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.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Indian Relations, American Beginnings: 1492 1690
One modern historical assessment and several original accounts of the mistrust, negotiations, alliances, trading, and disease transmission between European colonizers and native peoples in North America.
Son of the South
Son of the South: The American Indian
Discusses the way of life and geographical distribution of various Indian tribes that existed at the time that Columbus reached North America.
Other
Simon Frasier University: A Journey to a New Land
This interactive site examines questions about early human migration to North America offers grade-level appropriate information for primary, elementary, middle, secondary and post-secondary levels. Teacher resources, simulations, video,...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Bearlake Indians
With this resource the students will learn about the culture and the origins of the Bearlake Indians.
Digital History
Digital History: The Seven Years' War
A good overview of the French and Indian War, the part of the Seven Years' War that was fought in North America. Read about the reasons for the war, important battles, and the terms of the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Interactives: Southeast Tribes
Interactive web site where students can learn about the development of the geography of the United States over the course of history. This section of the site focuses on the original inhabitants of North America, in particular the...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Metoac
A brief description of the Long Island Indians known as the Metoac on this site. Learn that the Metoac group includes a few tribes that lived in Long Island New York.
Nature Conservancy
Nature Conservancy: Nash Prairie Preserve
Explore the beauty of America's prairies and examine efforts to preserve this vanishing part of America's landscape.
The History Cat
The History Cat: Age of Exploration: The Columbian Exchange
A fascinating look at the exchanges that took place around the world after the Americas were discovered. This covered the gamut from diseases which wiped out 90% of the native peoples in North and South America, to farm animals, tools,...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Cayuga
With this resource the students will learn about the culture and origin of the Cayuga, an American Indian group.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Carrier
With this resource the students will learn about the culture and origin of the Carrier people, an American Indian group.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Cahuilla
With this resource the students will learn about the culture and origin of the American Indian group the Cahuilla.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Beaver
With this resource the students will learn about the origins and the culture of the American Indian group the Beaver people.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Thompson
Learn some brief information about a group of American Indians known as Thompson who lives in British Columbia.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Wichita
A brief overview of an Indian group that lived on the Southern Plains.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Tonkawa
A website containing information about the Tonkawa tribe which lived in Texas and includes the Cava, Emet, Ervipiame, Mayeye, Sana, Tohaha, Toho, Tusolivi, Ujuiap, Yojuane, and Tonkawa proper.