General Indexes and Catalogs	UIUC Online Catalog http://www.library.uiuc.edu/catalog/ Use the "Quick Limits" or "More Limits" features to limit your search to the Government Documents Library collection, which extends back to the late 1970s and includes both online and print material.  Some subject searches that may be useful and that will pull up older material are "Indian children" and "Indians of North America." Public Affairs Information Service http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=474598 UIUC ONLY This database includes articles, books, and government reports about a wide variety of policy issues, including civil rights, education for American Indians, and gambling on reservations among many others.  Use the thesaurus and combined searches to get a manageable number of results.   Catalog of U.S. Government Publications http://catalog.gpo.gov This is a database of publications cataloged by the U.S. Government Printing Office from 1976 to the present.  It includes the ability to find a library near you that has the publication you are interested in.  Another interface is available from the UIUC Library at http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258121.   Ethnic NewsWatch http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258119 UIUC ONLY Use this index to search for news articles published by or for Native Americans or other ethnic groups in the U.S..
Laws and Regulations	Kappler's Indian Affairs Laws and Treaties http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/ This website is the online version of an important source compiling laws, treaties, court cases and executive orders relating to Native Americans through 1971.  Each volume is indexed.  The print version is available in Main Stacks Government Documents (call no. DOCI1.107).   LexisNexis Congressional http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258117  UIUC ONLY Use this source to find hearings, reports, bills and laws from the U.S. Congress since 1789.  Each choice on the left-hand menu searches different content, and the subject list available from most search screens in this database is the best way to narrow your search.
Statistics	LexisNexis Statistical http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258185  UIUC ONLY Use the "Search Abstracts" screen and the subject list to find statistics published since the 1980s.  Often sources described in this index have been published for decades, so you may be able to use the online catalog to find earlier versions of sources described in this index.   American Indian, Alaska Native Tables from the Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2004-2005 http://www.census.gov/statab/www/sa04aian.pdf These tables are an example of the kinds of data published about Native Americans in the Statistical Abstract, which has been published since 1878.   American Factfinder http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en This is the access point for the decennial census and other censuses and surveys conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.  It is useful for data back to 1990; use the Historical Census Data Browser (see below) or the census volumes in the Government Documents Library for earlier information.   Historical Census Data Browser http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/ Basic data about population and education tabulated by race is available here for the 1790-1960 population censuses.  Use the print census volumes in the Government Documents Library for more detailed information.
Agencies	These agency web sites contain mostly current information (with the notable exception of the Commission on Civil Rights site, hosted by the University of Maryland Law Library). Office of Indian Education (U.S. Department of Education) http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/oie/index.html  National Center for Education Statistics http://nces.ed.gov/ Bureau of Indian Affairs http://www.bia.gov U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: Historical Publications of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/usccr/index.asp Senate Committee on Indian Affairs http://indian.senate.gov/public/
More Help	Learn to Use the Library This site has online tutorials, listings of workshops, and other tools for finding books and articles at the University Library.   UIUC Government Documents Library Reference Services This site explains how to get in touch with a government documents librarian in person or by phone, e-mail, or online chat.