Purdue University
Woman Artists of the American West: Women in Photography
A site by Peter Palmquist on Women photographers and the American Indian. There are biographies and images from thirteen women who were active during the latter part of the 19th century.
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Minneapolis Institute of Arts: Surrounded by Beauty: Arts of Native America
Explore the art, culture, and history of Native Americans through this Minneapolis Institute of Arts site. You'll find pieces of art from the Northeast Woodlands, Mississippi Valley, Plains, Southwest, and the Northwest coast, as well as...
Cornell University
Cornell University: Art, Design, and Visual Thinking: Native Americans
Picked from an all-inclusive site of art terms from Charlotte Jirousek's interactive textbook at Cornell University. The historic background of Native Americans in North America with a synopsis of the Woodlands people.
Other
Collector's Guide: Indian Territory: Phoenix Rising From the Trail of Tears
A discussion of the art forms preserved by the Native Americans who were resettled by the U.S. government in the Indian Territory.
Other
Healing Arts: Federally Recognized Native American Tribes
This resource will assist anyone studying Native Americans to find which tribes are federally recognized. Tribes are listed in alphabetical order by their federal names.
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Library of Congress: Native American Heritage Month
Excellent resources for the study of Native Americans during their Heritage Month include art collections, traditions in dress, and Native American veterans. Choose Exhibits & Collections from the left-hand menu bar for many more...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion: Collections
The Krannert Art Museum provides a great collection of artwork from all over the world. Click on "collections" to access images of African, Egyptian, America-Pre-Columbian, USA, Ancient Gandhara, China, India, Japan, Thailand, Greece,...
Curated OER
National Park Service: Archaeology Program: The Earliest Americans Theme Study
This exhaustive study of Paleo-Indians examines many of the sites where evidence of their occupation is found across the North American continent. This National Park Service study looks at evidence in found in projectile points,...
Curated OER
U.s. Department of the Interior: Indian Arts and Crafts Board: Sioux Indian Museum, Rapid City, South Dakota
There are a few Sioux Indian artists listed here under this museums archive of Exhibits. If you click on each artist, you will see samples of their work and a brief written review of the individuals works.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of the American Indian: The Art of Being Kuna
This resource provides information about Kuna and the art of the molas.
Mex Connect
The Huichol of Mexico: Their Culture, Symbolism, and Art
A collection of informative articles about the Huichol Indians of Mexico. Learn about the people themselves and their way of life, their literature and art, and more. Illustrated.
Other
New Mexico Museum of Art: Prehistory: Paleo Indian Sites
Download a great map of New Mexico showing the Paleo-Indian sites from 10,000 B.C. to 5,500 BC. [pdf]
The British Museum
British Museum: Explore World Cultures: Native North America
Learn about the art of native North Americans in this overview descriptions with accompanying image gallery with a detailed description of each piece.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Explorers: Native American Cultures
Using on-the-scene field reports, photographs, and interviews, visitors join archaeological teams to learn about modern-day Native American fishers of salmon on the Skagit River in Washington, about 2,000-year-old Native American rock...
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Plains Indian, Browning, Montana
A listing of Plains Indian artists that have been featured at the Browning, Montana museum. You can see a sampling of their work and a brief written review of them at each link.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Lure of the West
Beautiful artwork from the more famous artists who depicted the people, places and things of the American West.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Native American Heritage Collection
Take a look at Indigenous art, history, and culture as told through the historians, artists, students, and scientists in this featured resource collection. This Collection includes: Video (29), Lesson Plan (2), Media Gallery (5),...
Native American Art and Technology
Native Tech: Native American Technology and Art
Informational site discusses the technology of Native American crafts and the meaning of those crafts. Touches on everything from pottery to clothing.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Common Visions, Common Voices
This lesson plan gives students a chance to explore the art and literature of Indians, Africans, Mayans, and Native Americans. Provides plenty of links to photo examples, and lesson extension ideas.
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Cincinnati Arts Association: Native American Heritage [Pdf]
This study guide, originally designed to accompany an artist-in-the-schools outreach program, can be used to teach about hidden Native communities that populated the Ohio region after the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
Lin and Don Donn
Native Americans in Olden Times for Kids: Southeast Woodland Indians
A brief overview to the Southeast Woodland Native American culture. Find a map, and a brief discussion of their languages, arts, religions, and tribal organization. Hyperlinks to information on specific Southeast Woodland tribes.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: George Catlin's Indian Gallery
The Smithsonian offers 32 of Catlin's Indian Gallery paintings online. Catlin visited 50 tribes living west of the Mississippi from 1830 to 1836.
University of California
Shapes and Uses of California Indian Basketry
This is an illustrated comprehensive overview of Native American basket types. Discusses different styles and what they are used for.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art
The home page of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Visit the museum through an interactive floor plan, or by area (American art, European art, Asian art, Arms and Armor, Costumes and textiles, Dutch ceramics, etc.).
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