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Indigenous Peoples of North America - A Beginner's Guide (view source)
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The original outline was organized to help you learn important strategies for beginning research in Native American records. It also will help as you become more proficient at Native American research and want to know more about possible sources. It will lead you from the beginning steps to more involved types of research. | The original outline was organized to help you learn important strategies for beginning research in Native American records. It also will help as you become more proficient at Native American research and want to know more about possible sources. It will lead you from the beginning steps to more involved types of research. | ||
The outline discussed the records and research methods about Native Americans in both the United States and Canada. It covered various federal, state or province, and tribal resources. As the information has been moved to this wiki site, the titles of articles have been modified to comply with subject headings used by the U.S. Library of Congress(LOC). The general subject heading for Native Americans suggested by the LOC is [[Portal:Indians of North America|Indians of North America]], with sub-headings [[ | The outline discussed the records and research methods about Native Americans in both the United States and Canada. It covered various federal, state or province, and tribal resources. As the information has been moved to this wiki site, the titles of articles have been modified to comply with subject headings used by the U.S. Library of Congress(LOC). The general subject heading for Native Americans suggested by the LOC is [[Portal:Indians of North America|Indians of North America]], with sub-headings [[Indians of Canada|Indians of Canada]], Indians of the United States, and Indians of Mexico.<br> | ||
In each state of the United States or each province of Canada, you will find a topic entitled "American Indians." Those topics will direct you to specific pages entitled "[[Indians of Idaho|Indians of Idaho]]," "Indians of Minnesota," or "Indians of Florida," as examples. These titles also comply with the suggestions of the Library of Congress. | In each state of the United States or each province of Canada, you will find a topic entitled "American Indians." Those topics will direct you to specific pages entitled "[[Indians of Idaho|Indians of Idaho]]," "Indians of Minnesota," or "Indians of Florida," as examples. These titles also comply with the suggestions of the Library of Congress. | ||
In addition, there will be specific topics under each locality that may have application to American Indian research -- history, military, and church records, to name a few. | In addition, there will be specific topics under each locality that may have application to American Indian research -- history, military, and church records, to name a few. | ||
You may find some basic understanding of genealogical research procedures to be helpful. See A Guide to Research, available on this site. | You may find some basic understanding of genealogical research procedures to be helpful. See A Guide to Research, available on this site. | ||
Opportunities for genealogical research for Native Americans are good because more government records have been created for Indians than for any other Canadian or United States ethnic group. The Family History Library in Salt Lake City is expanding its Native American collection, as are several other libraries and archives. Many Indian records are being digitized and made available online. | |||
Before proceeding with research, you need to choose a particular ancestor or family that you would like to know more about. The first step will be to identify all you can about this person or family in family sources. Then this wiki will help you research additional information about your ancestors and possibly extend their genealogy. Additional instructions and information are given under the following sections: | |||
*[[United States Native Races Part 1 - How Do I Find Records about My Ancestors?|'''Part 1.''']] How Do I Find Records About My Ancestors? This section is the key in knowing what sources to search and in what order to answer your research questions. | *[[United States Native Races Part 1 - How Do I Find Records about My Ancestors?|'''Part 1.''']] How Do I Find Records About My Ancestors? This section is the key in knowing what sources to search and in what order to answer your research questions. | ||
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*Part 6. What Tools Can Help My Search? | *Part 6. What Tools Can Help My Search? | ||
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