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The Siletz Reservation was located in western Oregon, about 40 miles northwest of Corvallis.  
The Siletz Reservation was located in western Oregon, about 40 miles northwest of Corvallis.  


:Established -- 11 August 1855
{{Block indent|Established -- 11 August 1855 }}
:Agency (BIA) -- Siletz Agency
{{Block indent|Agency (BIA) -- [[Siletz Indian Agency (Oregon)|Siletz Agency]] }}
:Principal tribes -- Alsea, Coquille (Mishikhwutmetunne), Kusan, Kawasami, Rogue River (Chasta), Skoton, Shasta (Chastacosta), Saiustkea (Shinwauk?), Siuslaw, Tututni, Umpqua, and thirteen others.  
{{Block indent|Principal tribes -- Alsea, [[Coquille Indians|Coquille]] (Mishikhwutmetunne), Kusan, Kawasami, Rogue River (Chasta), Skoton, [[Shasta Indians|Shasta]] (Chastacosta), Saiustkea (Shinwauk?), Siuslaw, Tututni, [[Umpqua Indians|Umpqua]], and thirteen others. }}
:Population --
{{Block indent|Population --}}


== History  ==
=== History  ===


Siletz Reservation was established by an unratified treaty of Aug. 11, 1855 and by Executive orders, Nov. 9,1855, and Dec. 21,1865. Other acts and agreements modified the reservation<ref>"Oregon Indian Reservations," Handbook of Indians North of Mexico, by Frederick Webb Hodge [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/reservations/orreservations.htm Available online.]</ref>.
Siletz Reservation was established by an unratified treaty of Aug. 11, 1855 and by Executive orders, Nov. 9,1855, and Dec. 21,1865. Other acts and agreements modified the reservation<ref>"Oregon Indian Reservations," Handbook of Indians North of Mexico, by Frederick Webb Hodge [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/reservations/orreservations.htm Available online.]</ref>.  


== Records  ==
=== Records  ===


Most of the records for the Indians living on the Siletz Reservation are a part of the Siletz Agency now housed in the Pacific Alaska Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Seattle<ref>Guide to Federal Records, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75. [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html Available online].</ref>.  
Most of the records for the Indians living on the Siletz Reservation are a part of the Siletz Agency now housed in the Pacific Alaska Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Seattle<ref>Guide to Federal Records, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75. [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html Available online].</ref>.  


== Web Sites  ==
The '''majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies'''. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:<br>


== References  ==
*[[American Indian Allotment Records|Allotment records]]
*[[American Indian Annuity Rolls|Annuity rolls]]
*[[American Indian Census Rolls|Census records]]
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Correspondence]]
*[[American Indian Health Records|Health records]]
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Reports]]
*[[American Indian School Records|School census and records]]
*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]]
 
<br>
 
==== Land Records ====
 
[[American Indian Allotment Records|Allotted land]]: 47,716 acres
 
=== Websites  ===
 
=== References  ===


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==== Bibliography  ====
==== Bibliography  ====


