RESEARCH at the Communications & Information Department

Communications & Information maintains research files, a video library, pow wow listings, and an events listing, all of which are available to scholars, students and educators at minimal or no charge. A library of Native periodicals, guide to genealogical research, U.S. reservations lists, and a bibliography of Native books are some of the other resources that are available for a minor charge. Appointments are required - Call 212-598-0100

Also if you require additional resources for research you may try the following resources:

The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian's
George Gustav Heye Center

The collections comprise approximately one million objects, from areas ranging from the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego. There are collections from all major culture areas of the Americas, for virtually all tribes of the United States, most of those of Canada, and important tribal representations from Middle and South America as well as the Caribbean. Chronologically, the collection includes artifacts from Paleo-Indian to contemporary arts and crafts, and contains utilitarian objects as well as those of great historical and aesthetic importance.

The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian is located at One Bowling Green in lower Manhattan. The center is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Thursdays until 8 p.m. Admission to the museum and all public programs is free. For general information, call (212) 668-NMAI (6624) or the 24-hour Public Program recording line at (212) 514-3888.
For more info visit the Smithsonian Institution at www.si.edu