The Handbook of North American Indians is a series of edited scholarly and reference volumes in Native American studies, published by the Smithsonian Institution beginning in 1978. Planning for the handbook series began in the late 1960s and work was initiated following a special congressional appropriation in fiscal year 1971. To date, 16 volumes have been published. Each volume addresses a subtopic of Americanist research and contains a number of articles or chapters by individual specialists in the field coordinated and edited by a volume editor. The overall series of 20 volumes is planned and coordinated by a general or series editor. Until the series was suspended, mainly due to lack of funds, the series editor was William C. Sturtevant, who died in 2007.

This work documents information about all Indigenous peoples of the Americas north of Mexico, including cultural and physical aspects of the people, language family, history, and worldviews. This series is a reference work for historians, anthropologists, other scholars, and the general reader. The series utilized noted authorities for each topic. The set is illustrated, indexed, and has extensive bibliographies. Volumes may be purchased individually.

Bibliographic information Handbook of North American Indians / William C. Sturtevant, General Editor. Washington, DC : Smithsonian Institution: For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents., 1978–.

Volume 1: Introduction , https://doi.org/10.5479/si.21262173 Introduction: A Gateway to the Handbook Series. Igor Krupnik. Pages 1–9. Antecedents of the Smithsonian Handbook Project: 1800s–1965. Igor Krupnik. Pages 10–30. Native American Histories in the Twenty-First Century Writing American Indian Histories in the Twenty-First Century. Donald L. Fixico. Pages 31–43. Codes of Ethics: Anthropology's Relations with American Indians. Joe Watkins. Pages 44–56. Indigenous North Americans and Archaeology. George Nicholas, Dorothy Lippert, and Stephen Loring. Pages 57–74. Cultural Heritage Laws and Their Impact. Eric Hollinger, Lauren Sieg, William Billeck, Jacquetta Swift, and Terry Snowball. Pages 75–89. Emergence of Cultural Diversity: Long-Distance Interactions and Cultural Complexity in Native North America. J. Daniel Rodgers and William W. Fitzhugh. Pages 90–103. Coastal Peoples and Maritime Adaptations: From First Settlement to Contact. Torben C. Rick and Todd J. Braje. Pages 104–118. New Cultural Domains Indigenous Peoples, Museums, and Anthropology. Aron L. Crowell. Pages 119–135. "A New Dream Museum": 100 Years of the (National) Museum of the American Indian, 1916–2016. Ann McMullen. Pages 136–150. Access to Native Collections in Museums and Archives: History, Context, and Future Directions. Hannah Turner and Candace Green. Pages 151–164. Emergent Digital Networks: Museum Collections and Indigenous Knowledge in the Digital Era. Aaron Glass and Kate Hennessy. Pages 165–181. 3D Digital Replication: Emerging Cultural Domain for Native American Communities. Eric Hollinger. Pages 182–195. Social Media: Extending the Boundaries of Indian Country. Loriene Roy, Marisa Elena Duarte, Christina M. Gonzalez, and Wendy Peters. Pages 196–210. Digital Domains for Native American Languages. Gary Holton. Pages 211–229. Native American Experiences in the Twenty-First Century Food Sovereignty. Elizabeth Hoover. Pages 230–246. Native American Communities and Climate Change. Margaret Hiza Redsteer, Igor Krupnik, and Julie K. Maldonado. Pages 247–264. Native American Languages at the Threshold of the New Millennium. Marianne Mithun. Pages 265–277. Immigrant Indigenous Communities: Indigenous Latino Populations in the United States. Gabriela Pérez Báez, Cynthia Vidaurri, and José Barreiro. Pages 278–292. Contestation from Invisibility: Indigenous Peoples as a Permanent Part of the World Order. Duane Champagne. Pages 293–303. Transitions in Native North American Research Arctic. Peter Collings. Pages 304–319. Subarctic: Accommodation and Resistance since 1970. Collin Scott, William E. Simeone, Robert Wishart, and Janelle Baker. Pages 320–337. Northwest Coast: Ethnology since the Late 1980s. Sergei Kan and Michael Harkin. Pages 338–354. California. Ira Jacknis, Carolyn Smith, Olivia Chilcote. Pages 355–371. Greater Southwest: Introduction. Igor Krupnik. Page 373. Southwest-1. Gwyneira Isaac, Klinton Burgio-Ericson, Chip Colwell, T.J. Ferguson, Jane Hill, Debra Martin, and Ofelia Zepeda. Pages 374–389. Southwest-2: Non-Pueblo and Northern Mexico. Maurice Crandall, Moises Gonzales, Sergei Kan, Enrique R. Lamadrid, Kimberly Jenkins Marshall, and José Luis Moctezuma Zamarrón. Pages 390–410. Great Basin. Catherine S. Fowler, David Rhode, Angus Quinlan, and Darla Garey-Sage. Pages 411–427. Plateau: Trends in Ethnocultural Research from the 1990s. David W. Dinwoodie. Pages 428–444. Plains: Research since 2000. Sebastian Felix Braun. Pages 445–460. Southeast. Robbie Ethridge, Jessica Blanchard, and Mary Linn. Pages 461–479. Northeast: Research since 1978. Kathleen J. Bragdon and Larry Nesper. Pages 480–498. The Smithsonian Handbook Project, 1965–2008 Section Introduction. Igor Krupnik. Page 499. The Beginnings, 1965–1971. Adrianna Link and Igor Krupnik. Pages 500–515. William Curtis Sturtevant, General Editor. William L. Merrill. Pages 516–530. Production of the Handbook, 1970–2008: An Insider's View. Joanna Cohan Scherer. Pages 531–548. Organization and Operation: Perspectives from 1993. Christian Carstensen. Pages 549–560. The Handbook: A Retrospective. Ira Jacknis, William L. Merril, and Joanna Cohan Scherer. Pages 561–581. End Matter Contributors. Pages 583–586. Reviewers (December 22, 2020). Pages 587–588. Tributes. Pages 589–593. Appendix 1: Smithsonian Handbook Project Timeline, 1964–2014. Igor Krupnik, and Joanna Cohan Scherer with additions by Jan Danek and William L. Merrill. Pages 596–609. Appendix 2: Handbook Series Production and Editorial Staff, 1969–2022. Pages 610–612. Appendix 3: Conventions on Tribal and Ethnic Names in Volume 1. Igor Krupnik, with additions by Daniel G. Cole, Ives Goddard, Cesare Marino, Larry Nesper, and Joe Watkins. Pages 613–616. Bibliography. Pages 617–867. Index. Pages 869–931.

