Arlene Hirschfelder - The Extraordinary Book of Native American Lists

Arlene Hirschfelder is author or editor of numerous books on Native Americans, including Native Americans: A History in Pictures and Rising Voices: The Writings of Young Native Americans. She has been a consultant to the Smithsonians National Museum of the American Indian.

Paulette F. Molin , a member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe from the White Earth Reservation, is the author of American Indian Themes in Young Adult Literature (Scarecrow, 2005). She has worked in educational administration and cocurated exhibitions on American Indian boarding school history.

Yvonne Wakim Dennis (Cherokee/Sand Hill/Arab), the author of Children of Native America Today and other books for children and adults, serves as education director of the Childrens Cultural Center of Native America. She is a multicultural consultant for businesses, schools, and organizations.

Hirschfelder, Molin, and Dennis coauthored the award-winning book, American Indian Stereotypes in the World of Children: A Reader and Bibliography , published by Scarecrow Press in 1982 and 1999. For more than twenty-five years, it has continued to be a seminal work on the topic.

Thank you to all the individuals and organizations that assisted us:

Association for the Study of American Indian Literatures Listserv

Ginny Z. Berson, National Federation of Community Broadcasters

Tommy Cheng, Hawaiian culture and hula teacher

Lee Francis IV, Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers

Hampton (Virginia) Public Library, especially Inter-Library Loan service

Megan Minoka Hill, Harvard (University) Project on American Indian Economic Development

Geary Hobson, poet, novelist, literary scholar

Rima Ibrahim, Brooklyn Museum

Shawn Pensoneau, National Indian Gaming Commission

Joseph Procopio, Economic Policy Institute

Kimberly Roppolo, Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers

Brittany Sandefur, All Nations Skate Project

Beverly Singer, independent filmmaker

Mytia Smith, American Indian Film Institute

Loris Taylor, Native Public Media

Jack Trope, Association on American Indian Affairs

Stephen Ryan, senior editor, The Scarecrow Press, Inc.

Jayme Bartles Reed, production editor, Rowman & Littlefield

Christen Karniski, assistant editor, The Scarecrow Press, Inc.

1. Ancient Cahokia and the Mississippians , by Timothy R. Pauketat (2004).
2. Ancient Hawaii , by Herb Kawainui Kane (1998).
3. Ancient North America , by Brian M. Fagan (2005).
4. Ancient Puebloan Southwest , by John Kantner (2005).
5. Ancient Ruins of the Southwest: An Archaeological Guide , revised edition, by David Grant Noble (1991).
6. Atlas of Ancient America , by Michael Coe, Dean Snow, and Elizabeth Benson (1986).
7. Exploring Ancient Native America: An Archaeological Guide , by David Hurst Thomas (2000).
8. The First Americans (Time-Life Books: The American Indians), series edited by Henry Woodhead (1992).
9. Guide to Ancient Native American Sites , by Michael Durham (1994).
10. Indian Mounds of the Middle Ohio Valley: A Guide to Mounds and Earthworks of the Adena, Hopewell, Cole, and Fort Ancient People , by Susan L. Woodward and Jerry N. McDonald (2002).
11. In Search of Ancient Alaska: Evidence of Mysteries of the Past , by Ellen Bielawski (2006).
12. Keepers of the Treasures: Protecting Historic Properties and Cultural Traditions on Indian Lands , by Patricia Parker (1990).
13. Native Americans before 1492: The Moundbuilding Centers of the Eastern Woodlands , by Lynda Norene Shaffer (1992).
14. The Rock Art of Eastern North America: Capturing Images and Insight , edited by Carol Diaz-Granados and James R. Duncan (2000).

Ancient and Historic Sites

Many ancient and historic areas in the United States have played a significant role in the history of Native Americans. These include archaeological sites, mounds, parks, battlegrounds, treaty sites, tribal villages, trails, massacre sites, trading posts, churches, forts, and other cultural properties.

The National Park Service (NPS), which has numerous designations for these ancient and historic areas, is the agency that cares for these places. Listed below are the Web sites for NPS lists of nationally designated sites:
National Heritage Areas: http://www.cr.nps.gov/heritageareas/VST/INDEX.HTM
National Register of Historic Places: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr
National Historic Landmarks Program: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nhl/designations/listsofNHLs.htm