Although the study of American Indian Sign Language has been relatively limited, there are too many relevant publications for an all-inclusive list to be made available here. However, it is possible to make a partial list, with a special emphasis on Garrick Mallery's work.

• Davis, Jeffrey 2005. "Evidence of a historical signed lingua franca among North American Indians," Deaf Worlds 21(3): 47-72
• Davis, Jeffrey 2006. "A historical linguistic account of sign language among North American Indian groups." In Multilingualism and Sign Languages: From the Great Plains to Australia; Sociolinguistics of the Deaf community, C. Lucas (ed.), Vol. 12, pp. 3-35. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press
• Davis, Jeffrey 2007. "North American Indian Signed Language Varieties: A Comparative Historical Linguistic Assessment." In Sign Languages in Contact; Sociolinguistics of the Deaf community, D. Quinto-Pozos (ed.), Vol. 13, pp. 85-150. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press
• Davis, Jeffrey, and Supalla, Samuel 1995. "A sociolinguistic description of sign language use in a Navajo family." In Sociolinguistics of the Deaf community, C. Lucas (ed.), Vol. 1, pp., 77-106. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press

• Mallery, Garrick (1880). Introduction to the Study of Sign Language among the North American Indians as Illustrating the Gesture Speech of Mankind.
• Google Books
• Early Canadiana Online
• Early Canadiana Online
• Mallery, Garrick (1881). Sign Language Among North American Indians.
• Google Books
• Mallery, Garrick (1882). The Gesture Speech of Man.
• Read it here.

• Synonymy
  

  This previously unpublished synonymy discovered in Mallery's files appears to be the index of an unfinished dictionary of PISL sign descriptions. It is dated October 15, 1894, nine days before his death. The corresponding descriptions have not been found. Read it here.

• West, La Mont (1978). Aboriginal Sign Language: A Statement. Read it here.

• Biography of Garrick Mallery
• Biography of Hugh L. Scott
• Glossary