Twelve teacher-tested lesson plans to integrate art from around the world into your classroom. Each activity comes with a list of materials you'll need, easy-to-follow explanations, and examples.

Reprints of drawings by Peter Rindisbacher completed in 1822 outside the Red River Colony in Manitoba are presented in this web page that is part of a National Library of Canada online exhibit about the Canadian West. It shows the...

Called by many the greatest African American mathematician, David Blackwell has won many awards in his field. This site from the University of New York at Buffalo provides a thorough biography of his life and work.

A biography from the University of New York at Buffalo on Wilkins that also includes a partial list of his research publications and his lifetime awards.

American bison used to number in the many millions and are now confined to small protected areas. Some facts about these magnificent creatures and photos are available here.

The life of Chief Peguis is profiled. He tried tomake peace between the white settlers and the threatened aboriginal peoples.A tall granite monument of Chief Peguis was erected in Kildonan Park in Winnipeg where he had often visited the...

The Metis acted as early trappers, guides, interpreters,voyageurs, coureurs des bois, and canoe paddlers. They hunted buffalo and invented the Red River cart and York boat.

Checklist of inventors, politicians, performers, activists and ordinary people who made America. Meet Harry Houdini, Langston Hughes, Buffalo Bill Cody and dozens of other famous and interesting American adventurers, presidents,...

Checklist of inventors, politicians, performers, activists, and ordinary people who made America. Meet Harry Houdini, Langston Hughes, Buffalo Bill Cody and dozens of other famous and interesting American adventurers, presidents,...

An image of William F. Cody, known as Buffalo Bill.

This in-depth resource presents a history of the American West from pre-Columbian times until World War I with profiles, documents, and images. It encourages visitors to link these into patterns of historical meaning for themselves....

A one-page, but extensive biography that examines Oakley's incredible life from her difficult childhood to her marriage to Butler and subsequent employment with the Wild West shows to her restless retirement. Excellent coverage.

Fifteen Canadian sites received the UNESCO World Heritage designation, bringing world attention to historical and natural preservation of the selected areas. This article (2008) details these sites.

A wonderful website from Cabrillo College on the Plains Indians can be found here. It gives an in-depth historical overview, profiles of numerous Plains tribes, the significance of the horse, and great information on their culture and...

From the very beginning and through the twentieth century, this comprehensive collection of lessons will enrich students studying the history in between and the effects on South Dakota.

The history of Fort Erie is explained, with reference to the battle of Fort Erie in the War of 1812. Links on the page will take you to an Old Fort Erie site, and a tour of the Park Commission's historic site.

This resource provides first-hand accounts and background information on the Old West. Content touches on crossing the plains, cowboys, train robberies, Dalton Gang's Last Raid, Custer's Last Stand, the Death of Billy the Kid, and much...

Detailed information on a variety of big game that are hunted in Arizona. Includes each animal's life history, their hunt history, behavior, and a chart listing facts, e.g., habitat, predators, etc., as well as a narrated video of them...

This site contains facts about the U.S. grasslands, including history, laws, and regulations. To learn more about specific grasslands, select a grassland by region or by state.

For over 10,000 years folks have been drawn to the Guadalupe Mountains in western Texas originally for its beauty, resources, and in more recent years its history. One of the most fascinating features to this national park is that in the...

For over 10,000 years folks have been drawn to the Guadalupe Mountains in western Texas originally for its beauty, resources, and in more recent years its history. One of the most fascinating features to this national park is that in the...

From Joy Hakim's marvelous set of books, A History of US, this webisode offers narrative, pictures, and teaching guides for the settling of the West after the Civil War.

Learning modules with primary resources explores how the West has been imagined as both America's manifest destiny and a wild frontier and examines the ways American Indian art and literature challenge these popular narratives.

Biographical account on Annie Oakley, famous markswoman known for her sharpshooting.