Volume 2: Indians in Contemporary Society

Introduction. Garrick A. Bailey. Pages 1–9. The Issues in the United States Indians in the Military. Pamela Bennett and Tom Holm. Pages 10–18. Termination and Relocation. Larry W. Burt. Pages 19–27. Indian Land Claims. Judith Royster. Pages 28–37. Activism, 1950–1980. Vine Deloria, Jr. Pages 38–44. Activism Since 1980. Robert Warrior. Pages 45–54. The Federal–Tribe Relationship. Alex Tallchief Skibine. Pages 55–65. The State–Tribe Relationship. Carole Goldberg. Pages 66–75. Tribal Government in the United States. Sharon O'Brien. Pages 76–85. The Bureau of Indian Affairs and Reservations. Angelique EagleWoman (Wambdi A. WasteWin). Pages 86–96. Health and Health Issues in the United States. Jennie R. Joe. Pages 97–105. Restoration of Terminated Tribes. George Roth. Pages 106–112. Recognition. George Roth. Pages 113–128. Tribal Sovereignty and Economic Development. Taylor Keen and Angelique EagleWoman (Wambdi A. WasteWin). Pages 129–139. Alaska Native Corporations. Rosita Worl. Pages 140–147. Gaming. Jessica R. Cattelino. Pages 148–156. The Issues in Canada Native Rights and the Constitution in Canada. John J. Borrows. Pages 157–165. Native Rights Case Law. Kent McNeil. Pages 166–176. Aboriginal Land Claims. Shin Imai. Pages 177–184. Native Governments and Organizations. Yale D. Belanger. Pages 185–196. The Evolution of Native Reserves. Yale D. Belanger, David R. Newhouse, and Heather Y. Shpuniarsky. Pages 197–207. The Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. John F. Leslie. Pages 208–221. Health and Health Care in Canada. James B. Waldram. Pages 222–230. Aboriginal Economic Development. Carl Beal. Pages 231–245. Nunavut. Kirt Ejesiak. Pages 246–251. James Bay Cree. Colin H. Scott. Pages 252–260. Nisga'a. Margaret Seguin Anderson. Pages 261–268. Demographic and Ethnic Issues United States Native Population. Russell Thornton. Pages 269–274. The Freedmen. Circe Sturm and Kristy J. Feldhousen-Giles. Pages 275–284. Native Populations of Canada. C. Vivian O'Donnell. Pages 285–293. Métis. Joe Sawchuk. Pages 294–301. Native American Identity in Law. Eva Marie Garroutte. Pages 302–307. Social and Cultural Revitalization Urban Communities. Joan Weibel-Orlando. Pages 308–316. The Native American Church. Daniel C. Swan. Pages 317–326. Powwows. Thomas W. Kavanagh. Pages 327–337. Native Museums and Cultural Centers. Lisa J. Watt and Brian L. Laurie-Beaumont. Pages 338–350. Languages and Language Programs. Leanne Hinton. Pages 351–364. News Media. Dan Agent. Pages 365–372. Theater. Hanay Geiogamah. Pages 373–380. Film. Mark Anthony Rolo. Pages 381–391. Literature. Kathryn W. Shanley. Pages 392–401. Tribal Colleges and Universities. Wayne J. Stein. Pages 402–411. Native American Studies Programs. Clara Sue Kidwell. Pages 412–420. Lawyers and Law Programs. Rennard Strickland & M. Sharon Blackwell. Pages 421–426. Repatriation. C. Timothy McKeown. Pages 427–437. The Global Indigenous Movement. Ronald Niezen. Pages 438–445.

