Native Peoples. A Guide to Reference Sources.

This guide from McGill University (Quebec, Canada) emphasizes sources for ethnological research and includes materials reflecting concerns of social anthropology and historical approaches to the study of native peoples. Some government documents and map collections are included. Sources are arranged in the following categories: (1) handbooks and encyclopedias, 9 sources; (2) directories, 7 sources; (3) maps and atlases, 3 sources; (4) biography, 4 sources; (5) statistics, 7 sources; (6) current bibliography and periodical indexes, 6 sources; (7) retrospective bibliography, 102 sources; (8) manuscripts and archives, 7 sources; (9) theses, 6 sources; and (10) periodical lists, 4 sources. The retrospective bibliography section is comprised of items concerning catalogs of major library collections, general (North America and Canada), regional (Atlantic, Eastern/Central, Western, and Northern), and special subjects (arts and folklore, literature, education, government relations and self-government, medical and physical anthropology, impact of technology, and women). (SLD)