American Indian Archives and Libraries

Most archives and libraries collect records about local residents (biographies, family histories, and local histories) and about nearby places (maps, gazetteers, and place-finding aids). They often compile reference helps and special indexes to important local sources. In many communities they serve as a meeting place for local historical and genealogical societies, and may be able to provide referrals to people who are willing to look up information in local records. Before you visit an archive or a library, contact them and ask for information on their collection, hours, services, and fees.

When one of these institutions is referred to elsewhere in this outline, return to this section for the address.

The Family History Library has copies of many of the records found in archives and libraries, but most repositories will have additional sources.

Many archives and libraries have helpful sources for locating information about Alabama, such as maps, gazetteers, and other place-finding aids. They frequently have collections of previous research, such as family and local histories and biographies. Many have record-finding aids, such as guides to their own collections or inventories of records housed elsewhere in the state. Archives and libraries near state boundaries usually collect records relating to the adjacent states.

The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services helpful to Native American genealogical researchers:

Family History Library 35 North West Temple Street Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400 Local Telephone: 801-240-2331 Toll Free: 1-800-346-6044 (Inside United States and Canada) Toll Free: 1-801-240-1000 (Outside United States and Canada) Internet: [http://www.familysearch.org/ http://www.familysearch.org ]

National Archives 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20408 Telephone: 202-501-5415 Fax: 301-837-0459 Internet: http://www.archives.gov

National Archives - Regional Branches Internet: http://www.archives.gov/facilities/index.html

'''National Museum of the American Indian '''4th Street and Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20560 Telephone: 202-633-1000 Internet: http://www.nmai.si.edu/subpage.cfm?subpage=dc&amp;second=visitor&amp;third=hours

Alaska
'''Central Council Tlingit and Haida Tribes of Alaska''' Paul G. Allen Library 3239 Hospital Drive Juneau, Alaska 99801-7809 Telephone: 907-463-7375 Fax: 907-463-7321 Internet: http://www.ccthita.org/

'''Hisagvik College '''Tuzzy Consortium Library P.O. Box 749 Barrow, Alaska 99723-0749 Telephone: 907-852-1720 Fax: 907-852-1729 Internet: http://www.tuzzy.org/

Arizona
'''Diné College Tsaile Campus '''Diné College Libraries P.O. box 1000-F Tsaile, Arizona 86556-1301 Telephone: 928-724-6757 Fax: 928-724-6759 Internet: http://library.dinecollege.edu/

Labriola National American Indian Data Center Arizona State University Libraries P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, Arizona 85287-1006 Telephone: 480-965-6490 Fax: 480-965-0776 Internet: http://www.asu.edu/lib/archives/gaming.htm

Tohono O'odham Community College Library P.O. Box 3129 Sells, Arizona 85634 Telephone: 520-383-0032 Fax: 520-383-8403 Internet: http://www.tocc.cc.az.us/

California
'''Kuumeyaay Community College '''5477 Dehesa Road #9 El Cajon, California 92019 Telephone: 619-445-6914 Fax: 619-445-5176 Email: [mailto:jbathke@sycuan.org jbathke@sycuan.org] Internet: http://www.kumeyaaycommunitycollege.com/

Colorado
'''Ute Mountain Tribal Library '''Education Center 450 Sunset P.O. Box CC Towaoc, Colorado 81334-0048 Telephone: 970-564-5348 Fax: 970/564-5342 Email: [mailto:ute@fone.net ute@fone.net] Internet: [http://projects.aclin.org/directory/LibraryDirectoryProfile.cfm?LibID=2714 http://projects.aclin.org/directory/ LibraryDirectoryProfile.cfm?LibID=2714]

