Native Art of North America

Note: these are resources on the art of Native North America in general. For specific regions, please use the navigation links at the bottom of this page.

General Resources
Aboriginal Art Links. Bill Henderson
Chronology of America, from The Comparative Archaeology WEB. Maximilian O. Baldia
Compact Histories of the First Nations. Jordan S. Dill
Early America, from An Outline of American History. George M. Welling
Index of Native American Resources on the Internet. WWW Virtual Library
An Introduction To The American Indian. Paul E. Pettennude
National Park Service, USA:

Archaeology and Ethnography Program

Links to the Past: Archaeology
A Native American Anthology. Richard Hooker, World Civilizations.
Native American Arts Review. Ron Johnson, Humboldt State University, California
Native American Mythology. Encyclopedia Mythica
Native Americans. Ellie Crystal
Timeline of North America. Metropolitan Museum of Art

NAGPRA
A Guide to the Native American Graves Repatriation Act. Christopher D. Weston, National Endowment for the Arts
National NAGPRA Database. National Park Service
National NAGPRA Program. National Park Service
Who Owns The Past?. Public Broadcasting Service

Museum Sites
Boston Museum. Search results - "Native American"
British Museum. Search results - "North America"
Cleveland Museum of Art. Search results - "North American Indian"
Detroit Institute of Arts. Native American Art
de Young Museum of San Francisco. Art of the Americas
Logan Museum of Beloit College. North American collection
Louvre (Musée du quai Branly). Americas collection
McCord Museum of Canadian History, Montreal. (Search by geography and culture at the bottom of the form)
Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
National Museum of the American Indian Exhibits Online. NMAI Conexus
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology. "A Century of Collecting" exhibit