Indigenous peoples
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Indigenous peoples
- Here are entered works on the aboriginal inhabitants either of colonial areas or of modern states where the aboriginal peoples are not in control of the government. General works on the ethnological composition of specific places are entered under [Ethnology] with local subdivision. Works on a specific indigenous people or group of peoples are entered under the ethnic group, e.g. [Navajo Indians.]
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85090174
- info:lc/authorities/sh85090174
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85090174#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Aboriginal peoples
- Aborigines
- Indigenous populations
- Native peoples
- Native races
Use For
Broader Terms
Narrower Terms
Earlier Established Forms
- Native races
Sources
- found: Hennepin (native peoples, indigenous peoples)
- found: LC database, Feb. 1, 1989 (indigenous peoples, indigenous people, indigenous populations, native peoples - used in Canada esp. for Indians and Innuit, native races)
- found: ERIC (Indigenous populations, Natives)
- found: LC database, April 2, 1998 (aboriginal peoples)
- notfound: Anthro. gloss.;Acad. Amer. encyc.;Britannica Micro.;Dict. of human geog.;LIV;Random House;Web. 3;Winick. Dict. of anthro.
LC Classification
- GN380
- JV305
General Notes
- Here are entered works on the aboriginal inhabitants either of colonial areas or of modern states where the aboriginal peoples are not in control of the government. General works on the ethnological composition of specific places are entered under [Ethnology] with local subdivision. Works on a specific indigenous people or group of peoples are entered under the ethnic group, e.g. [Navajo Indians.]
Example Notes
- Note under [Navajo Indians]
Change Notes
- 2000-05-26: new
- 2011-10-24: revised
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