Connecticut
'''Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center''' 110 Pequot Trail P.O. Box 3180 Mashantucket, CT 06338-3180 Research Library Reference Desk: Telephonehone: 860-396-6897 Email: [mailto:reference@mptn-nsn.gov reference@mptn-nsn.gov] Archives and Special Collections Reference Desk: Telephonehone: 860-396-6872 Email: [mailto:archive@mptn-nsn.gov archive@mptn-nsn.gov] Internet: [http://www.pequotmuseum.org/Home/LibrariesArchives/ http://www.pequotmuseum.org/Home/ LibrariesArchives/]

Florida
Billy Osceola Memorial Library Route 6 Box 668 Okeechobee, Florida 34974 Telephone: 863-763-4236 Fax: 863-763-0679 Email: [mailto:libbrsem@okeechobee.com libbrsem@okeechobee.com]

'''Dorothy Scott Osceola Memorial Library '''3200 NW 63rd Avenue Hollywood, Florida 33024 Telephone: 954-989-6840 Fax: 954-967-2395 Email: [mailto:libho@semtribe.com libho@semtribe.com]

Willie Frank Library HC 61 Box 46A Big Cypress Reservation Clewiston, Florida 33440 Telephone: 863-983-6724 Fax: 863-983-3539 Email: [mailto:libho@semtribe.com libho@semtribe.com]

Tampa Reservation Library 5219 Orient Road #K Tampa, Florida 33610 Telephone: 813-626-5765 Fax: 813-626-5489 Internet: [http://librarydata.dos.state.fl.us/OrganizationForm.cfm?OrganizationId=692 http://librarydata.dos.state.fl.us/ OrganizationForm.cfm?OrganizationId=692]

'''Immokalee Reservation Library '''303 Lena Frank Drive Suite 3 Immokalee, Florida 33934 Telephone: 863-657-3400 Internet: http://librarydata.dos.state.fl.us/OrganizationForm.cfm?OrganizationId=389

Kansas
Haskell Indian Nations University Tommaney Hall Library 155 Indian Avenue P.O. Box 5013 Lawrence, Kansas 66046-4800 Telephone: 785-832-6686 Fax: 785-832-6687 Email: [mailto:ltapahonso@haskell.edu ltapahonso@haskell.edu] Internet: http://www.haskell.edu/archive/haskell_archive.htm

Michigan
There are three major tribal groups in Michigan today: the Chippewa (Ojibwe), the Ottawa, and the Potawatomi. They comprise what is called the Three Fires Council. Although these three tribes have similar cultures and share the same territory, there are still some differences.

Bay Mills Community College Library

12214 West Lakeshore Drive Route 1 Box 315A Brimley, Michigan 49715 Telephone 906-248-3354 Ext 4220 Fax: 906-248-3351 Email: [mailto:relder@bmcc.edu relder@bmcc.edu] Internet: http://rpa.uproc.lib.mi.us/bmcc.htm

The Chippewa River District Library 301 S. University Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Telephone: 989-773-3242 Internet: www.crdl.org Internet: http://www.youseemore.com/chippewa/

Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College Ojibwa Community Library 409 Superior Avenue P.O. box 399 Baraga, Michigan 49908-0399 Telephone: 906-353-8163 Internet: http://www.lco.edu/

Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College 2274 Enterprise Drive Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48858 Telephone: 989-775-4123 Fax: 989-775-4528 Internet: http://www.sagchip.org/tribalcollege/

Minnesota
'''Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Library''' 2101 14th Street Cloquet, Minnesota 55720 Telephone: 218-879-0800 Fax (218) 879-0814 Toll Toll Free: 1-800-657-3712 Fax: 218-879-0814

Internet: http://www.fdltcc.edu/

Leech Lake Tribal College Library 6945 Littlewolf Road NW Cass Lake, Minnesota 56633-6945 Telephone: 218-335-4241 Fax: 218-335-4209 Internet: http://www.lltc.org

Red Lake Nation College Highway 1 East P.O. box 550 Red Lake, Minnesota 56671-0550 Telephone: 218-679-2860 Internet: http://www.rlnn.com/newsarticlesnov03/aboutRL.html

