 The Bureau of American Ethnology (or BAE, originally, Bureau of Ethnology) was established in
1879 by an act of Congress for the purpose of transferring archives, records and materials relating to the Indians of North America from the Interior
Department to the Smithsonian Institution.

From the beginning, the bureau's visionary founding director,
John Wesley Powell, promoted broader mission: "to organize anthropologic research in
America." a

 Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American
Ethnology Annual Reports.
This series of annual reports began in 1881. It contains reports documenting the language and customs of various Indian tribes throughout the
United States. The first 48 annual reports are available online from the Native American Historical
Resources web page: Bureau of American Ethnology
Publications . The 48 th Annual Report is an index for the first 47 reports.

 42 nd Report - Religious beliefs and medical practices of the Creek Indians, by John R. Swanton
 44 th Report - Social and religious beliefs and usages of the Chickasaw Indians, by John R. Swanton

 Bulletin. Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of
American Ethnology.
This series began in 1887, whereby the Bulletin #1 was called Bibliography of the Eskimo Language.
Others followed, each one on a specific topic on
Native American culture, customs, archaeology, and anthropology. Bulletin 200 was the last volume published and was superseded by a new series called
Smithsonian Contributions to Anthropology.

 Bulletin 101 - War ceremony and peace ceremony of the Osage Indians, by Francis La Flesche
 Bulletin 103 - Source material for the social and ceremonial life of the Choctaw Indians, by John R.
Swanton

, 1907
 Bulletin number 30, edited by an anthropologist named Frederick Webb Hodge – This handbook, which is in 2 parts, contains a descriptive list of
Indian tribes, people, places and their history. The last part of part 2 includes an alphabetical listing of synonyms that can be used as cross-references on the names of Indians tribes and a bibliography

 List of Publications of the Bureau of
American Ethnology
Annual Reports
Bulletins

 Locked Case, Microform
This is the letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs from 1824 to 1881. There are
44 microfilm reels that are divided into different geographical areas. These letters were microfilmed by the National Archives and
Records Service, and are copies of the original letters in cursive.

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Smithsonian Institution. This projected 20 volume set is planned to be able to "give an encyclopedic summary of what is known about the prehistory, history, and cultures of the aboriginal peoples of North America." So far 15 volumes have been published.
These volumes are written by experts and include good notes on sources and bibliographies.
Volumes published thus far include: vol. 2 Indians in Contemporary Society, (2008) vol. 3 Environment, Origins, and Population (2006) vol. 4 History of Indian White Relations, (1988) vol. 5 Arctic (1984) vol. 6 Subarctic, (1981) vol. 7 Northwest Coast (1990) vol. 8 California (1978) vol. 9 Southwest, (1979) vol. 10 Southwest, (1983) vol. 11 Great Basin, (1986) vol. 12 Plateau (1998) vol. 13 Plains (2000) vol. 14 Southeast (2004) vol. 15 Northeast (1978) vol. 17 Languages (1996)