*Confederation of American Indians. ''Indian Reservations: A State and Federal Handbook''. Jefferson, North Caroline: McFarland &amp; Co., c1986. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14098308&referer=brief_results WorldCat 14098308]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=671299&disp=Indian+reservations%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 In2].  
*Confederation of American Indians. ''Indian Reservations: A State and Federal Handbook''. Jefferson, North Caroline: McFarland &amp; Co., c1986. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14098308&referer=brief_results WorldCat 14098308]; {{FSC|671299|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 970.1 In2}}.  
*Hodge, Frederick Webb. ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico''. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #30, 1906. This publication lists the 22 states which had reservations in 1908. [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/handbook_american_indians.htm Available online].  
*Hodge, Frederick Webb. ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico''. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #30, 1906. This publication lists the 22 states which had reservations in 1908. [https://archive.org/details/handbookamindians02hodgrich Available online].  
*Kappler, Charles J. ''Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties''. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1902. 7 volumes. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/74490963&referer=brief_results WorldCat 74490963]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=53745&disp=Indian+treaties%2C+1778%2D1883%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 K142i].&nbsp; [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/index.htm Available online].  
*Kappler, Charles J. ''Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties''. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1902. 7 volumes. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/74490963&referer=brief_results WorldCat 74490963]; {{FSC|53745|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 970.1 K142i}}.&nbsp; [https://library.okstate.edu/search-and-find/collections/digital-collections/indian-affairs-laws-and-treaties Available online].  
*Klein, Barry T., ed. ''Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian''. Nyack, New York: Todd Publications, 2009. 10th ed. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/317923332?referer=list_view WorldCat 317923332]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1122745&disp=Reference+encyclopedia+of+the+American+I%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 R259e].  
*Klein, Barry T., ed. ''Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian''. Nyack, New York: Todd Publications, 2009. 10th ed. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/317923332?referer=list_view WorldCat 317923332]; {{FSC|1122745|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 970.1 R259e}}.  
*Prucha, Francis Paul. ''Atlas of American Indian Affairs''. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 1991 [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/257331735?referer=list_view WorldCat 257331735]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=563984&disp=Atlas+of+American+Indian+affairs%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 P95aa]
*Prucha, Francis Paul. ''Atlas of American Indian Affairs''. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 1991 [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/257331735?referer=list_view WorldCat 257331735]; {{FSC|563984|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 970.1 P95aa}}
*Prucha, Francis Paul, ed. ''Documents of United States Indian Policy''. 3rd Edition. Lincoln, Nebraska: Univeresity of Nebraska Press, 2000. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19971852?referer=list_view WorldCat 50416280]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1427629&disp=Documents+of+United+States+Indian+policy%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 P95d].  
*Prucha, Francis Paul, ed. ''Documents of United States Indian Policy''. 3rd Edition. Lincoln, Nebraska: Univeresity of Nebraska Press, 2000. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19971852?referer=list_view WorldCat 50416280]; {{FSC|1427629|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 970.1 P95d}}.  
*Prucha, Francis Paul. ''Guide to the Military Posts of the United States, 1789-1895''. Madison, Wisconsin: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, c1964. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/522839?referer=list_view WorldCat 522839]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=112866&disp=A+guide+to+the+military+posts+of+the+Uni%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 973 M2pf].  
*Prucha, Francis Paul. ''Guide to the Military Posts of the United States, 1789-1895''. Madison, Wisconsin: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, c1964. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/522839?referer=list_view WorldCat 522839]; {{FSC|112866|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M2pf}}.  
*Ruby, Robert H. and John Arthur Brown. ''A Guide to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest.'' Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7272798&referer=brief_results WorldCat 7272798]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=659894&disp=A+guide+to+the+Indian+tribes+of+the+Paci FHL book 970.1 R827g]
*Ruby, Robert H. and John Arthur Brown. ''A Guide to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest.'' Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7272798&referer=brief_results WorldCat 7272798]; {{FSC|659894|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 970.1 R827g}}
*Schmeckebier, Laurance F. ''The Office of Indian Affairs: Its History, Activities, and Organization''. Service Monographs of the United States Government; no. 48. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1927. Reprint. New York: AMS Press, 1972.&nbsp; [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/257893?referer=list_view WorldCat 257893]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=121071&disp=The+Office+of+Indian+Affairs%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 973 B4b v. 48].  
*Schmeckebier, Laurance F. ''The Office of Indian Affairs: Its History, Activities, and Organization''. Service Monographs of the United States Government; no. 48. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1927. Reprint. New York: AMS Press, 1972.&nbsp; [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/257893?referer=list_view WorldCat 257893]; {{FSC|121071|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 973 B4b v. 48}}.  
*Sturtevant, William C. ''Handbook of North American Indians''. 20 vols., some not yet published. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978– . <br>
*Sturtevant, William C. ''Handbook of North American Indians''. 20 vols., some not yet published. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978– . <br>


