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Access Genealogy: Mariposa Indian Family History

For Students 9th - 10th
Embrace the history and culture of the Mariposa Indian tribe, also known as the Yokuts primarily of San Joaquin Valley, California.
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Adventures Into the Past: World of the Caddo

For Students 3rd - 6th
This is a perfect website for the younger student to learn about Native Americans in general and the Caddo Indians in particular. Lots of clickable, colorful pictures on their homes, culture, way of life, and earthen mounds. Also lots of...
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Texas Beyond History: Life and Times of the Caddo

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is really a gateway for a number of other sites about the Caddo tribes. There is a site that introduces the Caddo, telling who they are, about their homeland, and the like. An interactive map traces the Caddo homeland. Caddo...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Life in a Native Kentucky Village

For Students 3rd - 8th
The scenes in this rollover interactive depict typical village life of Native American Indians of the Mississippian culture. The village was occupied from 1100 AD until about 1350 AD.
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Blackfoot Nation

For Students 9th - 10th
An official site of the Blackfoot Nation in Montana. Gives a look into their history, culture, and government.
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Texas Indians: The Concho Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the culture of the Concho Indians, who mainly lived in northern Mexico, but also in Texas. It describes the impact of the Europeans on their way of life, their food sources, clothing, and shelter.
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University of Arkansas: The Osage Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
A short but thorough look at the Osage Indians of Missouri. Discusses their way of life, clothing, traditions, and culture.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Conquest, American Beginnings: 1492 1690

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A series of illustrations and accounts of Spanish conquest of Indians that reflect the fascination with and the brutality directed against native cultures.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Native American Reference Weblist

For Students 9th - 10th
The Library of Congress provides a series of sites about Native Americans, featuring their history, literature and culture, news and current events,government and law, their libraries, museums, and archives, and, lastly, their tribes and...
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Pre Contact Culture Areas (Map)

For Students 9th - 10th
This excellent map shows where different tribes were before first contact, links to related information.
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Native Languages of the Americas: Native American Headdresses: Facts for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the different types of headdresses worn by Native American groups across North, Central and South America. (Note: some links to larger images no longer work.)
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Our Story: Explore Pueblo Pots [Pdf]

For Students 1st - 5th
Students learn about Pueblo Indians, Santa Clara and Zuni, in particular, who made useful and beautiful pottery whose designs reflected their mythology and life. After viewing many of the designs, the students can draw their own pottery...
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Lin and Don Donn

Lin and Don Donn: Pacific Northwest Indians

For Students 3rd - 8th
Site provides information and lesson plans regarding the Pacific Coastal Northwest Indians. Use this site to find information about daily life, food, and more.
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Lompoc Museum: Chumash Indians [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A very complete look at the Chumash Indians of California from the Lompoc Museum. Read an overview of how the Chumash lived and took advantage of their environment. Follow links to see maps of where they lived and information about their...
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Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians: History of the Chumash People

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a history of the Chumash Indians and learn about their way of life before contact with the Spanish. Find out about their large domed houses, plank canoes, and impressive cave paintings.
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Native American Art and Technology

Native Tech: Native American Beadwork: Display of Native American Beadwork

For Students 9th - 10th
The Northeast Woodland Indians used many different materials to make their jewelry. Read about the materials, how they were used, and see pictures of different kinds of jewelry.
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Native American Art and Technology

Native Tech: Northeastern Native American Birchbark Canoe

For Students 9th - 10th
If you want to build a birchbark canoe, this site shows you what you need to know. See the cut-away of a canoe that shows the materials used and how the Eastern Woodlands Indians constructed their mode of transportation.
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History Link

History Link: Smallpox Epidemic Ravages Native Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
HistoryLink, the Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History, discusses the outbreak of smallpox in North America among the Native Americans of the Northwest coast in the 1770s.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Native American Games

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Have fun playing three games that were once popular among Native American children. Provides instructions, objectives, and a materials list.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1491 1607: Native American Societies Before Europeans

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick comprehension check over Native American societies before European contact.
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Mississippi Valley Archaeolgy Center: Common Projectile Points

For Students 9th - 10th
This scholarly work describes the various projectile points used by Paleo-Indians and later cultures in the Upper Mississippi Valley. Find diagrams, photographs, and descriptions of the points, and compare their differences and...
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Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: World Civilization Since 1500

For Students 9th - 10th
Twenty-four college video lectures provides an overview of the interactions among seven major cultural traditions (Judeo-Christian, Graeco-Roman, Indian, Chinese, African, Islamic, American Indian), from c.e. 1500.
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Facts for Kids: Algonquian Indian Tribes

For Students 3rd - 8th
This article explores the Native American language grouping known as "Algonquian". Much like the Indo-European language family, the Algonquian language family was spoken by many different and widespread Indian tribes. Find out about the...
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Indian Americans Top Census Chart Among Asian Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Short article discusses the census findings for the Indian-Americans. "One obvious factor for the growth in the Indian-American community is the importing of hi-tech workers."