Volume 3: Environment, Origins, and Population

Introduction. Douglas H. Ubelaker. Pages 1–3. Native Views of Origins. JoAllyn Archambault. Pages 4–15. Paleo-Indian Paleo-Indian: Introduction. Dennis Stanford. Pages 16–22. Geoarcheology of the Plains, Southwest, and Great Lakes. Vance T. Holliday & Rolfe D. Mandel. Pages 23–46. Geological Framework and Glaciation of the Western Area. Christopher L. Hill. Pages 47–60. Climate and Biota of Western North America. Russell William Graham. Pages 61–66. Geological Framework and Glaciation of the Central Area. Christopher L. Hill. Pages 67–80. Geological Framework and Glaciation of the Eastern Area. Christopher L. Hill. Pages 81–98. Climate and Biota of Eastern North America. Herbert E. Wright, Jr. Pages 99–109. History of Research on the Paleo-Indian. David J. Meltzer. Pages 110–128. Paleo-Indian: Far Northwest. E. James Dixon. Pages 129–147. Paleo-Indian: Plains and Southwest. Bruce B. Huckell & W. James Judge. Pages 148–170. Paleo-Indian: East. Bradley T. Lepper & Robert E. Funk. Pages 171–193. Paleo-Indian: West. C. Melvin Aikens. Pages 194–207. Late Pleistocene Faunal Extinctions. Donald K. Grayson. Pages 208–218. Plant and Animal Resources Plant and Animal Resources: Introduction. Bruce D. Smith. Pages 219–221. Arctic and Subarctic Plants. Alestine Andre, Amanda Karst, & Nancy J. Turner. Pages 222–235. Arctic and Subarctic Animals. Christyann M. Darwent & Laura L. Smith. Pages 236–250. Northwest Coast and Plateau Plants. Nancy J. Turner & Fiona Hamersley-Chambers. Pages 251–262. Northwest Coast and Plateau Animals. Virginia L. Butler & Sarah K. Campbell. Pages 263–273. California Plants. Robert L. Bettinger & Eric Wohlgemuth. Pages 274–283. California Animals. William R. Hildebrandt & Kimberly Carpenter. Pages 284–291. Southwest Plants. Karen R. Adams & Suzanne K. Fish. Pages 292–312. Southwest Animals. Steven R. James. Pages 313–330. Great Basin Plants. Catherine S. Fowler & David E. Rhode. Pages 331–350. Great Basin Animals. Joel C. Janetski. Pages 351–364. Plains Plants. Mary J. Adair. Pages 365–374. Plains Animals. John R. Bozell, Carl R. Falk, & Eileen Johnson. Pages 375–387. Southeast Plants. Kristen J. Gremillion. Pages 388–395. Southeast Animals. Heather A. Lapham. Pages 396–404. Northeast Plants. Gary W. Crawford. Pages 405–411. Northeast Animals. Bonnie W. Styles. Pages 412–427. Domestication of Plants in the East. C. Margaret Scarry & Richard A. Yarnell. Pages 428–436. Introduction and Diffusion of Crops from Mexico. Gayle J. Fritz. Pages 437–446.