Top of page

Notice
Monday, February 16, 2026: For the President's Day holiday, The Library will open under normal operating hours.

Book/Printed Material Handbook of North American Indians

View Enlarged Image

About this Item

Title

  • Handbook of North American Indians

Summary

  • "A 20-volume set planned to give an encyclopedic summary of what is known about the history, languages, cultures, and contemporary development of the Indigenous peoples of North America north or the urban civilizations of Central Mexico"--Volume 1 page ix.

Names

  • Sturtevant, William C., editor

Created / Published

  • Washington : Smithsonian Institution, 1978-

Headings

  • -  Eskimos--Encyclopedias
  • -  Indians of North America
  • -  Indians of North America--Encyclopedias
  • -  Inuits
  • -  Indiens d'Amérique--Amérique du Nord--Dictionnaires anglais
  • -  Inuits--Dictionnaires anglais
  • -  Eskimos
  • -  Grupos Etnicos (Em Geral)
  • -  Indiens--Amérique du Nord
  • -  Eskimo's
  • -  Indianen
  • -  Eskimo
  • -  Indianer
  • -  Nordamerika

Genre

  • Dictionaries
  • Encyclopedias

Notes

  • -  With the suspension of publication, the following volumes remain unpublished: v. 16. Technology and visual arts -- v. 18-19. Biographical dictionary -- v. 20. Index.
  • -  Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
  • -  Description based on online resource; title from volume 1 PDF title page (Smithsonian, viewed November 10, 2022).

Medium

  • 1 online resource (volumes) : illustrations, maps

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E77

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2022360915

OCLC Number

  • 679862056

Rights Advisory

Access Advisory

  • Unrestricted online access

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf

Additional Metadata Formats

Rights & Access

The books in this collection are licensed under open access licenses allowing for the reuse and distribution of each book following the terms described in each license. Researchers should consult the Rights Advisory statement for each title and the accompanying license details for information about rights and permissions associated with each of the licenses.

More about Copyright and other Restrictions.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Sturtevant, William C, editor. Handbook of North American Indians. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1978. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022360915/.

APA citation style:

Sturtevant, W. C., editor. (1978) Handbook of North American Indians. Washington: Smithsonian Institution. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022360915/.

MLA citation style:

Sturtevant, William C, editor. Handbook of North American Indians. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1978. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2022360915/>.