'''White Earth Tribal and Community College '''(WETCC Library) 202 Main Street S P.O. Box 478 Mahnomen, Minnesota 56557 Telephone: 218-935-0417 Fax: 218-936-5614 Internet: http://www.wetcc.org/library/index.html

'''White Earth Tribal and Community College Library '''202 S Main Street Mahnomen, Minnesota 56557 Telephone: 218-935-0417 Internet: www.wetcc.org

Montana
'''Blackfeet Community College '''Medicine Spring Library P.O. Box 819 Browning, Montana 59417-0891 Telephone: 406-338-5441 Ext 700 Fax: 406-338-5454 Internet: [http://www.indiancountryextension.org/extension.php?=39 http://www.indiancountryextension.org/ extension.php?=39]

'''Chief Dull Knife College '''Rt. John Woodenlegs Memorial Library 1 College Drive P.O. Box 98 Lame Deer, Montana 59043-0098 Telephone: 406-477-6215 Internet: www.cdkc.edu

Fort Belknap College Library P.O. Box 159 Harlem, Montana 59526 Telephone: 406-353-2607 Fax: 406-353-2898 Internet: http://63.76.15.227/

Fort Peck Community College Library US Highway 2 E Poplar, Montana 59255 Telephone: 406-768-5453 Internet: http://www.fpcc.edu/library.htm

Little Big Horn College Library 1 Forestry Lane P.O. Box 370 Crow Agency, Montana 59022-0370 Telephone: 406-638-3104 Fax: 406-638-3170

Internet: http://lib.lbhc.cc.mt.us/

Salish Kootenai College, Inc D'arcy Mcnickle Library 5200 Hwy 93 P.O. Box 70 Pablo, Montana 59855 Telephone: 406-275-4875 Fax: 406-275-4812 Internet: http://www.manta.com/coms2/dnbcompany_fym2bx

Stone Child College Route 1 Box 1082 Box Elder, Montana 59521-9796 Telephone: 406-395-5313 Ext 124 Fax: 406-395-4836 Internet: http://www.petersons.com/ugchannel/code/instvc.asp?inunid=8871

Nebraska
Little Priest Tribal Collage Library 601 East College Drive P.O. Box 270 Winnebago, Nebraska 68071-0270 Telephone: 402-878-2380 Fax: 402-878-2319 Internet: http://www.lptc.bia.edu/

Nebraska Indian Community College  Virtual Library 1 College Hill Rd P.O. Box 428 Macy, Nebraska 68039-0428 Telephone: 402-837-5078 Fax: 402-837-4183 Internet: http://www.thenicc.edu/

New Mexico
Institute of American Indian Arts IAIA Library 83 A Van Nu Po Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87508-1300 Telephone: 505-424-2397 Fax: 505-424-3131 Internet: http://www.iaia.edu/college/library/index.php

'''Navajo Technical College '''(Formerly Crownpoint Institute of Technology) Domenici Library P.O. Box 849 Crownpoint, New Mexico 87313-0849 Telephone: 505-786-4130 Fax: 505-786-5644 Internet: http://205.242.219.99/

'''Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Library '''9169 Coors Road NW P.O. Box 10146 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87196 Telephone: 505-346-2352 Toll Free: 1-800-586-7474 Fax: 505-346-2381 Internet: http://www.sipi.bia.edu/

New York
Seneca Nations of Indians Library Allegany Branch Broad Street Extension P.O. Box 231 Salamanca, New York 14779-0231 Telephone: 716-945-3157 Fax: 716-945-9770 Internet: http://www.cclslib.org/snia/snia.html

Cattaraugus Branch 3 Thomas Indian School Drive Irving, New York 14081 Telephone: 716-532-9449 Fax: 716-532-6115 Internet: http://www.cclslib.org/snic/snic.html

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Akwesasne Library

321 State Route 37 Hogansburg, New York 13655-3114 Telephone: 518-358-2240 Fax: 518-358-2649 Email: [mailto:akwlibr@nc3r.org akwlibr@nc3r.org] Internet: http://www.nc3r.org/akwlibr/

