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Books published about Native culture and history are shelved primarily in sections E 75 – E 99.  The top level Library of Congress Subject Heading is Indians of North America.  Below is a short summary of relevant topics with library call numbers. 

Cultural Topics

Art | E 98 .A7

Clothing | E 98 .C8

Dance | E 98 .D2

Dwellings / Architecture | E 98 .D9

Economics | E 98 .E2

Education | E 97

Folklore / Tales | E 98 .F6

Food | E 98 .F7

Games | E 98 .G2

Government Relations | E 91 – E 93

History | E 81 – E 90

Medicine / Healing | E 98 .M4 

Religion | E 98 .R3

Women’s Studies | E 98 .W8

Specific Tribes

Cultural books pertaining to specific tribal groups are located in E 99.  In general, the rest of the call number relates to the name of the tribe. 

e.g. Navajo  E 99 .N3

Some tribes may have been called by several different names, so the call number may be different than expected.

e.g. Blackfeet  E 99 .S54  (refers to Siksika)

Idaho Regional Tribes

Coeur d'Alene | E 99 .S63

Kootenai (Kutenai) | E 99 .K85

Nez Perce | E 99 .N5

Shoshone | E 99 .S4

Northern Paiute | E 99 .P2

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