Annotated Bibiliography for Basic Library Collections

compiled and annotated by Randal S. Brandt

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Martin, M. Marlene, and Timothy J. O'Leary. Ethnographic Bibliography of North America: 4th Edition Supplement 1973-1987. 3 vols. New Haven, Conn.: Human Relations Area Files Press, 1990. ISBN: 0-87536-254-0; $395.00 (set)

Bibliography of Native North Americans on Disc, comp. G. P. Murdock, T. J. O'Leary, and M. M. Martin. ABC-CLIO Electronic Library. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 1992- CD-ROM version of: Ethnographic Bibliography of North America. ISSN: 1064-5144; $795.00 per year (available for no-obligation 60-day preview)

• These are the most comprehensive general bibliographies of articles and books about Native Americans. The citations are not annotated. The 1975 edition is organized by geographic area and tribe. Volume 1 contains general North American citations; volume 3 covers the Far West and the Pacific Coast. The supplement, arranged alphabetically by author and title, updates the Murdock and O'Leary set by citing over 25,000 new references published between 1973 and 1987; it includes author, ethnic group, and subject indexes. The electronic version, which is available on a single CD-ROM disc and is updated annually, has all of the references in the printed versions, plus an additional 10,000 citations. The disc version has a subject index for enhanced searching capabilities.

Bright, William. Bibliography of the Languages of Native California: Including Closely Related Languages of Adjacent Areas. Native American Bibliography Series, no. 3. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1982. ISBN: 0-8108-1547-8; $20.00

• A bibliography of "works which contain substantive information on the native languages of California" (p. vii). Geographically, tribes from all areas of California and parts of Baja California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, and Oklahoma are represented in the citations. The entries are arranged alphabetically by first author and are not annotated except in cases where the title is unclear or where cross-references are deemed useful. A subject index provides access by tribal groups, languages, and selected linguistic topics.

Clements, William M., and Frances M. Malpezzi, comps. Native American Folklore, 1879-1979: An Annotated Bibliography. Athens, Ohio: Swallow Press, 1984. ISBN: 0-8040-0831-0; $34.95

• An annotated bibliography of nearly 5,500 citations that includes "books and articles which treat oral narratives, songs, chants, prayers, formulas, orations, proverbs, riddles, word play, music, dance, games, and ceremonials ... of all Native Americans who have traditionally resided north of Mexico" (p. xiii-xiv). The references are organized geographically by tribal group. Included is a section of general works and a section of entries pertaining to California folklore, although California references can also found in other sections. It contains a subject index and an index of authors, editors, and translators.

Heizer, Robert F., Albert B. Elsasser, and C. William Clewlow, comps. A Bibliography of California Archaeology. Contributions of the University of California Archaeological Research Facility, no. 6. Salinas, Calif.: Coyote Press, n.d. Reprint of: Berkeley: University of California Archaeological Research Facility, 1970. $6.25

• An unannotated comprehensive list of California archaeological literature subdivided by geographic regions and artifact types. Although the original edition is out-of-print, it is available in facsimile reprint by Coyote Press.

GENERAL SURVEYS

• The definitive reference source for information about California Indians, this volume is essential for even the smallest of collections. It has at least one chapter which covers the culture, history, territorial boundaries, and languages for each of the major California tribes. Additional chapters treat specialized topics such as basketry, social organization, rock art, and sexual status and roles. Each chapter includes extensive references to other sources. The volume is supplemented with illustrations, maps, tables, an extensive bibliography, and a thorough index.

The California Indians: A Source Book, comp. and ed. R. F. Heizer and M. A. Whipple. 2nd ed. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1971. ISBN: 0-520-01770-6 (cloth); 0-520-02031-6 (paper); $22.50

• The fifty essays in this volume, which cover history, economy, archaeology, and material and social culture, provide a broad overview of the native cultures of California. "Intended more for a lay public than a professional audience, [the essays are] a survey rather than an encyclopedia for reference work" (Pref.). Maps, illustrations, bibliographic references, and an index are included.

