New York State is home to several Indigenous tribes – this guide provides information on these tribes and links to resources about Indigenous Peoples internationally.
Local & Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS)
What are Local & Indigenous Knowledge Systems? According to UNESCO, “local and indigenous knowledge refers to the understandings, skills and philosophies developed by societies with long histories of interaction with their natural surroundings. For rural and indigenous peoples, local knowledge informs decision-making about fundamental aspects of day-to-day life.
This knowledge is integral to a cultural complex that also encompasses language, systems of classification, resource use practices, social interactions, ritual and spirituality.
These unique ways of knowing are important facets of the world’s cultural diversity, and provide a foundation for locally-appropriate sustainable development.”
(State Recognized) Nation & Tribal Information*
Tuscarora
Shinnecock
* List compiled from NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
(Federally Recognized) Nation & Tribal Information*
Other Indigenous tribes used to be located within New York State and maintain ties to the area.
Seneca Cayuga Nation
Delaware
Delaware Tribe of Indians
Stockbridge-Munsee Band of the Mohican Nation
* List compiled from NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Government Information Web Resources
New York State
- New York State Museum
- New York State Museum – Native American Ethnography
- New York State Museum – Native American Archaeology
- New York State Museum Bulletin
- New York State Archives Partnership Trust
- New York State Library – Internet Bibliographies
- New York State Library – Native American Materials
- New York State Library – Native American Language and Culture Preservation Project
Nationwide
- National Congress of American Indians
- Bureau of Indian Education (US Dept. of Interior)
- Bureau of Indian Education – Teaching Resources
- Tribal Crime & Justice – Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Indian Affairs (US Dept. of the Interior)
- Office of Native Affairs & Policy (Federal Communications Commission)
- Indian Health Service
- Extra Census Bulletin 1892 – Indians – The Six Nations of New York
Other Resources
Museums, Institutions & Organizations
- Native Land Digital Project – find information on the traditional people of different areas based on a map
- Indian Law Resource Center
- Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
- Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in New York
- National Indian Education Association
- Yale Law School Avalon Project – Treaties Between the United States and Native Americans
- National Indian Law Library
- Native American Constitution & Law Digitization Project
- Rochester Museum and Science Center
Books
- Elements of Indigenous style : a guide for writing by and about Indigenous Peoples – by Gregory Younging
- That the People Might Live: Native American Literatures & Native American Community – by Jace Weaver
- The Appropriation of Native American Spirituality – Suzanne Owen
- 500 Nations: An Illustrated History of North American Indians – by Alvin M Josephy
- Documents of Native American Political Development: 1500s to 1933 – by David E Wilkins
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