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created by staff to list tribal and native American resources.

Native & Tribal Resources

This Libguide is a collection of related government websites, California resources, and databases for Native Americans and other tribal groups

THERE THERE



BARSTOW READS!

Tommy Orange's wondrous and shattering novel follows twelve characters from Native communities: all traveling to the Big Oakland Powwow, all connected to one another in ways they may not yet realize. Among them is Jacquie Red Feather, newly sober and trying to make it back to the family she left behind. Dene Oxendene, pulling his life together after his uncle's death and working at the powwow to honor his memory. Fourteen-year-old Orvil, coming to perform traditional dance for the very first time. Together, this chorus of voices tells of the plight of the urban Native American--grappling with a complex and painful history, with an inheritance of beauty and spirituality, with communion and sacrifice and heroism. Hailed as an instant classic, There There is at once poignant and unflinching, utterly contemporary and truly unforgettable.

Resources in the Barstow College Library

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Native American Studies Academic Journals

California Tribal Links

Local Tribes

Government Resources

 

Library Technician II

Films on Deman featured video

Interview with Lotsee Patterson

Lotsee Patterson (Comanche Nation) is University of Oklahoma Professor Emeritus of Library and Information Science and the founder of the American Indian Library Association. This 2017 interview was conducted at the Library of Congress.