Welcome to our Poster Session
• Orlando Archibeque – Social Sciences Librarian 303.556.3482
Orlando.Archibeque@ucdenver.edu
• Jorge Lopez-McKnight – Foundational Services Librarian
303.556.4298 Jorge.Lopez-McKnight@ucdenver.edu
• Mary Kay Dodge – Research & Instruction Specialist
303.556.3526 Maryk.Dodge@ucdenver.edu
What does Indigenous mean?
• Self-identification as indigenous peoples at the
individual level & accepted by community as a
member
• Historic continuity with pre-colonial and/or
pre-settler societies
• Strong link to territories & surrounding natural
resources
• Distinct social, economic or political systems
• Distinct language, culture & beliefs
• Form non-dominant groups of society
• Resolve to maintain & reproduce their
ancestral environments & systems as
distinctive peoples and communities.
United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Voices Factsheet
Ethnic and Cultural Student Groups
At University of Colorado Denver
Books
WHO ARE
YOU?
Video
Google Scholar
Images
Diverse
Primary Sources
CULTURE
HERITAGE
FAMILY
Conversations
Youtube
Ethnic News
Journal Databases
Articles
How Do You Find Out?
Some Sources from Auraria Library
Research Steps
Before you start the actual research
• Get a Pen or pencil
and
• Paper, tablet, or index cards
then
• A computer
Thinking About Your Research
• Take 10 minutes to think about what you want
to research.
• The following diagram guides you through a
the first steps of research.
• This isn’t an quick endeavor. Basically, you
could keep refining your topic until the time
you start to write.
Words
Think
Read
Review
Interest
Look
Explore
Discover
Map
Research
Repeat
Focus
Credible
Data
Develop
Write
• As you start your research, keep notes on what
database you are currently using.
• Write down what key words you have used.
• Keep track of what words work and which ones
don’t.
• As you start looking at articles, pay attention to
subject terms used in the abstract. Start using
some subject terms to get specific material on
your topic.
Material at the Library
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eHRAF World Cultures
Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)
Heritage West
ARTstor
American Memory Collection
Images Canada
Material con’t.
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American West
Oxford African American Studies Center
History Reference Center
Indigenous Governance Database
Making of America
If you need help
• You can always contact one of us, Lando,
Jorge, or Mary. If we can’t find the
information, we will find someone who can.
• If we aren’t available,(sick or vacation), use
the Ask Us button on the Library’s home page.
• We can help through, IM chat, email, texting,
and you can make an appointment with a
librarian.
Good luck with your research!