Research Guide of the Month

Choosing Your Keywords

When researching a topic related to Native American Heritage Month, try combining "Native American" and the general topic you are researching. For example:

Native Americans AND culture

Native Americans AND reservations

If the concept you're researching has more than one word, enclose the phrase in quotation marks. This will ensure that the database searches for that exact phrase instead of each word separately. For example:

Native Americans AND "military service"

Native Americans AND "land rights"

Native Americans AND "cultural appropriation"

You can also use this strategy to narrow your search down to a specific subset of women, such as:

"Native American Women" AND voting

Getting too many results?

Try adding more keywords to narrow your search. For example:

Native Americans AND reservations AND electricity AND "united states"

Not getting enough results?

You can also broaden your search by grouping similar words together using OR. This will help you find resources that talk about the same topic using different language. For example:

Native Americans AND (college OR university OR "higher education")