Celebrating Native American Heritage Month
Join the Library in celebrating Native American Heritage Month/National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month during November. Native American Heritage Month is a time to recognize the history, culture, and contributions of Indigenous people.
Books for Adults
Books for Young Adults
Books for Children
Native American Heritage Digital Collections
Resources & Learning
National Museum of the American Indian: NK360°
Native Knowledge 360° provides educational materials, virtual student programs, and teacher training that incorporate Native narratives, more comprehensive histories, and accurate information to enlighten and inform teaching and learning about Native America.
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the rich ancestry and traditions of Native Americans.
Check out exhibitions and collections, online video and audio, and resources for teachers.
Native Northeast Research Collaborative
The Native Northeast Research Collaborative (formerly The Yale Indian Papers Project) is an inclusive digital humanities endeavor that engages tribes, scholars, educators, students, and the general public in the study of the Native presence in the Atlantic Northeast.
Institute for American Indian Studies
The Institute for American Indian Studies (IAIS), located in Washington, CT, preserves and educates through discovery and creativity the diverse traditions, vitality and knowledge of Native American cultures.
Mashantucket Pequot Museum
Tribally owned and operated since it opened on Aug. 11, 1998, the Museum brings to life the story of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. It serves as a major resource on the histories and cultures of Native Americans in the northeast and on the region’s rich natural history.
