Volumes 1 to 15 provide ethnographic and historical information for over 500 peoples and culture groups existing in the twentieth century. Volumes 16 to 21 cover a wide range of general topics, such as trade, music, and crafts. The last volume has an index, population charts, a geographic guide, and a bibliography. Area Handbooks Series. This is a series of volumes that provide a survey of history, culture, politics, and government of individual countries.
Volumes usually contain information on native peoples.
To find the appropriate volume you need to know in which country the tribe is located. Many of the Area Handbook Series volumes are also available on the web. And can be consulted at pages of the Library of Congress' Web site. The new web interface is very easy to use. An organization dedicated to the rights of indigenous peoples and oppressed ethnic minorities.