Kroeber, Alfred Louis. Handbook of the Indians of California. New York: Dover Publications, 1976. Reprint of: Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1925. (Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin, 78). ISBN: 0-486-23368-5; $16.95

• Although some of the accuracy of this monumental work has been questioned, it is still considered the foundation of any collection of California Indian materials. Nearly 1,000 pages, it summarizes pre-contact cultural background, subsistence patterns, demography, social customs, technology, linguistic relationships, material culture, religion, geographical distribution, and lifestyles of the main California tribes. Illustrated with photographs, drawings, tables, and maps.

Native Californians: A Theoretical Retrospective, ed. L. J. Bean and T. C. Blackburn. Menlo Park, Calif.: Ballena Press, 1976. $21.95

• This reader contains sixteen essays on the ethnography of California Indians throughout the state. Economic conditions, agriculture, ecology, culture-environment interaction, social organization, chieftainship, shamanism, religion, ceremonies, family relationships, and the socio-pyschological significance of death are among the topics examined.

Powers, Stephen. Tribes of California, ed. R. F. Heizer. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1976. Reprinted from: Contributions to North American Ethnology, vol. 3, Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1877. Also reprinted: New York: AMS Press, n.d. ISBN: 0-520-03172-5; $15.00; 0-404-11881-X (AMS Pr. ed.); $45.00

• Written in the early 1870s, this work is the first major examination of the Indian tribes of California. Trained as a journalist and not as an ethnographer, Powers provided detailed descriptions of post-gold rush Indian life. Although he "apparently saw his job as that of a reporter and not a reformer" (p. 4), his portrayals of Indian culture are keenly observant and sympathetic. This volume is gratefully acknowledged by Kroeber in the introduction to Handbook of the Indians of California.

HISTORY &ersand; DEMOGRAPHY

• A reprinting of six essays originally written in the 1930s and published between 1940 and 1943 as part of the Ibero-Americana series, this volume updates the histories of California by Bancroft and Engelhardt. The Mission period (1769-1834), the Mexican period (1821-1846), and the first part of the American period (1846-1870) are covered. Additional essays on domestic relations, population trends, and subsistence factors are included. The work is "an examination of the reaction of a primitive human population to a new and disturbing environment" (p. 1).

Cook, Sherburne F. The Population of the California Indians, 1769-1970. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1976. ISBN: 0-520-02923-2; $42.50

• Although now somewhat out-of-date, Cook's work on population characteristics is still regarded as one of the most authoritative analyses of California Indian demography. Essays, such as those on vital statistics, age and population distribution, and "degrees of blood," contribute to the understanding of California Indian population trends from aboriginal times to the 1970s.

The Destruction of California Indians: A Collection of Documents from the Period 1847 to 1865 in Which Are Described Some of the Things That Happened to Some of the Indians of California, ed. R. F. Heizer. Bison Book ed. Lincoln, Neb.: University of Nebraska Press, 1993. Reprint of: Santa Barbara, Calif.: Peregrine Smith, 1974. ISBN: 0-8032-7262-6; $12.95

• This documentary volume consists of newspaper accounts and letters written by army officers in charge of troop detachments that were assigned to California Indian reservations. The chronicles illustrate the conditions under which Indians were forced to live during the mid-nineteenth century. Arranged by subject categories, topics include social conditions, military actions against Indians, reservation matters, Indian protection and welfare, slavery, kidnapping, and scalping of Indians, massacres, disease, liquor, sexual mistreatment, Indian mistreatment of Chinese, legal status, and Indians as the subjects of jokes.

Forbes, Jack D. Native Americans of California and Nevada. Rev. ed. Happy Camp, Calif.: Naturegraph Publishers, 1982. Reprint of: 1969. ISBN: 0-87961-118-9 (cloth); $17.95; 0-87961-119-7 (paper); $9.95

• This history traces the evolution of California and Nevada native populations, with special emphasis on native-white relations, and on native relations with the federal government. The author examines twentieth-century Native American struggles for equality, citizenship, land, compensation, and better education, and the struggle against discrimination and poverty. He concludes with a discussion on the community responsibilities for adopting multicultural approaches to Indian education. A history chart, an appendix of linguistic classifications of California and Nevada Indians, maps, photographs, and an extensive bibliography are included.

