Longview - Native American History Research Guide

Welcome to the Native American History subject guide. Here you will find valuable information on individual Native Americans and particular Native American Tribes, their histories, customs, cultures, and languages.

"Geronimo." Photo by Ben Wittick. Courtesy National
Archives. American Indian History Online. Facts On File, Inc.

An 1887 portrait of Geronimo, a Chiricahua
Apache and leader of the Apache Wars of the 1880s.

Consider the following steps to define your topic and locate important information:

• Create a search question
• Identify keywords from your search question
• Combine keywords or concepts in the appropriate databases

Suggested keywords: Indian(s); Native American Indian(s); a name of a particular tribe, such as Comanche; or search for Indians as a LC Subject search in our catalog.

Call Numbers: A large number of our nonfiction books are located in the 970s.

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