North Dakota
'''Cankdeska Cikana Community College '''Valerie Merrick Memorial Library 214 1st Avenue P.O. Box 479 Fort Totten, North Dakota 58335-0479 Telephone: 701-766-1353 Fax: 701-766-1307 Internet: http://www.littlehoop.edu/cccc/lib_res.html

Sitting Bull College Library 1341 92nd Street Fort Yates, North Dakota 58538-9701 Telephone: 701-854-8024 Fax: 701-854-3403 Internet: http://www.sittingbull.edu/

'''Turtle Mountain Chippewa Heritage Center '''P.O. Box 257 Belcourt, North Dakota 58316 Telephone: 701-477-6140 Internet: http://www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/1163927

Turtle Mountain Community College Library P.O. Box 340 Belcourt, North Dakota 58316-0340 Telephone: 701-477-7862 Ext 2084 Fax: 701-477-7805 Internet: http://www.turtle-mountain.cc.nd.us/info_library.html

'''United Tribes Technical College Library '''3315 University Drive Bismarck, North Dakota 58504-7596 Telephone: 701-255-3285 Ext 282 Toll Free: 1-888-643-8882 Fax: 701-255-530-0625 Internet: http://www.uttc.edu/online/

Oklahoma
See the article "Oklahoma Indian Tribes" in this outline for further information on the many tribes located in the Oklahoma Indian Territory. Also see the article "Native American Research in Oklahoma" in this outline for written resources helpful in doing Native American research.

'''Oklahoma Archives and Manuscripts Division '''2100 North Lincoln Blvd Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-4997 Telephone: 405-521-2491 Fax: 405-521-2492''' '''Internet: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/resource/archives.htm

Cherokee Heritage Center P.O.Box 515 Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74465-0515 Telephone: 918-456-6007 Fax: 918-456-6165 Internet: http://www.cherokeeheritage.org/Default.aspx?tabid=255

Choctaw County''' Public Library '''208 E Jackson Hugo, Oklahoma 74743 Internet: http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=255078

'''Chickasaw Nation Heritage Preservation Division '''Archives and Records

530 East Main Ada, Oklahoma 74820 Telephone: 580-436-2603 Internet: http://www.chickasaw.net/site06/index.htm

'''Chickasaw Nation Tribal Library '''P. O. Box 1548 530 East Arlington Ada, Oklahoma 74821-1548 Telephone: 580-436-2603 ext. 7301 Internet: http://www.chickasaw.net/site06/heritage/250_297.htm

'''Sapulpa Public Library '''27 W Dewey Ave Sapulpa, Oklahoma 74066-3909 Telephone: 918-224-5624 Email: [mailto:sapulpapublic@yahoo.com sapulpapublic@yahoo.com] Internet: http://oklahoma.educationbug.org/public-library/13009-sapulpa-public-library.html

Sapulpa Historical Society and Museum 100 East Lee Sapulpa, Oklahma 74066 Telephone: 918-224-4871 Email: [mailto:doris.yocham@juno.com doris.yocham@juno.com] Internet: http://www.sapulpahistoricalsociety.com/

Bristow Public Library 111 West Seventh Avenue Bristow, Oklahoma 74010-2401 Telephone: 918-367-6562 Fax: 918-367-1156 Internet: http://www.bristow.lib.ok.us/

Bristow Genealogical Society 612 West 6th Bristow, Oklahoma 74010

Chickasaw Nation Heritage Preservation Division Archives and Records 530 East Main Ada, Oklahoma 74820 Telephone: 580-436-2603 Internet: http://www.chickasaw.net/site06/index.htm

Chickasaw Nation Tribal Library P. O. Box 1548 530 East Arlington Ada, Oklahoma 74821-1548 Telephone: 580-436-2603 ext. 7301 Internet: http://www.chickasaw.net/site06/heritage/250_297.htm

