Hello, my name is Aubrey and I am a library information science student. I was raised in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and the Adirondacks of New York.
Both of these regions were previously occupied by Indigenous people; the Cheyenne & the Ute, and the Mohawk of the Haudenosaunee, respectively.
As a creative writer and library student, it is important to advocate for the authentic representation of Indigenous people after a long history of colonization.
If you have questions about this guide or the resources within it, I invite you to e-mail me at ASlaterpryce@Albany.edu
The content of this research guide is limited in scope & informed by my personal bias as a white person from Colorado & New York. I encourage you to conduct your own search into authentic resources to learn more about the Indigenous people of Turtle Island. In this guide, Turtle Island refers to the landmass colonized by the governing body known as the United States of America. The Indigenous name is derived from the Haudenosaunee culture.
Welcome to a pathfinder for resources related to indigenous authenticity within creative writing and other art forms. This may be for fiction or non-fiction prose, screenwriting or playwrighting, as well as poetry and other forms of literature. However, accurate representation is not only limited within creative writing, but can be demonstrated throughout visual art, audio, digital, and much more forms of creation.
These resources come from a variety of authors, organizations, and Indigenous populations. The physical items chosen are gathered from a variety of locations within the University of Albany's Main Library to highlight the diversity of the collection there. There are some items not written by Indigenous perspectives, and these are included to illustrate that it is possible for anyone to write authentic and representative texts.
The five different categories are designed to present different forms of information to the researcher. There is valuable traditional knowledge and contemporary information about Indigenous perpsectives in many different places online as well as in physical items. When research more about Indigenous representaiton in art, consider reaching out to local Indigenous groups to learn more about the people who inhabited this land before you.
Introduction: This section provides a brief overview of the content within this research guide.
Search Terms & Strategies: This section outlines some search terms used and strategies one can employ when embarking on their own search for Indigenous resources.
Collection of Resources: This portion is the bulk of the research guide and contains five different categories of different kinds of resources. It is not an exhaustive list, however, and further investigation is encouraged.
1. Print Resources
2. Digital / Online Resources
3. Audio Resources
4. Video Resources
5. General Writing Resources
References: This section compiles an alphabetical list of citations for the twenty-five resources collected within this guide. The citation is done in American Psychological Association style 7th edition.