National American Indian Heritage Month

November has been proclaimed National American Indian Heritage Month. The library has a substantial collection of Indian law materials; for specific titles, refer to the library research guide on Indian law or search our online catalog using the subject "Indians of North America-Legal Status, Laws Etc."

To learn more about the history and heritage of the native peoples of Connecticut, check out the following titles:

• History of the Indians of Connecticut from the Earliest Known Period to 1850 by John W. DeForest
• The Indians of the Housatonic and Naugatuck Valleys by Samuel Orcutt
• The Pequots in Southern New England: The Fall and Rise of an American Indian Nation ed. by Laurence M. Hauptman and James D. Wherry
• Uncas: First of the Mohegans by Michael Leroy Oberg

• Without Reservation: The Making of America’s Most Powerful Indian Tribe and the World’s Largest Casino by Jeff Benedict

J. Fusaris