Handbook of North American Indians by William C Sturtevant.
Call Number: E77 .H25 Rm. 123 (REF), Main Library/ online
Encyclopedic summary of prehistory, history, cultures and political and social aspects of native peoples.
The Munsee Indians : A History by Robert S. Grumet, University of Oklahoma Press, 2009.
Call Number: E99.M93 G78 2009, Main Library/ online
History of the Lenape Munsee people, written by anthropologist. Good background on Lenape people who lived where Vassar College is located.
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) in WorldCat
The standard subject heading for the whole of native communities in North America is: Indians of North America. Related headings include Indians of Central America and Indians of South America. These broad terms return over 5000 entries, which can be browsed for more specific subheadings.
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