the University, upon the articles
furnished the Indian Collection.
December 31, 1849. [Albany, 1850]
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You will find that the Library’s Dictionary Catalog and its online catalog, CATNYP, both use the following heading in place of the term Native Americans:

Indians of North America

In addition you will find the following relevant terms for subject searching:

Algonquian Indians
American Literature – Indian authors
Athapascan Indians
Autobiography – Indian authors
Caddoan Indians
Eskimos
Use also Inuit
Inupiat
Indian Arts – North America
Mound-Builders
Off-Reservation Indians
Ojibwa Indians
Piegan Indians
Reservation Indians
Shoshoni Indians
Tinne Indians
United States – Civilization – Indian influences

You may also look for specific tribal groups by their name, such as:

Apache Indians
Narrower topic: Mescalero Indians
Navajo Indians

In addition to those noted above, subject headings for CATNYP, including cross references and broader, narrower or related terms, can be found by using the Library of Congress Subject Headings available in Room 315.

Compiled by Paula A. Baxter, 2002