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::Volume 3 -- Environment, Origins, and Population (pub. 2006) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/255572371&referer=brief_results WorldCat 255572371]<br>  
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::Volume 4 -- History of Indian-White Relations (pub. 1988) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19331914&referer=brief_results WorldCat 19331914]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.4].<br>  
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::Volume 5 -- Arctic (pub. 1984) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/299653808&referer=brief_results WorldCat 299653808]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.5].<br>  
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::Volume 6 -- Subarctic (pub. 1981) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/247493742&referer=brief_results WorldCat 247493742]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.6].<br>  
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::Volume 7 -- Northwest Coast (pub. 1990) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/247493311&referer=brief_results WorldCat 247493311]<br>  
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::Volume 8 -- California (pub. 1978) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13240086&referer=brief_results WorldCat 13240086]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.8].<br>  
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::Volume 9 -- Southwest (pub. 1979) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26140053&referer=brief_results WorldCat 26140053]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.9].<br>  
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::Volume 10 -- Southwest (pub. 1983) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/301504096&referer=brief_results WorldCat 301504096]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.10].  
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::Volume 11 -- Great Basin (pub. 1986) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/256516416&referer=brief_results WorldCat 256516416]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.11].<br>  
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::Volume 12 -- Plateau (pub. 1998) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39401371&referer=brief_results WorldCat 39401371]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.12].<br>  
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::Volume 13 -- Plains, 2 vols. (pub. 2001) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48209643&referer=brief_results WorldCat 48209643]<br>  
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::Volume 14 -- Southeast (pub. 2004) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/254277176&referer=brief_results WorldCat 254277176]  
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::Volume 15 -- Northwest (pub. 1978) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/256517503&referer=brief_results WorldCat 356517503]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.15].<br>  
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*Tiller, Veronica E. Velarde. ''American Indian Reservations and Trust Areas''. [Washington, DC]: Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1996. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35209517?referer=list_view WorldCat 35209517]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1495765&disp=American+Indian+reservations+and+trust+a%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 T463a].  
*Tiller, Veronica E. Velarde. ''American Indian Reservations and Trust Areas''. [Washington, DC]: Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1996. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35209517?referer=list_view WorldCat 35209517]; {{FSC|1495765|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 970.1 T463a}}.  
*United States Department of Commerce, Frederick B. Dent, Secretary. ''Federal and State Reservations and Trust Areas''. 1974. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=152709&disp=Federal+and+state+Indian+reservations%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 Un3fe/1974].  
*United States Department of Commerce, Frederick B. Dent, Secretary. ''Federal and State Reservations and Trust Areas''. 1974. {{FSC|152709|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 970.1 Un3fe/1974}}.  
*United States Department of the Interior. ''Executive Orders Relating to Indian Reservations''. Washington: [United States] Government Printing Office, 1912 (v. 1), 1922 (v. 2). Vol. 1 – May 14, 1855 to July 1, 1912. Vol. 2 – July 1, 1912 to July 1, 1922. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1024754&disp=Executive+orders+relating+to+Indian+rese%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL film 1440543 Items 8-9].  
*United States Department of the Interior. ''Executive Orders Relating to Indian Reservations''. Washington: [United States] Government Printing Office, 1912 (v. 1), 1922 (v. 2). Vol. 1 – May 14, 1855 to July 1, 1912. Vol. 2 – July 1, 1912 to July 1, 1922. {{FSC|1024754|title-id|disp=FS Library film 1440543 Items 8-9}}.  
*''United States Federal and State Indian Reservations'', Map. [http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0778676.html Available online].  
*''United States Federal and State Indian Reservations'', Map. [http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0778676.html Available online].  
*Waldman, Carl. ''Atlas of the North American Indian''. New York: Facts on File, 2009. 3rd ed. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/244771132?referer=list_view WorldCat 244771132]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1469170&disp=Atlas+of+the+North+American+Indian%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 W146a 2009].  
*Waldman, Carl. ''Atlas of the North American Indian''. New York: Facts on File, 2009. 3rd ed. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/244771132?referer=list_view WorldCat 244771132]; {{FSC|1469170|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 970.1 W146a 2009}}.  
*Waldman, Carl. ''Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes''. New York, New York: Facts on File, 2006. 3rd ed. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14718193?referer=list_view WorldCat 14718193]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1465222&disp=Encyclopedia+of+Native+American+tribes%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 W146e 2006].
*Waldman, Carl. ''Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes''. New York, New York: Facts on File, 2006. 3rd ed. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14718193?referer=list_view WorldCat 14718193]; {{FSC|1465222|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 970.1 W146e 2006}}.


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The Siletz Reservation was located in western Oregon, about 40 miles northwest of Corvallis.

Established -- 11 August 1855
Agency (BIA) -- Siletz Agency
Principal tribes -- Alsea, Coquille (Mishikhwutmetunne), Kusan, Kawasami, Rogue River (Chasta), Skoton, Shasta (Chastacosta), Saiustkea (Shinwauk?), Siuslaw, Tututni, Umpqua, and thirteen others.
Population --

History

Siletz Reservation was established by an unratified treaty of Aug. 11, 1855 and by Executive orders, Nov. 9,1855, and Dec. 21,1865. Other acts and agreements modified the reservation[1].

