This page will connect you with resources related to the indigenous peoples of Central and South America and the Caribbean. For help locating books in the library, consult this guide and/or ask for directions at the library's information desk. If you have resources to suggest, please feel free to email us. Finally, although you'll find a wealth of information here, this guide is not intended to be comprehensive. Please search the library's catalog or chat with a librarian to find additional resources.
We'd also like to draw your attention to issues revolving around naming. Searching for information about indigenous peoples can be complicated by the politics of naming. Do catalogers use the word Sami, Sapmi, or Lapp? What about Eskimo versus Inuit? Dakota or Sioux? Ojibwe, Anisinaabe, or Chippewa? As you search, be aware that the names of groups have changed over time and subject headings or database descriptors may use a name that seems incorrect or even offensive.
Indigenous Peoples in Latin America: The Quest for Self-Determination by 
Indigenous Movements, Self-Representation, and the State in Latin America by 
Indigenous Peoples, Civil Society, and the Neo-Liberal State in Latin America by 
The Invisible War: Indigenous Devotions, Discipline, and Dissent in Colonial Mexico by 
Rights in Rebellion: Indigenous Struggle and Human Rights in Chiapas by 
Contesting Citizenship in Latin America: The Rise of Indigenous Movements and the Postliberal Challenge by 
Cauca's Indigenous Movement in Southwestern Colombia: Land, Violence, and Ethnic Identity by 
Caribbean Psychology: Indigenous Contributions to a Global Discipline by 
Multiple Injustices: Indigenous Women, Law, and Political Struggle in Latin America by 
Who Defines Indigenous?: Identities, Development, Intellectuals, and the State in Northern Mexico by 
Intimate Indigeneities: Race, Sex, and History in the Small Spaces of Andean Life by 
Now We Are Citizens: Indigenous Politics in Postmulticultural Bolivia by 
Ecological Native: Indigenous Peoples' Movements and Eco-governmentality in Colombia by 
Indigenous Youth in Brazilian Amazonia: Changing Lived Worlds by Terras (Lands)
Audio Visual F2230.1.S68 T47 2009
"Surrounded by the Amazon rainforest, the twin cities of Leticia and Tabatinga and the village of Santa Rosa constitute a triple border between Brazil, Colombia and Peru. Beautifully photographed and researched, Lands explores the social and ecological impact of territorial limits, commerce and modernity on the lives of the local and indigenous population. ... Directed by noted Brazilian filmmaker Maya da-Rin, Lands maps out the demarcations that, although not always visible, are present in these people's daily lives. The borders, after all, are everywhere and nowhere in this land. In addition, the film looks at the concept of nationality and territorial limits, the relationship between urban cities and the Amazon, the contact between traditional indigenous cultures and contemporary modes of life, and the exchange between three South American countries."
The Mission
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"An epic about a man of the sword and a man of the cloth who unite to shield the Guarani South American Indian tribe from brutal subjugation by 18th-century colonial empires."
Global Indios: The Indigenous Struggle for Justice in Sixteenth-century Spain by 
Indigenous Passages to Cuba, 1515-1900 by 
Indigenous Peoples in Isolation in the Peruvian Amazon: Their Struggle for Survival and Freedom by This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