Comanche Nation College 1608 SW 9th Street Lawton, Oklahoma 73501-7434 Telephone: 580-591-0203 Internet: http://www.comanchenation.com/

Seminole Historical Society 1800 West Wrangler Blvd Seminole, Oklahoma 74868 Telephone: 405-382-1500

Seminole Nation Historical Society 524 S. Wewoka Avenue Wewoka, OK 74884-3239 Phone: (405) 257-5580

'''Seminole Public Library '''424 N. Main Seminole, Oklahoma 74868 Telephone: 405-382-4221 Internet: http://www.librarytechnology.org/lwc-displaylibrary.pl?RC=23168

Konawa Genealogy Society Route 1 Box 3 Konawa, Oklahoma 74849 Email: [mailto:konawa_genealogy@yahoo.com konawa_genealogy@yahoo.com] Internet: http://marti.rootsweb.com/Konawa/

Miami Tribal Library and Archives 202 South Eight Tribes Trail P.O. Box 1326 Miami, Oklahoma 74355 Telephone: 918-542-4505 Fax: 918-542-7260 Internet: http://www.myaamia.org/

Osage Tribal Museum, Archives and Library 819 Grandview P.O. Box 779 Pawhuska, OK 74056 Internet: www.osagetribe.com/museum.html

Oregon
Coquille Indian Tribe 3050 Tremont P.O. Box 783 North Bend, OR 97459 Telephone: 541-756-0904 Fax: 541-756-0847 Internet: http://www.coquilletribe.org/

'''Tamástslikt Cultural Institute '''72789 Highway 331 Pendleton, Oregon 97801 Telephone: 541-966-9748 Fax: 541-966-9927 Email: [mailto:tci.visitors@tanstalikt.org tci.visitors@tanstalikt.org] Internet: http://www.tamastslikt.com/exhibits.asp?thing=67

South Dakota
'''Oglala Lakota College '''Woksape Tipi Learning Resource Center 490 Piya Wiconi Road P.O. Box 310 Kyle, South Dakota 57752-0310 Telephone: 605-455-6064 Fax: 605-455-6070 Internet: [http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED418818&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=eric_accno&accno=ED418818 http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/ portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&amp;_&amp;ERICExtSearch_ SearchValue_0=ED418818&amp;ERICExtSearch_ SearchType_0=eric_accno&amp;accno=ED418818]

'''SiTanka Huron University '''Ella McIntire Library 435 North Elm Street Eagle Butte, South Dakota 57625-0220 Telephone: 605-964-8011 Ext 3127 Fax: 605-964-4511 Internet: www.sitanka.edu

Sinte Gleska University Library 101 Antelope Lake Circle P.O. Box 107 Mission, South Dakota 57555-0107 Telephone: 605-856-8195 Fax: 605-856-2011 Internet: http://www.sintegleska.edu/

Sissseton-Wahpton Community College Library Virtual Library Old Agency Box 689 Sisseton, South Dakota 57262-0689 Telephone: 605-698-3966 Ext 702 Fax: 605-698-3132 Internet: http://swcc.cc.sd.us.library.net/

Texas
See the article "Texas Indian Tribes" in this outline for further information on the many tribes located in Texas.

Sul Ross State University

Box C-149 Alpine, Texas 79832 Telephone: 915-837-8127 Fax: 915-837-8400 Internet: http://www.sulross.edu/pages/1.asp

University of Texas at Austin 710 W 5th Street Austin, Texas 78712 Telephone: 512-471-1288 Internet: http://www.utexas.edu/

North Texas State University Archives Box 5188, North Texas Station Denton, Texas 76203 Telephone: 817-565-2766 Internet: http://www.unt.edu/

The University of Texas - Pan American Rio Grande Folklore Archive Edinburgh, Texas 78539-2999 Telephone: 512-381-3551 Fax: 512-381-2177 Email: [mailto:MG6BE8@PANAM.BITNET MG6BE8@PANAM.BITNET] Internet: http://www.utpa.edu/dept/folklore/