Hurtado, Albert L. Indian Survival on the California Frontier. Yale Western Americana Series, 35. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1988. ISBN: 0-300-04147-0 (cloth); 0-300-04798-3 (paper); $13.00

• "Although a great deal has been written about the destruction and dispossession of California Indians, historians have published comparatively little about their survival" (p. 6). This work attempts to explain Native American survival in the interior of northern California. Following upon Cook's studies, this historical overview documents the causes of Indian demographic decline and the weakening of native social structure. It chronicles how California Indians survived as they adapted to the invading white society. Special attention is given to family life and women's history. The relationship between Indians and the federal government, and the native influence in the shaping and administration of state and federal Indian policies is also examined.

Rawls, James J. Indians of California: The Changing Image. Norman, Okla.: University of Oklahoma Press, 1984. ISBN: 0-8061-1874-1 (cloth); $28.95; 0-8061-2020-7 (paper); $13.95

• A concise history that utilizes both historical and anthropological sources to examine how the fluctuation of attitudes determined Anglo-American behavior toward California Indians. It illustrates how Anglo-Americans exploited the Indians' situation during the Mission period in order to "discredit Hispanic claims in California" (p. xiv), how American ranchers and farmers justified using the Indians as cheap labor, and how, when California was flooded with new immigrants during the gold rush, Indians came to be viewed as "an obstacle blocking white progress" (p. xiv) and, as a result, were nearly obliterated. "The major conclusion of this book is that ... nineteenth-century American images of California Indians, while often distorted and inaccurate in their portrayal of the native people, reflected most accurately and consistently the needs of the white observers" (p. xiv).

SPECIAL TOPICS

• This volume assembles and reprints many of the papers on environmental management as related to native Californians that have been issued in the last two decades. These are combined with previously unpublished essays that demonstrate the present status of research on the subject. It also explores the history of human ecology in California. Subsistence patterns, agriculture, fire use, environmental protection, and traditional land management are also among the topics addressed.

California Indian Shamanism, ed. L. J. Bean. Ballena Press Anthropological Papers, no. 39. Menlo Park, Calif.: Ballena Press, 1992. ISBN: 0-87919-125-2 (cloth); $33.00; 0-87919-124-4 (paper); $27.50

• "This volume presents knowledge about various aspects of California Indian shamanism and the religious and philosophical contexts in which it exists" (p. [1]). The essays deal with such topics as spiritual power, world view, medicine, art, literature, and astronomy.

California Indians and the Environment, ed. M. Margolin and J. Gendar. News from Native California Special Reports, no. 1. Berkeley: Heyday Books, 1992. ISBN: 0-930588-60-6; $4.95

• A special supplement to News from Native California (Spring 1992), this short collection of articles parallels Before the Wilderness. Traditional land management techniques of California Indians and their philosophy towards the "wilderness" are explored to reveal that "the relationship between people and natural resources is not one of competition, which is how western culture views things, but rather one of reciprocity" (Introd.).

Eargle, Dolan H. California Indian Country: The Land & the People. San Francisco: Trees Company Press, 1992. ISBN: 0-937401-20-X; $14.95

Eargle, Dolan H. The Earth is Our Mother: A Guide to the Indians of California, Their Locales and Historic Sites. 4th ed. San Francisco: Trees Company Press, 1986. ISBN: 0-937401-09-9; $12.95

• These two companion volumes present an excellent contemporary guide to the peoples, events, and geography that make up Native California. Illustrated extensively with photographs, maps, and drawings--many in color--they present an overview of California Indian history, and serve as a guide to the reservations and Indian lands of California. Descriptions of various cultural ceremonies and festivals, along with a calendar of annual events, are also given.

