Search Help

How does this work?
There are many ways to search the collections of the Freedom Archives. Below is a brief guide that will help you conduct effective searches. Note, anytime you search for anything in the Freedom Archives, the first results that appear will be our digitized items. Information for items that have yet to be scanned or yet to be digitized can still be viewed, but only by clicking on the show link that will display the hidden (non-digitized) items. If you are interested in accessing these non-digitized materials, please email info@freedomarchives.org.
Exploring the Collections without the Search Bar
Under the heading Browse By Collection, you’ll notice most of the Freedom Archives’ major collections. These collections have an image as well as a short description of what you’ll find in that collection. Click on that image to instantly explore that specific collection.
Basic Searching
You can always type what you’re looking for into the search bar. Certain searches may generate hundreds of results, so sometimes it will help to use quotation marks to help narrow down your results. For instance, searching for the phrase Black Liberation will generate all of our holdings that contain the words Black and Liberation, while searching for “Black Liberation” (in quotation marks) will only generate our records that have those two words next to each other.
Advanced Searching
The Freedom Archives search site also understands Boolean search logic. Click on this link for a brief tutorial on how to use Boolean search logic. Our search function also understands “fuzzy searches.” Fuzzy searches utilize the (*) and will find matches even when users misspell words or enter in only partial words for the search. For example, searching for liber* will produce results for liberation/liberate/liberates/etc.
Keyword Searches
You’ll notice that under the heading KEYWORDS, there are a number of words, phrases or names that describe content. Sometimes these are also called “tags.” Clicking on these words is essentially the same as conducting a basic search.

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From Native America to Palestine From Native America to Palestine
Date: 9/25/1993Call Number: FI 237Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Poem to autumn leaves frames an interview with Native-American activist, Lee Sprague, who describes the US as "the greatest beneficiary of ethnic cleansing." Followed by poetic comment on Palestine, "peace can only be lasting and great, when Palestine becomes an independent state."
Carole Standing Elk & the American Indian Movement Carole Standing Elk & the American Indian Movement
Date: 10/1/1993Call Number: CV 043AFormat: Cass AProducers: KPFACollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Interview with Carole Standing Elk, a member of the American Indian Movement. She discusses prison rights, responsibility of tribal members, and the question of who is the American Indian Movement.
Jose Barriero interview Jose Barriero interview
Date: 9/10/1993Call Number: CV 113Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Author of book on Native cultures of the Caribbean. About recovering that history.
Indian Chronicles Indian Chronicles
Date: 9/10/1993Call Number: CV 202BFormat: Cass BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Author Jose Barriero discusses indigenous issues and his upcoming book "Indian Chronicles."
Dia de Los Muertos Dia de Los Muertos
Date: 11/2/1993Call Number: CV 253Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Poet, Piri Thomas, speaks about world unity. Dia de Los Muertos ceremony in SF, where Dolores Huerta, Native American elders, and others discuss death and ancestors. Includes discussion of NAFTA.
Shasta Woman: The Story of Norma Jean Croy Shasta Woman: The Story of Norma Jean Croy
Date: 1/1/1993Call Number: V 572Format: VHSProducers: Bo BrownCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
About imprisonment of Native American woman for murder of a police officer. Chronicles events of the night of the murder and ensuing legal proceedings. Norma Jean Croy was released in 1997 on the basis of constitutional violations in her original trial and inadequate legal counsel. Includes extensive interview with Yvonne (Wanrow) Swan.
Ka Ho'okolokolonui O Kanaka Maoli Ka Ho'okolokolonui O Kanaka Maoli
Publisher: Pro-Hawaiian Sovereignty Working GroupDate: 8/12/1993Volume Number: August 12-21Format: MonographCollection: Native Americans
The International Peoples' Tribunal-Hawaii- Document encourging people to attend the International People's Tribunal, and information about the colonization of the Hawaiian land.