Research Guides: AMST/ANTH 133a: Deep Historical Perspectives on Native North America: Library Research

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Key Databases for Scholarly Literature

America: History & Life (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive database of articles on the history and culture of the parts of North America that make up the present-day US and Canada.
Anthropology Plus This link opens in a new window
Combines two key databases for anthropology: the Royal Anthropological Institute's Anthropological Index and Harvard University's Anthropological Literature. Broad coverage from early 19th century to present.
AnthroSource This link opens in a new window
Current and back issues of the American Anthropological Association's journals and bulletins.
Indigenous Studies Portal (iPortal) This link opens in a new window
A research tool for Indigenous Studies from the University of Sasketchewan Library, focusing primarily on First Nations and Aboriginals of Canada with a secondary focus on North American materials and beyond. Includes books, articles, and theses, as well as digitized materials such as photographs, archival resources, and maps. You will have the option to look up the item at Brandeis University from your search results.
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Search millions of journal articles and selected books in this interdisciplinary database. Especially strong in anthropology, economics, political science and sociology. 1951-present.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Popular archive of scholarly journals and ebooks spanning many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. Use Advanced Search to select specific fields, such as anthropology.
Please note that the most recent seven years of American Anthropological Association journals are not available in JSTOR. We recommend you use AnthroSource to search the complete run of AAA's 32 journals and download the full text.

Browse more than 400 databases on our Databases A to Z list. Narrow down by choosing a subject, such as Anthropology.

Images and Historical Documents

Artstor This link opens in a new window
Image database featuring images from some of the world's leading museums, photo archives, scholars, and artists; the most comprehensive image resource available for educational and scholarly use, with many rare and important collections available nowhere else.

Digital Commonwealth
Digitized primary sources, including many photographs, from a variety of libraries and institutions in Massachusetts.
Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)
Digitized materials from libraries, archives and museums around the country.

Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Journals

American Indian Culture and Research Journal
Journal from UCLA's American Indian Studies Center. You can access all issues from 1974 to present.
The American Indian Quarterly
Published by the University of Nebraska Press. The above link will take you to issues published from 2000 to the present. For the backfile from v.1 (1974), with a five-year embargo on the most recent volumes, see JSTOR.
Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education, and Society
An open-access journal hosted by University of Toronto Libraries.
Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS)
Published by University of Minnesota Press. The above link will take you to issues published from Vol. 2 (2015) to the present. Visit JSTOR for issues published from Vol. 1 (2014) onward, with a three-year embargo on the most recent issues.
Wicazo Sa Review
Published by University of Minnesota Press. The above link will take you to issues published from Vol. 15 No. 2 (2000) to the present. Visit JSTOR for issues published from Vol. 1 No. 1 (1985) onward, with a three-year embargo on the most recent issues.