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Politics 125 - Politics of Indigeneity

Basic Keyword Searches

For Google, Sherlock, and databases, there are ways you can construct your searches to get more specific results:

  • Hanford AND Richland  --  Use AND to connect words that must appear in a document.
  • Manhattan Project OR Hanford Project --  Use OR if only one word must appear in a document.
  • denuclear*  -- Use an asterisk to truncate a word and allow for different endings. For example, denuclearize, denuclearization, etc.
  • "Hanford Site" -- Use quotation marks to enclose a phrase or words that must appear together in a document.

Primary Sources

Searching Sherlock for [topic] documentary history, or [topic] primary sources will bring up published compiled primary sources which may include treaties and official documents as well as correspondence, meeting minutes, and ephemera.

In Google, searching [topic] and digital collections or museum or archive will bring up digital collections or other online materials at institutions like colleges, state or tribal archives, museums, and history centers.

Reference Sources

These encyclopedias can help you find key dates, names, topics, and spellings. Be aware of the date they were published for more contemporary issues.

News Sources

White Papers

A white paper is a research-based report which offers a focused description of a complex topic and presents the point of view of the author or body represented by the author, such as a think tank, research institute, NGO, or other organization.

Academic Articles

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