Honoring National Native American Heritage Month

November is Native American Heritage Month, first recognized in 1990. To celebrate, we are sharing some of our resources on the history and current cultures of native peoples in America.

Movies

• Indigenous Peoples of North American Collection in Kanopy — an award-winning video streaming service providing access to more than 30,000 independent and documentary films, available to you for free as a member of the JMU community.

In Our Collections

• Indigenous Newspapers in North America – nearly 200 years of Indigenous print journalism from the US and Canada
• Indigenous Peoples of North America – a comprehensive collection of documents from American and Canadian governments, institutions, and tribal publications
• Native American and Indigenous Studies – a research guide

Information About Local Indigenous Communities

•  Native American communities of the Shenandoah Valley (from Dr. Carole Nash)

Events

• Native American Heritage Month events hosted by the Center for Multicultural Student Services (CMSS)