North American Indigenous Societies

The contributions of Indigenous peoples to the development of our city and region’s culture are documented throughout HNOC’s printed, manuscript, and pictorial holdings. Though the checklists below describe select manuscripts, books, serials, and pamphlets, significant material is also available in pictorial collections that include maps indicating approximate Indigenous town locations, portraits, engravings, prints, photographs, and other types of visual arts that show or depict individual dress, dwelling style, agricultural and hunting techniques, arts and crafts, rites and ceremonies, war and peacemaking, dances, games, diplomacy, food preparation, trade, transportation, and other imagery of both real or perceived Indigenous lifeways.

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