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Academic Programs
	Title	American Indian Tribes of the Southwest
	Description	This site, hosted by the American Indian Institute at Arizona State University, provides a list of most of the American Indian tribes in the Southwest, including links to official tribal websites for many Southwestern tribal communities. Some links, however, lead not to official tribal websites, but to other (official) organizations, such as the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque; other tribes have no links at all. This page is updated infrequently, so be sure to check the "last modified" date.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Academic program
	Link	http://www.asu.edu/aii/resources/tribes/southwest.htm
	Title	Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology (BARA)
	Description	The Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology (BARA) is a research institution within the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Department of Anthropology at the University of Arizona. BARA seeks to apply social science knowledge toward an enhanced understanding of real-world problems in the Southwest, while committed to the development and training of the professional anthropologist. Begun in 1952 as the Bureau of Ethnic Research, in 1982 BARA changed its name and vastly expanded its research and training mission. The faculty includes 19 professionals organized around six different programs/projects that include: Agricultural Development and Livelihood Studies, Environmental Studies and Natural Resource Management, and Native American Cultural Resource Revitalization. The site includes recent publications, and more information regarding current research. This is a great site for understanding what applied anthropology is all about.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Academic program
	Link	http://bara.arizona.edu/
	Title	Center for Diné Teacher Education
	Description	This site describes the teacher training program in bilingual, bicultural Navajo-English education provided by Diné College. In addition to program information, the web site contains a web exhibit on "Navajo Perspectives on No Child Left Behind"; a collection of audio files of Navajo children's stories; and information on the Diné Language Association. This resource would be of interest to anyone investigating Navajo language preservation and education.
	Language	English, Navajo/Diné
	Resource Type	Academic program
	Link	http://cdte.dinecollege.edu/
	Title	Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College
	Description	The Center of Southwest Studies is the home site of a research center and educational program on the southwest at Fort Lewis college. This site provides information about the Center's Archives, online access to digital images, the Fort Lewis College Library's online catalog, and guides to collections. The site offers various tools for researchers including links to other Southwest programs and archival repositories.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Academic program, Museum
	Link	http://swcenter.fortlewis.edu/
	Title	CLIMAS: Climate Assessment for the Southwest
	Description	The CLIMAS site provides information about Southwest climate, access to current and previous forecasts, and a list of climate forecasting resources. It is a valuable resource for the study of climate in the Southwest, and its pages provide various research tools including background articles, a climate glossary, and forecast archives.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Research project
	Link	http://www.ispe.arizona.edu/climas/index.html
	Title	El Centro's Southwestern Studies Page
	Description	Though it resides on a commercial server, this is the official web page for the El Centro College Southwestern Studies program, which is a part of the El Centro College History department. The web site provides links related to Mexican history and culture, Mexican-American culture, Tejano culture, and Precolumbian peoples of the Southwest. The site offers pages on literature, dance, and music in addition to those on historical phases and general cultural background.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Academic program
	Link	http://pw2.netcom.com/~wandaron/southwest.html#mexico
	Title	Laboratory of Tree-ring Research
	Description	The Laboratory of Tree-ring Research (LTRR) at the University of Arizona provides general information about the study of tree rings, as well as specific information about courses, research, people, and services provided by the lab. The site also provides access to free tree-ring analysis software (http://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/software.html).
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Academic program
	Link	http://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/
	Title	Land Use History of the Colorado Plateau
	Description	"Canyons, Culture and Environmental Change" is a multidisciplinary effort to compile knowledge and data from the Colorado Plateau to better understand the region's people, environment, and history, specifically in terms of human land use. The spsite addresses questions such as "what conditions shaped the modem landscape, and what types of changes are occurring now?" and "what does it all mean for future environmental quality and human habitability of the Colorado Plateau?" There are countless pages containing a plethora of information about the plateau's people, flora, fauna, places, and climate; each topic is examined chronologically and interwoven with other sections. Articles and additional contributions have been made by highly regarded professionals in their fields, with full references for additional research.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Academic program
	Link	http://www.cpluhna.nau.edu/
	Title	Southwest Institute for Research on Women
	Description	The Southwest Institute for Research on Women (SIROW), a project supported by the Women's Studies Program at the University of Arizona, conducts projects that focus on women and gender in the Southwest and the Mexico-U.S. border region from a multicultural perspective. The website provides access to a newsletter, to information about current projects, to current publications, and provides links to other relevant sites.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Academic program
	Link	http://sirow.web.arizona.edu
	Title	The Archaeological Research Institute
	Description	The Archaeological Research Institute (ARI) is staffed and administered through the Department of Anthropology at ASU. This research institute has a mission "to undertake the preservation of archaeological materials and related data, to pursue research activities associated with the archaeological record, and to conduct educational programs to disseminate knowledge of the past to Arizona's citizens." It therefore provides access--in some cases, online access--to a wide variety of archaeological data.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Research aid
	Link	http://archaeology.asu.edu/
	Title	The Southwest Center - University of Arizona
	Description	The Southwest Center web site provides a description of this research facility, along with information about current research projects, publications, and associated researchers. A handful of links to other southwest studies web sites are available.
	Language	English
	Resource Type	Academic program
	Link	http://web.arizona.edu/~swctr/