Library Guides: Thomas Jefferson Statue at the University of Missouri: Jefferson and Indigenous Peoples

Resources from Monticello.org

Jefferson and American Indians
Thomas Jefferson's Enlightenment and American Indians
President Jefferson and the Indian Nations

Other Primary Sources

Jefferson, Thomas. "First Annual Message to Congress, December 8, 1801." Manuscript. U.S. Capitol Visitor Center.
See paragraph labeled "Indians."
Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to William Henry Harrison. 1803. University of Houston Digital History.

Books About Jefferson and Indigenous Peoples

Find books about Thomas Jefferson's views of and relations with indigenous peoples in the Library Catalog with the following Library of Congress subject headings:

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Relations with indians.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Views on Indians.

Reference

"Thomas Jefferson and Native Americans." Wikipedia.