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Menominee Nation Tribal Government
Site includes information on community services, tribal culture, history, economics, termination, and restoration.
US National Archives
Docsteach: The Settlement of the American West
Young scholars will analyze primary sources with an eye for cause-and-effect relationships.They will identify the roles of government policy and technological improvements in the settlement of the West, and explain their impact on Native...
US National Archives
Docsteach: Assimilation of American Indians
In this activity, students will analyze primary sources to determine the role and activities the federal government undertook in an attempt to 'Americanize' or assimilate Native Americans.
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Chickasaw Nation: Government
The tribal government of the Chickasaw Nation is a democratic republic, modeled after that of the federal government. Registered voters elect a governor and lieutenant governor to four-year terms. Like the president and vice president of...
OpenStax
Open Stax: The Loss of American Indian Life and Culture
Read this section from a chapter on "Westward Expansion" to learn about the methods that the U.S. government used to address the "Indian threat" during the settlement of the West and explain the process of "Americanization" as it applied...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Native Americans for Kids: Chickasaw Tribe
Kids learn about Native American Indian Chickasaw Tribe on this site. Students can explore their history, language, clothing, food, homes, fun facts, and government.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Native Americans for Kids: Pueblo Tribe
On this site, students will learn about the history, language, clothing, food, homes, fun facts, and government of the Native American Indian Pueblo Tribe.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Native Americans for Kids: Inuit Peoples
Explore the Native American Indian Inuit Peoples on this website. Learn about their history, language, clothing, food, homes, fun facts, and government.
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Civil Liberties: Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association
How does the constitution resolve a conflict between the government's property rights and the right of groups to engage in religious practices on lands they consider sacred? The Supreme Court answered that question in favor of the...
Other
Woman Spirit: Tocmetone (Sarah Winnemucca) Paiute
Biography of Winnemucca, peacemaker, crusader, and champion of the Native American cause.
Savvas Learning
Pearson: Government by the People
An easy to follow flow chart that shows how the term "Government by the people," has changed over the years. Make sure to click on each box of information to get a more in depth description.
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Lumbee River Pathways
A news site for the Lumbee Nation. Find information on community services, employment, education, housing, culture, and history.
Curated OER
History Matters: John Collier Promises to Reform Indian Policy
Find the report by John Collier, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, to the Secretary of the Interior, describing how he was trying to right many of the wrongs in the federal government's dealings with Native Americans as a result of the...
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Indian Removal: The Cherokees, Jackson, and the "Trail of Tears"
Collaborative and consensus building activity on U.S. policy and treatment of Native Americans. Lesson provides an in-depth look at government Indian removal and provides a list from which students choose and defend a Native American...
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Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Learn about the history of the first Native American code talkers from the Choctaw Nation. Includes profiles of those who worked with the United States government during World War I and World War II.
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Ulysses S. Grant: Domestic Affairs
A very good look at the many parts of domestic affairs in the Grant administration. Grant dealt with Reconstruction, the Panic of 1873, a revamping of the government's relationship with Native Americans, and several scandals that did not...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Native Americans for Kids: Seminole Tribe
Investigate the history, language, clothing, food, homes, and government of the Seminole tribe on this site.
iCivics
I Civics: Tribal Government
As sovereign nations, American Indian and Alaska Native tribes develop and manage their own governments. This lesson examines the varied structures and functions of tribal government as well as the relationship these nations have with...
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Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma: Government
The Choctaw Nation's governing structure is set forth in its revised 1984 constitution. Like the U.S. government, there are three branches, executive, legislative and judicial. Read about how the tribal government of this Choctaw Nation...
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Poarch Band of Creek Indians: Tribal Government Structure
Explains how the tribal government for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians is structured and functions. Provides access to complete tribal constitution, the tribal and ethical codes, and the tribal ordinances.
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Blackfoot Nation
An official site of the Blackfoot Nation in Montana. Gives a look into their history, culture, and government.
Curated OER
History Matters: A Taos Pueblo Tries to Sell the Indian New Deal
The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, which became known as the Indian New Deal, dramatically changed the federal government's Indian policy. This letter by Antonio Luhan to the then-Indian Commissioner gives an impression of its...
PBS
Pbs: Indian Country Diaries, Tribal Sovereignty Lesson Plan
This lesson will ask learners to review sections of A Seat at the Drum and Spiral of Fire where the many issues of tribal sovereignty are evident. Students will be asked to research the sovereignty issues facing a tribe that resides...
American Indian Heritage Foundation
Indians.org: Blackfoot Literature
Use this site to explore the literature of the Blackfeet Native Americans.