Gifford, Edward Winslow, and Gwendoline Harris Block, comps. Californian Indian Nights: Stories of the Creation of the World, of Man, of Fire, of the Sun, of Thunder, etc., of Coyote, the Land of the Dead, the Sky Land, Monsters, Animal People, etc. Bison Book ed. Lincoln, Neb.: University of Nebraska Press, 1990. Reprint of: Californian Indian Nights Entertainments. Glendale, Calif.: A.H. Clark Co., 1930. ISBN: 0-8032-7031-3; $9.95

• This collection of myths and stories, intended for a popular audience and drawn from all regions of the state, is excellent. Many were selected and adapted from myths and folktales that had been previously published in various academic publications. Although the lengthy introduction to this volume is out-of-date, it accurately reflects the ethnographic knowledge of 1930, the original publication date. The stories convey the "uniqueness of Indian society," and affirm the "human identity of the narrators who wonder about life, death, right, wrong, and the origins of humankind" (p. 6).

Heizer, Robert F., and Albert B. Elsasser, comps. The Natural World of the California Indians. California Natural History Guides, 46. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1980. ISBN: 0-520-03895-9 (cloth); 0-520-03896-7 (paper); $14.00

• This study of California Indians, intended for the general reader, is written from an ecological point of view. The volume focuses on natural history and the interaction between humans and the environment. Sections cover regional lifeways, ecology, the food quest, material culture, the procurement and use of non-food resources, archaeology, art objects, and the world view of California Indians. These are supplemented with appendices that provide a list of plants commonly used by California Indians, a directory of museums, libraries, and other institutions in California holding California Indian collections, and a pronunciation guide to tribal names. Illustrated with contemporary and historical photographs, some in color, and drawings of ceremonies, artifacts, and rock art.

Hinton, Leanne. Flutes of Fire: Essays on the Languages of Native California. Berkeley: Heyday Books, 1993. ISBN: 0-930588-62-2; $18.95 (publication date: March 30, 1994)

• Derived from a series of essays by the author that originally appeared in News from Native California and intended for "a broad audience--for linguists, for Native Americans, and, for folks in general" (p. 19), this volume provides a "good overview of some of the important issues and interesting characteristics of California languages" (p. 18). Geographically the languages of the entire state, along with portions of Baja California, Arizona, and the Northwest, are represented. An extensive chart which gives conservative and liberal estimates of the numbers of speakers for each language forms one section. The cultural and historical aspects of languages, vocabulary and grammar, the causes of the decline and the efforts being made to preserve California languages are also explored. This work discusses not only the native languages of California, but also the people who are working to keep them alive. It is an examination of the ways languages "express human thought--the sacred, the scientific, the practical, and the humorous" (p. 16), and the ways they change, survive, and influence other languages, including English.

Moratto, Michael J. California Archaeology. Orlando, Fla.: Academic Press, 1984. ISBN: 0-12-506180-3 (cloth); $103.00; 0-12-506182-X (paper); $53.00

• This volume is "designed first as an introduction to the topic [of California archaeology] for students and general readers, and next as a compilation of current knowledge for archaeologists who are not California specialists" (p. xxvii). It is the first attempt to assemble in one place all the various aspects of California prehistory. A study of the cultural history, cultural processes, and cultural ecology of the state, it analyzes native California peoples from the Ice Age period until the beginning of recorded history by examining the diverse environments and geographical regions from an archaeological point of view. The concluding chapter explores of the linguistic prehistory of the state.

The Way We Lived: California Indian Stories, Songs & Reminiscences, ed. M. Margolin. Rev. ed. Berkeley: Heyday Books; San Francisco: California Historical Society, 1993. Reprint of: 1981. ISBN: 0-930588-55-x; $14.95

• In this volume of contemporary and historical reminiscences, songs, and stories, Native Americans from throughout the entire state are represented. Childhood, domestic relations, social life and customs, old age and death, the relationship with nature, supernatural power, dreams and myths, Coyote tales, the coming of whites, and the current situation of California Indians are examined in narrative and poetry. Illustrated with numerous historical and contemporary photographs and portraits.

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

• Aimed at a younger audience, this work gives an overview of basic cultural aspects of seventeen major California Indian tribes from all regions of the state. Illustrated with historical photographs, drawings, and location maps. A study guide is included.

