E-Resource Spotlight: The American Indian Experience
The American Indian Experience (AIE), part of the American Mosaic series, is an invaluable digital resource that provides in-depth historical accounts and cultural information about the indigenous peoples of North America. It is an online collection featuring reference content, hundreds of primary documents, and thousands of images. The American Indian Experience illuminates the historical and contemporary practices and tribulations of more than 150 Native American tribes from all regions of North America. Featuring articles and essays from Native American authors and contributors, it gives voice to the American Indian experience with respect to colonial conflict, trade economies, decisive wars, parsing of Native American land enabled by American policy, assimilation, and native claims to land, among other topics. Content of the AIE includes hundreds of primary documents and media, including treaties, speeches, and captivity narratives as well as traditional storytelling, a wealth of maps, photographs, and video. The American Indian Experience is a digital resource that illuminates the histories and contemporary cultures of the Native peoples of North America whose social, cultural, and political systems have influenced the U.S. in many tangible outlets, from the Constitution to place names to spirituality. This is a wonderful resource to explore during Native American Heritage Month (November) and provides a pathway to a more throughout understanding of American history.