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State of Florida

Florida Kids: Seminole History

For Students 3rd - 8th
Gather some interesting historical facts about the Seminoles of Florida. Today, there are still six Indian reservations in the state.
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Nmsu: Historic Documents: Status Report of the Condition of the Navajos

For Students 9th - 10th
A digitized copy of the official status report on the terrible condition of the Navajos at Fort Sumner in 1868 and the recommendation by U.S. Indian Agent for Navajo Indians that they are given a reservation in New Mexico and Arizona...
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Lumen Learning: Encroachment and Resistance

For Students 9th - 10th
In the latter part of the 1800s, settlers began to ignore treaties when expanding westward. The government followed suit by declaring they would no longer negotiate new treaties, that they had the power to enforce laws on reservation...
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Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: Our Land Our Home

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource delves into the history of the Indian people on the Fort Berthold Reservation beginning in 1851 when it consisted of 12.6 million acres through 1960 when it consisted of only a few hundred acres.
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Victoriana Magazine: Native American Tribes and u.s Government

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. government's policies towards Native Americans in the second half of the nineteenth century were influenced by the desire to expand westward into territories occupied by these Native American tribes. By the 1850s nearly all...
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The Weekly South Dakotan: South Dakota History for 4th Grade

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Whose Land Is This? Webisode 8

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Wounded Knee Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Virtual tour of the massacre at Wounded Knee from a museum dedicated to preserving the history of what happened there.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Camping With the Sioux: Fieldwork Diary of Alice Fletcher

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating site that presents the story of Alice Fletcher who traveled to Dakota Territory to live with Sioux women. Click on dates on the calendar for diary entries. Also includes historic photo gallery.
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Nebraska Studies

Nebraska Studies: Native American Citizenship

For Students 9th - 10th
After invading the land long lived on by the Native Americans, the United States government only gave them the right to citizenship in 1924 as detailed here.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Immigration: Destroying the Native American Cultures

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Detailed and extensive account of the plight of Native Americans during the westward growth of America. Includes maps, audio recordings, authentic letters, speeches,a great timeline, and much more.
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Colorado College: Tutt Library: Helen Hunt Jackson Papers

For Students 9th - 10th
Site includes a biography, chronology, and collection of writings of and about Helen Hunt Jackson.
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Nebraska Studies

Nebraska Studies

For Students 9th - 10th
A large site that tracks the history of the Nebraska area begins with the formation of the earth, moves through the earliest human activity in Nebraska, and then through proto-historical and historical Nebraska. The Kansas-Nebraska Act,...
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Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: Blackbird Hill, Nebraska

For Students 9th - 10th
Read William Clark's journal entry concerning the event that took place early on the morning of August 11, 1804, when Lewis and Clark visited the grave of Blackbird, one of the great leaders of the Omaha Nation.
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American Indian Heritage Foundation

Indians.org: Geronimo

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides biographical information about the great Native American, Geronimo. This site also contains a few quotes from Geronimo himself as well as a few images of the Native American.
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Native American Jobs

For Students 9th - 10th
Native American Jobs.com is a site dedicated to being your link to diversity & indigenous employment, career minded individuals looking for Employment & Careers in Native American Communities, on or near Indian Reservations and...
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: British Colonies After the French and Indian War, 1764

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the eastern portion of North America showing the British, Spanish, and Indian territories after the French and Indian War (1754-1763), with the proclamation line as established by the Treaty of Paris (1763). "The newly acquired...
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PBS

Pbs: Circle of Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS series site captures Native American stories told by the storytellers themselves. Students can also find information on language and land issues confronting Native Americans today.
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US National Archives

Nara: American Originals: Black Hills Treaty

For Students 9th - 10th
This web page from the National Archives and Records Administration has a link to a copy of the actual Treaty of 1868, when the United States recognized Black Hills as part of the Great Sioux Reservation.
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Ctuir: The History and Culture of the Cayuse

For Students 9th - 10th
An account that describes the language, history and culture of the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla Indian tribes.
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University of Washington

University of Washington Libraries: Assimilation Through Education

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the Indians of the Pacific Northwest and the boarding schools whose curriculum attempted to assimilate their children into the dominant American culture.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1865 1898: The American West: The Dawes Act

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what the impact of the Dawes Act of 1887 was on Native American Indians. Discusses the conflicts between whites and Native Americans that led to its passage and amendments made later. Includes questions for students at end.
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Globe Tracks

Travel for Kids: Singapore

For Students 3rd - 8th
"Discover the cultural heritage of Straits Chinese, Indians, Malays and British as you wander through colorful neighborhoods. The island also has large nature reserves, brilliant tropical vegetation, and excellent wildlife parks." Use...
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iCivics

I Civics: Elk v. Wilkins (1884)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This mini-instructional activity examines the Supreme Court's ruling that the 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause did not apply to American Indians born on Native reservations. Students analyze a primary document and discover how the...

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