Maps of Tlingit
North America: Linguistic Stocks of American Indians (Powell)
Map of Linguistic Stocks of American Indians
Source:
Project Gutenberg
High resolution map available from the Library of Congress
Data Source: Powell, J. W. (1891) Indian linguistic families of America north of Mexico. Annual report of Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-86.7. 1-142, pl. I
Usage Notes/Copyright Status: Public Content
Date Digitized: 2010
Map Description:
This map displays the distribution of Native American languages in the United States and Canada as of the late 19th Century. The information found in this map is also presented in a paper titled 'Indian linguistic families of America north of Mexico', which Powell published in the seventh volume of the Annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
Other resources related to this project:
For more information on the Bureau of Ethnology (now called the 'Bureau of American Ethnology') and online copies of the reports, you can review the Smithsoninan Institution Archives at archive.org.
The paper associated with this map can be found in volume seven.
High resolution map available from the Library of Congress
Data Source: Powell, J. W. (1891) Indian linguistic families of America north of Mexico. Annual report of Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-86.7. 1-142, pl. I
Usage Notes/Copyright Status: Public Content
Date Digitized: 2010
Map Description:
This map displays the distribution of Native American languages in the United States and Canada as of the late 19th Century. The information found in this map is also presented in a paper titled 'Indian linguistic families of America north of Mexico', which Powell published in the seventh volume of the Annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
Other resources related to this project:
For more information on the Bureau of Ethnology (now called the 'Bureau of American Ethnology') and online copies of the reports, you can review the Smithsoninan Institution Archives at archive.org.
The paper associated with this map can be found in volume seven.
Note: Scanned or downloaded images have been geo-registered for compatibility with our project interface. Slight imperfections are an inevitable result of the registration process. View original image(s) to see the unaltered map(s).
Northern North America: Na-Dene: Contemporary
Na-Dene in Contemporary Northern North America
Data Sources:
Golla, Victor, Ives Goddard, Lyle Camplbell, Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco. 2007. North America. In R. E. Asher & Christopher Moseley (eds.), Atlas of the World's Languages. 42. Oxford: Routledge.
Date Digitized: May 2010.
Map Description:
The polygons and points represent concentrations of first-language speakers of Na-Dene languages. Polygons represent land or areas primarily occupied by first-language speakers whereas points show communities with varying numbers of speakers.
This original map was made by vectorizing data from the MultiTree language database and the Atlas of the World's Languages.
Other resources related to this project:
This folder, "Northern North America: Contemporary" contains other maps showing contemporary linguistic subgroups. The maps may be overlaid on each other for a more complete picture. In addition, the folder "North America: Contemporary" contains a map showing the southern distribution of Na-Dene languages.
Golla, Victor, Ives Goddard, Lyle Camplbell, Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco. 2007. North America. In R. E. Asher & Christopher Moseley (eds.), Atlas of the World's Languages. 42. Oxford: Routledge.
Date Digitized: May 2010.
Map Description:
The polygons and points represent concentrations of first-language speakers of Na-Dene languages. Polygons represent land or areas primarily occupied by first-language speakers whereas points show communities with varying numbers of speakers.
This original map was made by vectorizing data from the MultiTree language database and the Atlas of the World's Languages.
Other resources related to this project:
This folder, "Northern North America: Contemporary" contains other maps showing contemporary linguistic subgroups. The maps may be overlaid on each other for a more complete picture. In addition, the folder "North America: Contemporary" contains a map showing the southern distribution of Na-Dene languages.
Note: Scanned or downloaded images have been geo-registered for compatibility with our project interface. Slight imperfections are an inevitable result of the registration process. Color selections used in this map are advised by ColorBrewer.
Northern North America: Na-Dene: Time of Contact
Na-Dene in Northern North America at the Time of Contact
Data Sources:
Golla, Victor, Ives Goddard, Lyle Camplbell, Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco. 2007. North America. In R. E. Asher & Christopher Moseley (eds.), Atlas of the World's Languages. 41. Oxford: Routledge.
Date Digitized: May 2010.
Map Description:
The polygons represent areas where Na-Dene languages were spoken when they were first encountered and knowledge of them was recorded.
This original map was made by vectorizing data from the MultiTree language database and the Atlas of the World's Languages.
Other resources related to this project:
This folder, "Northern North America: Time of Contact", contains other maps showing linguistic subgroups at the time of contact. The maps may be overlaid on each other for a more complete picture. In addition, the folder "North America: Time of Contact" contains a map showing the southern distribution of Na-Dene languages at the time of contact.
Golla, Victor, Ives Goddard, Lyle Camplbell, Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco. 2007. North America. In R. E. Asher & Christopher Moseley (eds.), Atlas of the World's Languages. 41. Oxford: Routledge.
Date Digitized: May 2010.
Map Description:
The polygons represent areas where Na-Dene languages were spoken when they were first encountered and knowledge of them was recorded.
This original map was made by vectorizing data from the MultiTree language database and the Atlas of the World's Languages.
Other resources related to this project:
This folder, "Northern North America: Time of Contact", contains other maps showing linguistic subgroups at the time of contact. The maps may be overlaid on each other for a more complete picture. In addition, the folder "North America: Time of Contact" contains a map showing the southern distribution of Na-Dene languages at the time of contact.
Note: Scanned or downloaded images have been geo-registered for compatibility with our project interface. Slight imperfections are an inevitable result of the registration process. Color selections used in this map are advised by ColorBrewer.