Handbook of North American Indians

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book series encyclopedia reference work

The Handbook of North American Indians is a comprehensive, multi-volume reference work published by the Smithsonian Institution that synthesizes anthropological, historical, and cultural information on Indigenous peoples of North America.

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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
Handbook of North American Indians canonical	1
Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 10: Southwest	1
Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 11: Great Basin	1
Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 12: Plateau	1
Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 13: Plains	1
Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 14: Southeast	1
Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 15: Northeast	1
Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 17: Languages	1
Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 18: Biographical Dictionary	1
Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 1: History of Indian-White Relations	1
Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 2: Indians in Contemporary Society	1
Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 3: Environment, Origins, and Population	1
Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 4: History of Indian-White Relations	1
Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 5: Arctic	1
Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 6: Subarctic	1
Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 7: Northwest Coast	1
Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 8: California	1
Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 9: Southwest	1

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Target entity: Handbook of North American Indians
Context triple: [Cultural and Natural Areas of Native North America, relatedWork, Handbook of North American Indians]

A. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico
The *Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico* is a comprehensive early 20th-century reference work compiling ethnographic, historical, and linguistic information on Indigenous peoples and tribes across North America.
B. Handbook of the Indians of California
Handbook of the Indians of California is a landmark ethnographic and anthropological survey of Indigenous peoples in California authored by Alfred L. Kroeber.
C. Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology
The *Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology* is a historical U.S. government publication that compiled research, ethnographic studies, and documentation on Indigenous peoples of the Americas produced by the Bureau of American Ethnology.
D. Bureau of American Ethnology Anthropological Papers
The Bureau of American Ethnology Anthropological Papers are a series of scholarly publications presenting research on the cultures, languages, and histories of Indigenous peoples of the Americas produced under the auspices of the Smithsonian’s Bureau of American Ethnology.
E. Kwakiutl Ethnography
*Kwakiutl Ethnography* is a foundational anthropological work by Franz Boas that provides an extensive, detailed study of the culture, language, and social life of the Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw) people of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Handbook of North American Indians
Target entity description: The Handbook of North American Indians is a comprehensive, multi-volume reference work published by the Smithsonian Institution that synthesizes anthropological, historical, and cultural information on Indigenous peoples of North America.

A. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico
The *Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico* is a comprehensive early 20th-century reference work compiling ethnographic, historical, and linguistic information on Indigenous peoples and tribes across North America.
B. Handbook of the Indians of California
Handbook of the Indians of California is a landmark ethnographic and anthropological survey of Indigenous peoples in California authored by Alfred L. Kroeber.
C. Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology
The *Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology* is a historical U.S. government publication that compiled research, ethnographic studies, and documentation on Indigenous peoples of the Americas produced by the Bureau of American Ethnology.
D. Bureau of American Ethnology Anthropological Papers
The Bureau of American Ethnology Anthropological Papers are a series of scholarly publications presenting research on the cultures, languages, and histories of Indigenous peoples of the Americas produced under the auspices of the Smithsonian’s Bureau of American Ethnology.
E. Kwakiutl Ethnography
*Kwakiutl Ethnography* is a foundational anthropological work by Franz Boas that provides an extensive, detailed study of the culture, language, and social life of the Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw) people of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book series ⓘ encyclopedia ⓘ reference work ⓘ
aimsTo	provide comprehensive coverage of Native North American cultures ⓘ synthesize anthropological information on Indigenous peoples of North America ⓘ
countryOfPublication	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
coversRegion	Arctic region ⓘ surface form: Arctic California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Great Basin ⓘ North America ⓘ Northeast ⓘ Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples ⓘ surface form: Northwest Coast Prairies ⓘ surface form: Plains Plateau ⓘ Southeast ⓘ Southwest ⓘ Subarctic ⓘ
discipline	anthropology ⓘ archaeology ⓘ ethnohistory ⓘ linguistics ⓘ
editor	William C. Sturtevant ⓘ
editorInChief	William C. Sturtevant ⓘ
genre	academic reference ⓘ scholarly encyclopedia ⓘ
hasPart	Handbook of North American Indians self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 10: Southwest Handbook of North American Indians self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 11: Great Basin Handbook of North American Indians self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 12: Plateau Handbook of North American Indians self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 13: Plains Handbook of North American Indians self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 14: Southeast Handbook of North American Indians self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 15: Northeast Handbook of North American Indians self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 17: Languages Handbook of North American Indians self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 18: Biographical Dictionary Handbook of North American Indians self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 1: History of Indian-White Relations Handbook of North American Indians self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 2: Indians in Contemporary Society Handbook of North American Indians self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 3: Environment, Origins, and Population Handbook of North American Indians self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 4: History of Indian-White Relations Handbook of North American Indians self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 5: Arctic Handbook of North American Indians self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 6: Subarctic Handbook of North American Indians self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 7: Northwest Coast Handbook of North American Indians self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 8: California Handbook of North American Indians self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 9: Southwest
intendedAudience	librarians ⓘ researchers ⓘ scholars ⓘ students ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	Indigenous peoples of North America ⓘ Native American anthropology ⓘ Native American cultures ⓘ Native American history ⓘ
mediaType	hardcover ⓘ print ⓘ
notableFor	comprehensive coverage of North American Indigenous peoples ⓘ multi-volume synthesis of anthropological and historical data ⓘ
producedBy	Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History ⓘ surface form: Smithsonian Institution, Department of Anthropology
publisher	Smithsonian Institution ⓘ Smithsonian Institution Press ⓘ
publisherImprint	Smithsonian Institution Press ⓘ
volumeCount	20 ⓘ