Records

Most of the records for the Indians living on the Siletz Reservation are a part of the Siletz Agency now housed in the Pacific Alaska Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Seattle[2].

The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:


Land Records

Allotted land: 47,716 acres

Websites

References

  1. ↑ "Oregon Indian Reservations," Handbook of Indians North of Mexico, by Frederick Webb Hodge Available online.
  2. ↑ Guide to Federal Records, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75. Available online.

Bibliography

  • Confederation of American Indians. Indian Reservations: A State and Federal Handbook. Jefferson, North Caroline: McFarland & Co., c1986. WorldCat 14098308; FS Catalog book 970.1 In2.
  • Hodge, Frederick Webb. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #30, 1906. This publication lists the 22 states which had reservations in 1908. Available online.
  • Kappler, Charles J. Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1902. 7 volumes. WorldCat 74490963; FS Catalog book 970.1 K142i.  Available online.
  • Klein, Barry T., ed. Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian. Nyack, New York: Todd Publications, 2009. 10th ed. WorldCat 317923332; FS Catalog book 970.1 R259e.
  • Prucha, Francis Paul. Atlas of American Indian Affairs. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 1991 WorldCat 257331735; FS Catalog book 970.1 P95aa
  • Prucha, Francis Paul, ed. Documents of United States Indian Policy. 3rd Edition. Lincoln, Nebraska: Univeresity of Nebraska Press, 2000. WorldCat 50416280; FS Catalog book 970.1 P95d.
  • Prucha, Francis Paul. Guide to the Military Posts of the United States, 1789-1895. Madison, Wisconsin: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, c1964. WorldCat 522839; FS Catalog book 973 M2pf.
  • Ruby, Robert H. and John Arthur Brown. A Guide to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. WorldCat 7272798; FS Catalog book 970.1 R827g
  • Schmeckebier, Laurance F. The Office of Indian Affairs: Its History, Activities, and Organization. Service Monographs of the United States Government; no. 48. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1927. Reprint. New York: AMS Press, 1972.  WorldCat 257893; FS Catalog book 973 B4b v. 48.
  • Sturtevant, William C. Handbook of North American Indians. 20 vols., some not yet published. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978– .
Volume 1 -- Not yet published
Volume 2 -- Indians in Contemporary Society (pub. 2008) -- WorldCat 234303751
Volume 3 -- Environment, Origins, and Population (pub. 2006) -- WorldCat 255572371
Volume 4 -- History of Indian-White Relations (pub. 1988) -- WorldCat 19331914; FS Catalog book 970.1 H191h v.4.
Volume 5 -- Arctic (pub. 1984) -- WorldCat 299653808; FS Catalog book 970.1 H191h v.5.
Volume 6 -- Subarctic (pub. 1981) -- WorldCat 247493742; FS Catalog book 970.1 H191h v.6.
Volume 7 -- Northwest Coast (pub. 1990) -- WorldCat 247493311
Volume 8 -- California (pub. 1978) -- WorldCat 13240086; FS Catalog book 970.1 H191h v.8.
Volume 9 -- Southwest (pub. 1979) -- WorldCat 26140053; FS Catalog book 970.1 H191h v.9.
Volume 10 -- Southwest (pub. 1983) -- WorldCat 301504096; FS Catalog book 970.1 H191h v.10.
Volume 11 -- Great Basin (pub. 1986) -- WorldCat 256516416; FS Catalog book 970.1 H191h v.11.
Volume 12 -- Plateau (pub. 1998) -- WorldCat 39401371; FS Catalog book 970.1 H191h v.12.
Volume 13 -- Plains, 2 vols. (pub. 2001) -- WorldCat 48209643
Volume 14 -- Southeast (pub. 2004) -- WorldCat 254277176
Volume 15 -- Northwest (pub. 1978) -- WorldCat 356517503; FS Catalog book 970.1 H191h v.15.
Volume 16 -- Not yet published
Volume 17 -- Languages (pub. 1996) -- WorldCat 43957746
Volume 18 -- Not yet published
Volume 19 -- Not yet published
Volume 20 -- Not yet published
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