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Indian Law Resource Center

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides legal aid to indigenous peoples and has links to Native American issues as well as indigenous peoples in other countries.
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Canadian Arctic Profiles

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed sections providing further information on the Canadian Arctic's exploration, climate, maps, migration, and indigenous people, make this resource useful for many topics. Put together with images, this resource is useful for high...
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University of Pennsylvania

African Studies Center: Daily Life in Sierra Leone: The Sherbro in 1936 37

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhibit of photographs of the lives of the Sherbro people, an indigenous group in Sierre Leone, taken from 1936-37. The photographs were taken during an ethnographic expedition led by Henry Usher Hall, a museum curator.
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The Guardian

Guardian: Rumble in the Jungle

For Students 9th - 10th
Guardian correspondent Rory Carroll discusses the struggles of the indigenous tribes of the Amazon against Peruvian security forces. (July 4, 2009)
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The Guardian

Guardian: The Last Stand of the Amazon

For Students 9th - 10th
Guardian correspondent Edward Docx discusses the reasons behind the clashes taking place in the Amazon between Peruvian security forces and indigenous tribes. (April 3, 2011)
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International Journal of Wilderness: Don Aragon: Wind River Indian Tribes [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive article honing in on concerns for federal wilderness protection by learning from indigenous peoples, specifically the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Indians in Fort Washakie, Wyoming.
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Indigenous History: Indigenous Slavery in the American Southeast

For Students 9th - 10th
It is fairly well-accepted that American slavery of the 19th century developed from three distinct traditions of slavery that were mutated into a new, racialized, institutionalized form: European indentured servitude, West African...
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Curated OER

Indigenous Peoples' Lit.: Indigenous Nations of Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
A listing of the different indigenous groups of people in Mexico. Each group has its own page in which you can find information on their literature, songs, and culture. Additional links to other websites are provided.
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Curated OER

Indigenous Peoples' Lit.: Indigenous Nations of Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
A listing of the different indigenous groups of people in Mexico. Each group has its own page in which you can find information on their literature, songs, and culture. Additional links to other websites are provided.
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Curated OER

Guardian: The Last Stand of the Amazon: Amazon Indigenous Tribes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Members of one of the many indigenous tribes of the Amazon
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A&E Television

History.com: 7 Foods Developed by Native Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
These seven dietary staples were cultivated over thousands of years by Indigenous peoples of America. While Indigenous diets and foodways were deeply impacted by European settlement, Indigenous American foods also changed the world....
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Communitarian Way of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion on the decentralized nature of the indigenous populations and their desire, as opposed to Europeans, to live in self-sustaining communities without surplus of wealth.
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Pattern of Exploraiton and Annihilation

For Students 9th - 10th
Poignant account of the decimation of indigenous peoples in both South and North America during the 16th and 17th Centuries.
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Oaxaca's Tourist Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers fairly detailed information on the history of the state, natural and cultural attractions, indigenous peoples, and tourist services.
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Oaxaca's Tourist Guide: Bienvenidos a Oaxaca

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers fairly detailed information on the history of the state, natural and cultural attractions, indigenous peoples, and tourist services.
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Abya Yala Net: Otavalo, Ecuador

For Students 9th - 10th
Fascinating and comprehensive look at the indigenous culture of Otavalo, Ecuador. Excellent photographs accompany this cultural treatise that examines the history, industry, and tourism of Otavalo. Additional links access more specific...
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Native Web: Miguel Andrango, Maestro Del Telar

For Students 9th - 10th
Indigenous artisan, Miguel Andrango, is described as the "master of the loom." Miguel, and others like him in the Andean highlands of northern Ecuador create traditional weavings with the dying method of what is called a backstrap loom....
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University of Tennessee: Archaeology and the Native Peoples of Tennessee

For Students 9th - 10th
Lots of pictures make this an easy-to-understand site on the indigenous peoples of Tennessee beginning with the Paleoindian Period to the present. Culture, homes, history, and artifacts are discussed.
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Monga Bay: Rainforests

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at the world's rainforests, the wildlife, and indigenous people who inhabit them as well as the impact of nature and man on this fragile biome.
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Australian Museum

Australian Museum: Aborinigal and Torres Strait Islander

For Students 9th - 10th
The Australian Museum Online presents the anthropology of the Indigenous people of Australia. See their collection of artifacts and read about western desert art and other historical ideas about Australia.
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Aboriginal Fine Arts Gallery (Darwin, Australia)

For Students 9th - 10th
An Aboriginal-owned gallery that collects and exhibits the work of the indigenous people of Australia.
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BBC

Bbc: Deadly Clashes in Peru's Amazon

For Students 9th - 10th
This short article and video describe the clashes occurring in the Amazon between Peruvian security forces and indigenous Amazon tribes. (June 5, 2009)
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Ecuador Explorer: People and Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed look at Ecuador's population, religion, language, and indigenous culture.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Circassians

For Students 9th - 10th
The Circassians are a people indigenous to the northwestern Caucasus who are also found today as minority communities in four Middle Eastern countries: Turkey, Syria, Jordan, and Israel. They call themselves "Adyge," the term...

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