Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 5: Indigenous Cultures
This sample task contains a set of primary and authentic sources about the indigenous cultures of the Americas.
Other
Ecuador Explorer: People and Culture
A detailed look at Ecuador's population, religion, language, and indigenous culture.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Iteso
The Iteso comprise the second-largest ethnic group in Uganda and a significant portion of the non-Bantu-speaking minority in Kenya's Western Province. For the Iteso of Kenya, there are substantial studies of social organization, social...
United Nations
United Nations Cyberschoolbus: Indigenous Peoples
Students can explore the cultures of various indigenous peoples around the world, e.g., the Maya of Guatemala, Amazon tribes, the Maori, the Navajo, and the Saami in Norway and Sweden. They will examine what it means to be indigenous and...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: An Educator's Guide to Expanding Narratives About American History & Culture
This collection has been carefully selected by New York City educator and curriculum consultant Vivett Dukes to showcase ideas, achievements, and contributions by American people of all backgrounds across eras. The content highlighted...
Other
Musee Du Quai Branly: Indigenous Art of Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania
Examine a collection of artifacts produced by indigenous cultures Africa, America, Asia, and Oceania in three-dimensions. Includes location maps and helpful commentary.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Native American Cultures
The America that greeted the first Europeans was, thus, far from an empty wilderness. It is now thought that as many people lived in the Western Hemisphere as in Western Europe at that time -- about 40 million. Estimates of the number of...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Native American Culture of the Plains
Indigenous people on the Plains farmed and hunted, living both nomadically and in established villages. Read more about their culture in this article.
Gabriel Dumont Institute
The Virtual Museum of Metis History and Culture: Indigenous Voices
Indigenous Voices celebrates the Metis' heritage languages: Michif-Cree, Northwestern Saskatchewan Michif, Michif-French, Cree, Saulteaux and Bunji. The Michif Resources are rich in materials and include oral histories and video clps.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Hawaiians
Learn about the culture of the Hawaiian people - the indigenous people of the Hawaiian Islands. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Cape Coloureds
The term "Cape Coloureds" generally refers to those South Africans of mixed cultural and racial stock whose ancestors include Europeans, Khoi and other indigenous African people, and Asians. Today their descendants are found throughout...
Mex Connect
The Huichol of Mexico: Their Culture, Symbolism, and Art
A collection of informative articles about the Huichol Indians of Mexico. Learn about the people themselves and their way of life, their literature and art, and more. Illustrated.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Circassians
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...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Wolof
The Wolof constitute a large ethnic group inhabiting the West African country of Senegal, a former French colony, and Gambia, a former British colony. "Wolof" is the name by which the people refer to themselves, and it is also the name...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Honoring Indigenous Experiences: Pbs All Stars Lessons
Using resources from MOLLY OF DENALI and this lesson, students will begin to understand that Indigenous Peoples have a rich culture that continues to be practiced, and are working collectively to resist erasure and misconceptions. These...
University of Wisconsin
Madison Children's Museum: Field Guide to Hmong Culture [Pdf]
This ethnographic guide covers almost every aspect of Hmong culture- history, daily life, traditional crafts and art, language, games, and religion. Each section wraps with "questions for study." The Hmong are a people indigenous to...
PBS
Pbs: "Kill the Indian and Save the Man": Native American Representation
Learn about the impact of US government policies of assimilation, relocation, and urbanization on Native American identity and culture in this series of videos from the American Masters film Words from a Bear: N. Scott Momaday. Years...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Fort Ancient Culture: Great Serpent Mound
The Great Serpent Mound in rural, southwestern Ohio is the largest serpent effigy in the world. Scholarly debate surrounds its use and exactly why it was built. But without a doubt, the mound is singular and significant in its ability to...
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: Communitarian Way of Life
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.
Library of Congress
Loc: The Cultures and Histories of the Americas
An online exhibit of a vast array of documents, artifacts, and maps detailing cultures in the Americas including the indigenous groups as well as Europeans after contact. From the Library of Congress.
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: Development of the Indigenous Tribes
Essay on the development of early indigenous tribes in the Americas. Author discusses how tribal culture developed in South America prior to Columbus.
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: Appearance of Settled & More Highly Structured Groups
Essay on pre-Columbian cultures of the Americas and the development of a more structured and hierarchical society as populations grew and tools became more advanced.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of the American Indian: Infinity of Nations
Learn about ten North and South American Native American nations by playing the Infinity of Nations Culture Quest game. Examine Native American crafts and artifacts that are part of Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Decolonizing the Map: Creating the Indigenous Mapping Collective
For many Indigenous communities, mapping plays a large role in reclaiming their lands. Mapping is not new to Indigenous peoples, in fact, some of the world's earliest maps can be seen in cave paintings or heard in the stories that have...