Keyworth, C. L. California Indians. The First Americans. New York: Facts on File, 1991. ISBN: 0-8160-2386-7; $18.95

• This volume gives a good general overview of both historic and present-day California Indian life. It examines the history, culture, subsistence, religion and beliefs, geographical distribution, and environment of California's native population. Included are discussions of how the life of the Indians has changed and the contemporary situation of California Indians. A contemporary color photograph essay supplements a wide selection of historical photographs and illustrations which are spread liberally throughout the text.

DIRECTORIES

• This set serves as the road map to guide researchers through the photographs, sound recordings, and texts that form the California Indian Library Collections of northern and central California Indian materials. This collection, a composite of the tribal collections deposited in twenty California public libraries, has been installed at the California State Library. Included in the finding guide are catalog descriptions of over 7,500 photographs, an index to three collections of approximately 3,400 ethnographic sound recordings, 36 tribal bibliographies, and a composite bibliography. To assist in access, data on photographs and sound recordings are arranged by tribe, category, title, and/or performer.

Keeling, Richard. A Guide to Early Field Recordings (1900-1949) at the Lowie Museum of Anthropology. University of California Publications: Catalogs and Bibliographies, vol. 6. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991. ISBN: 0-520-09720-3; $60.00

• A detailed inventory of the ethnographic sound recordings housed at the Phoebe Apperson Hearst Museum of Anthropology (formerly the Robert H. Lowie Museum of Anthropology), University of California, Berkeley. The songs and spoken texts, originally recorded onto wax cylinders, were gathered from all parts of California and some neighboring regions. Inventory records are arranged by tribal group and include a title or subject, duration, and catalogue number. Some entries include names of performers and Keeling's annotations. Appendices provide an inventory of recordings made on disc, wire, and tape. Instructions for ordering duplicates of the recordings are included.

Reservation Field Directory. Sacramento, Calif.: California State Department of Housing and Community Development, Division of Community Affairs, California Indian Assistance Program, 1990. Free

• This directory gives tribal affiliation, population, acreage, and location of all recognized reservations and rancherias in California, as well as tribal government information, mailing addresses, telephone numbers, names of tribal officials, and area maps. Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of various state, federal government, and private agencies are also listed.

Vane, Sylvia Brakke, and Lowell John Bean. California Indians: Primary Resources: A Guide to Manuscripts, Artifacts, Serials, Music and Illustrations. Rev. ed. Ballena Press Anthropological Papers, no. 36. Menlo Park, Calif.: Ballena Press, 1990. ISBN: 0-87919-119-8 (cloth); $45.00; 0-87919-118-X (paper); $33.00

• Arranged geographically, with alphabetical listings of California counties, other states, and other countries, this directory locates institutions holding primary resource material on California Indians. Lists of periodicals, publishers, and booksellers, and guides to audio visual and recorded materials are also included.

HANDBOOKS &ersand; MANUALS

• This manual is designed to help public, academic, and school librarians develop policies and procedures for the establishment of ethnic collections. It contains essays by San Francisco Bay Area librarians on various aspects of ethnic library collections including guidelines for acquiring multicultural materials for the four major ethnic groups of California: African American, American Indian, Asian/Southeast Asian, and Chicano/Latino. Specialized lists of publishers, distributors, bookstores, organizations and agencies, resource specialists, holidays and celebrations, and bibliographies of selected reference materials and periodicals for each group are also included.

Dyal, Susan. Preserving Traditional Arts: A Toolkit for Native American Communities. Los Angeles: American Indian Studies Center, University of California, 1985. ISBN: 0-935626-30-1; $20.00

• A handbook to assist in locating, organizing, and preserving cultural resources. Includes sections on preparing proposals, using still cameras, curating photographs, making and preserving tape recordings, using video tools, and preserving traditional art collections.

PERIODICALS

• A quarterly journal devoted to the study and furthering of California Indian society. The journal features articles on the history of native California, current activities of California tribes, traditional skills and technology, and languages. Special reports on topics such as the environment, Indian resistance, and California Indian Legal Services are often included. A calendar of events, lists of art exhibitions, book reviews, and advertisements for new books and services are also regular features. Back issues are available.