Institute of American Indian Studies (University
of SD)
This organization, established by the SD state
legislature in 1955, is involved in USD awareness programs, student
recruitment, and scholarship administration. The Institute also
houses the South Dakota Oral History Center, which contains recordings
from many of South Dakota's reservations.
South Dakota Tribes (State of SD)
Links to South Dakota Tribes' location,
histories and government contact information. Street addresses, phone
numbers, and e-mail are included for each tribal government. Not all
tribes maintain an official web site.
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Official website of the Cheyenne River Lakota.
Provides information on tribal government, law, employment, services,
and news.
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe
Official website of the Flandreau Santee Sioux.
Links are provided to health services, tribal government, education,
economic development, and Santee history/culture. A link to the
tribe's gambling venture is also included.
Sinte Gleska University
A four year institution on the Rosebud Sioux
Reservation at Mission, SD. Sinte Gleska University provides two and
four year degrees in the arts, business, education, Lakota studies,
and technology.
Oglala Lakota College
OLC provides instruction in the fields of
nursing, education, the arts, leadership, and Lakota studies. This
Kyle, SD based college's mission is "to provide educational
opportunities that enhance Lakota life".
North America
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Official website of the US government department
responsible for management of the 55.7 million acres held in trust on
behalf of Native Americans. Agricultural programs, educational
services, infrastructure maintenance, and economic development on
reservations all fall under the purview of the BIA.
National Congress of American Indians
From the website: "NCAI's mission is to inform
the public and the federal government on tribal self-government,
treaty rights, and a broad range of federal policy issues affecting
tribal governments." Site features information on NCAI staff, a
calendar of government events nationwide, a tribal directory, and
extensive information on important issues on the reservations.
Native American Sites
This website contains linking information to
many sites dealing with issues important to Native Americans. It is
maintained by a former librarian and arranged under topic headings
such as languages, urban Indian centers, and native businesses.
Kappler's American Indian Affairs: Laws and
Treaties
Home page for the Oklahoma State University
digitization project. Contains direct links to all seven volumes of
the Kappler's Indian Affairs series, and has an advanced search
function to look across all seven volumes at once.
Native American Constitution and Law
Digitization Project
This joint project of the University of Oklahoma
and the National Indian Law Library provides access to constitutions,
tribal codes, and other legal documents. Although not exhaustive,
this site provides documents regarding a large number of tribes and is
fully searchable.
Images of Native Americans (Bancroft Library)
From the website: "The diverse scholarly treasures represented in this
exhibition include materials that reflect European interpretations of
Native Americans, scientific and anthropological research, United
States military surveys, images of popular culture, literary and
political observations, and artistic representations." This digital
exhibit is provided by the University of California-Berkley's Bancroft
Library.
Lakota Journal via SDNA Newspaper Database
The Lakota Journal is weekly publications that cover news and events
concerning all of the federally recognized Tribes of the United
States and Canada. The Lakota Journal is owned and operated by the
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe.
Indian Country Today
This newspaper bills itself as "The Nation's Leading American Indian
News Source", and garners the highest visitor traffic numbers of any
Native American website. Daily news, editorials, trade and commerce,
and entertainment news are all available in the web based version.
Aboriginal Canada
From the website: "the Aboriginal Canada Portal [is] your single
window to Canadian Aboriginal on-line resources, contacts,
information, and government programs and services. The portal offers
ease of access and navigation to listings of Aboriginal associations,
businesses, organizations, bands, communities, groups, news and
peoples."
