Michigan
recognizes Indigenous Peoples’ Day on the second Monday in October. Home to the Anishinaabe people, known as Ojibwe, Odawa, and Bodéwadmi (Potawatomi),
Michiganders can learn about Indigenous and Native culture by visiting cultural sites such as the
Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways,
attending events like traditional Powwows, and learning from the Maawndoonganan:
Anishinaabe Resource Manual which accompanies the Michigan Social Studies Standards. Additionally, the
Michigan eLibrary (MeL) provides journals and
eBooks which can help everyone become more knowledgeable and inclusive.
NoveList Plus
NoveList Plus
can help libraries promote Native and Indigenous characters and authors. One available tool is a guide that provides NoveList search strategies for
Exploring Books by Culture.
The NoveList staff has gathered information to assist with book and author discovery in their
Explore
Diversity Resources page. To feature Anishinaabe authors and characters, consider books by
Louise
Erdrich,
Robin
Wall Kimmerer,
Brenda
Child,
Carole
Lindstrom, and
Cynthia
Leitich Smith. It is also important to know that NoveList has undertaken a project to
improve subject headings
that relate to Indigenous cultures.
Academic Search Complete
MeL also includes access to scholarly research across many disciplines in
Academic Search Complete.
Current research studies by Native and Indigenous experts on a variety of topics including history, anthropology, arts, epidemiology, cultural traditions, and Native languages, as well as book reviews, are included in full-text journals such as:
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American
Indian Quarterly Peer reviewed journal from the University of Nebraska Press (1990-present)
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American
Indian & Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center Peer reviewed journal from the University of Colorado Denver (2003-present)
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Tribal
College: Journal of American Indian Higher Education Published quarterly by the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (2000-present)
eBook Public Library Collection
Another option to expand your community’s access Native and Indigenous characters, authors, and content is to use QR codes to share eBooks from the
eBook Public Library Collection
such as:
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All
Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life
by Winona LaDuke provides cultural and historical perspective on the ongoing struggles against environmental
and cultural degradation from multiple perspectives.
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The
500 Years of Indigenous Resistance Comic Book: Revised and Expanded by Gord Hill is an illustrated history
of resistance and activism by Indigenous people in the Americas.
The MeL eResources provide historical context and current research from Native and Indigenous
voices to all Michigan residents.
Special thanks to Angela Badke, Ojibwa Community Library and Anne Heidemann, Saginaw Chippewa
Tribal Library for reading an early draft of this MeL Minute and providing helpful feedback.
If you are having any issues linking to items on this page, please explore the MeL
eResource Access Page. Contact
melerhelp@mcls.org
for help.
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