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This page is a starting point for all students researching American Indian issues. This guide is created by the Labriola National American Indian Data Center.
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Helpful Websites

AMERICAN INDIAN INDEX

 

Includes the Labriola National American Indian Data Center's collection of tribal newspapers, newsletters, reports, photographs, ephemera, and more. Covering time periods from prehistory to the present, the American Indian Index http://library.lib.asu.edu/record=e1000031 contains close to 8,000 items covering both the United States and Canada.

 

Using such key words as "Indian" and "gaming", a researcher could find the following:

  • "Pima Indian Stick Game", which includes game pieces and rules
  • Brochures from Indian casinos
  • Newspaper articles on Indian Gaming
  • Essays on gaming and sovereignty

 

GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION INDEXES

Those interested in information regarding gaming standards and regulations be sure to check out Government Documents on the third floor of Hayden Library (or the government documents section of a local library.) The Arizona Government Documents division contains copies of gaming compacts for Arizona Indian tribes.

 

Government publications on Indian gaming include House and Senate Indian gaming hearings, Public Laws that originate from the hearings, and state gaming compacts. Listed below are indexes that may help in researching governmental law and policy.

Congressional Universe. (1789+)
This index contains the Congressional Information Service indexing and abstracting of congressional publications (1970-present); Congressional Indexes (1789-1969); full text of congressional reports, documents, bills, and the Congressional Record; testimony (1988-present); public laws; and the Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations.

 

Government Printing Office Index. (1976+)
This is an electronic version of the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications. You may search this index by title, author, keyword, subject, and report number.

 

INTERNET SITES

Other links with information in Indian Gaming include:

Caution: Before using the information from any web pages in your paper, be certain that your source is legitimate and accurate.

 

The above bibliography is based on a 1996 Nick Davis project written to fulfill requirements for the American Indian Justice Studies Certificate Program at Arizona State University.

      
     

    Article Databases

    Gaming topics are covered in a wide variety of journals and newspapers. The following electronic databases and indexes can assist in locating such information about Indian gaming. Use key words such as Native American gambling, American Indian casinos, or Indian gaming.

    Arizona Newsstand. (1986+) Provides full-text coverage of Arizona newspapers such as the Arizona Business, Arizona Business Gazette, Arizona Daily Star, Arizona Daily Sun, Arizona Republic (to August 2001), Phoenix Business Journal, Phoenix Gazette, and the Tucson Citizen. A researcher may find general and specific information dealing with gambling on Arizona Indian reservations.

     

    Bibliography of Native North Americans. (1500+) This bibliography contains citations to literature about Native peoples of North America published from the 16th century to the present. It also contains over 60,000 citations to journal articles, essays, monographs, dissertations and U.S. Government documents.
    Business Newsbank. (1993+) Contains selected articles from almost 500 U.S. and Canadian daily newspapers and business newsweeklies.

     

    EBSCO. (1990+) EBSCOs Academic Search Elite engine searches for articles from over 1500 magazines and scholarly journals; most are online. EBSCOs Online Citations searches only online academic journals.

     

    Ethnic NewsWatch. (1960+) Ethnic News Watch is a database that includes more than 100 ethnic and minority newspapers, magazines, journals and newsletters - with complete full text articles. There are numerous articles on gaming issues. Examples of Native American Newspapers are: Navajo Nation Today, Navajo Times, Cherokee Advocate, Indian Country Today, Seminole Tribune, Char-Koosta News, (The) Circle, Au-Authm Action News, Ft. Apache Scout, Native Nevadan, News From Indian Country, Sho-Ban News, Tundra Times, and Wind River News.

     

    JSTOR. Includes back issues and online articles from scholarly journals in many subject areas including gaming. Articles are online and can be printed or downloaded to your computer.

        
       
       

      Books

      The following bibliography lists reference material dealing with the rapidly growing issue of Indian gaming. These resources include material found in the Labriola National American Indian Data Center in the University Libraries at Arizona State University, websites, and other research facilities. This subject guide is also located on the Labriola Center website at http://www.asu.edu/lib/archives/labriola.htm

       

      Reference Books

      • Native America In the Twentieth Century - Mary Davis
        Call Number: E76.2 .N36 1994 Ref
        . This encyclopedia provides a history and overview of gaming including Public Law 280, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, and disputes between states and tribes.
      • Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian - Indian, Barry Klien
        Call Number: E76.2 K5 1998 Ref
        This resource is divided into four sections: source listings, Canadian section, bibliography, and biography. You can find a list of tribal casinos and bingo halls in section one - source listings. The list is arranged by state and includes the name, address, contact information, and brief description of each facility
      • Statistical Record of Native North Americans - Americans, Marlita Reddy
        Call Number: E98 .P76 S73 Ref
        This 1272 page publication is full of statistical data. It covers topics such as history, demographics, education, culture, health, social and economic conditions, business and industry, land and water management, government relations, law, and law enforcement. You can find information on gaming revenues in the United States, gaming revenues by state, numbers of tribes operating casinos per state, annual revenues from bingo, and number of tribal casinos by year started
      • Tiller's Guide to Indian Country - Veronica Tiller
        Call Number: E93 .T55 1996 Ref
        . A resource encyclopedia of economic profiles on American Indian Reservations, each profile includes individual reservation location, land status, culture, history, government, economic development, services, tourism and recreation, infrastructure, and gaming. This book is significant for gaming issues since it breaks down the casino economic development for each tribe
       

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