'''University of Texas at El Paso '''El Paso Folklore Archive El Paso, Texas 79968 Telephone: 915-747-5731 Internet: http://www.utep.edu/

Institute of Texan Cultures Library 801 S. Bowie Street P.O. Box 1226 San Antonio, Texas 78294 Telephone: 512-226-7651 Fax: 512-222-8564 Internet: [http://www.texancultures.utsa.edu/library/index.html http://www.texancultures.utsa.edu/ library/index.html]

Washington
'''Makah Tribal Council '''PO Box 115 Neah Bay, Washington 98357 Telephone: 360-645-2201 Email: [mailto:makah@centurytel.net makah@centurytel.net]

'''Makah Cultural and Research Center '''P.O. Box 160 Neah Bay, Washington 98357 Telephone: 360-645-2711 Fax: 360-645-2656 Email: [mailto:makahmuseum@centurytel.net makahmuseum@centurytel.net] Internet: http://www.makah.com/mcrchome.htm

King County Library System Muckleshoot Library 38811 172nd Avenue SE Auburn, Washington 98092 Telephone: 253-931-6779 Internet: http://www.kcls.org/muckleshoot/

Medicine Creek Tribal College 2002 East 28th Street, Bldg 18 Tacoma, Washington 98404-4949 Telephone: 253-573-7950 Internet: http://www.educationhq.org/college-434760.php

Muckleshoot Tribal College 5602 Auburn Way South Auburn, Washington 98092-7347 Telephone: 253-735-6647 Ext 116 Internet: http://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us/College/index.htm

Northwest Indian College Lummi Virtual Library 2920 Kwina Road Bellingham, Washington 98226-9278 Telephone: 360-392-4214 Toll free: 1-866-676-2772 Ext 4204 Fax: 360-733-3358 Internet: http://www.nwic.edu/nwic/lummilibr/

Northwest Indian College Nisqually Satellite Campus 4814 She-Nah-Num Drive SE Olympia, Washington 98513-9105 Telephone: 360-456-5221 Ext 679

Spokane Tribal College Library 6232 Old School Road P.O. Box 97 Wellpinit, Washington 99040-0097 Telephone: 509-258-9202 Fax: 509-258-7789 Internet: http://www.spokanetribalcollege.org/

Suquamish Museum: Tribal Archives 15838 Sandy Hook Road Suquamish, Washington 98392 Telephone: 360-598-3311 Internet: http://www.suquamish.nsn.us/museum/archives.html

Wisconsin
Bad River Public Tribal Library P.O. box 39 Odanah, Wisconsin 54861 Telephone 715-682-711 Ext 116 Email: [mailto:bilzhew@ncis.net bilzhew@ncis.net] Internet: [http://www.nwls.lib.wi.us/memberlibraries/BadRiverTribalLibrary.html http://www.nwls.lib.wi.us/memberlibraries/ BadRiverTribalLibrary.html]

'''College of the Menominee Nation '''P.O. Box 1179 Keshena, Wisconsin 54135-1179 Telephone: 715-799-6226 Ext 3001 Fax: 715-799-1336 Email: [mailto:mescalante@menominee.edu mescalante@menominee.edu]

Lac du Flambeau Public Library Peace Pipe Road P.O. box 368 Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin 54538 Telephone: 715-588-7001 Email: [mailto:ldflib@ldf.nwls.lib.wi.us ldflib@ldf.nwls.lib.wi.us] Internet: http://www.librarytechnology.org/lwc-displaylibrary.pl?RC=25688

Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College LCO Virtual Library 13466 West Trepania Road Hayward, Wisconsin 54843-9419 Telephone: 715-634-4790 Ext 108 Fax: 715-634-5049 Internet: http://www.lco.edu/

Wyoming
Wind River Tribal College 533 Ethete Road P.O. Box 8300 Ethete, Wyoming 82520 Telephone: 307-335-8243 Fax: 307-335-8148 Internet: http://www.wrtribalcollege.com/