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...

Picked from an all-inclusive site of art terms from Charlotte Jirousek's interactive textbook at Cornell University. The historic background of Native Americans in North America with a synopsis of the Woodlands people.

Stereotypes persist when discussing Native American arts and cultures, and sadly many people remain unaware of the complicated and fascinating histories of Native peoples and their art. Read examples of these stereotypes and what changes...

This is a collection of 27 Grade-Leveled texts (4-12) on the topic Native American History. Before European settlers came to North America, millions of native people lived in many unique societies. Explore the history of Native Americans...

A great lesson plan that has your students exploring the interaction between the people of the Corps of Discovery and the Indian tribes they met on their journey to and from the Pacific Ocean. Web site resources, worksheets, and...

Native American peoples throughout the Western region determined their unique lifestyle by their proximity and abundance of natural resources. This article discusses their food practices, social structures, and religious norms.

A resource page for Native Americans in reference to land and/or homebuyers. Site is sponsored by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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,...

Indigenous Geography helps you develop key understandings on nine different dimensions as they relate to six Native communities located in the Western Hemisphere. Learn about the creation stories, place boundaries and landmarks, calendar...

Focuses on the administration of health care to Native American recipients by the United States Government.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about historical Native American daily life including: clothing, beliefs, food, shelter, and goods. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...

What peoples inhabited Florida in prehistoric times? Accompanied by a map, this text based article focuses on the earliest Native Americansliving in the region.

This Crow legend tells about the beginning of creation when the "Old Man" made the world for the Crow people. Links to other legends are provided.

Essay on the attitude Thomas Jefferson held about the Native Americans. Includes quotes from Jefferson's writings describing his thoughts on enslavement and treatment of indigenous peoples of the Americas.

A lengthy lesson plan that examines French and English approaches to exploration and colonization in reference to religious factors. Using primary sources from French missionary Gabriel Sagard and Wiliam Bradford, first governor of...

Learn about the Kwakiutl, Native Americans of the Northwest culture region. Richly illustrated, this school-sponsored site emphasizes the link between Native traditions and the natural resources of the region.

Use this site to learn the history of the Wampanoag people, natives of the Massachusetts area. Use the links to the left and bottom of the site to obtain more interesting information on this Native American group.

This lesson activity introduces to the students the diversity that exists among Native Americans. It provides a map of the tribes in the United States, the tribes in various sections of the US and information about the cultures of these...

This Native American basketry exhibition explores how baskets are entwined with the lives of people. You'll be surprised at the many uses these baskets had in the lives of the Native Americans.

Immerse in the campfire stories of the people who defined Texas. Find out about how the two Americas: the Europeans' version, and the American Indians' version, started changing forever.

Indigenous people on the Plains farmed and hunted, living both nomadically and in established villages. Read more about their culture in this article.

Essay discussing the morality of conquest as European quest for land beginning in late 15th Century resulted in oppression and injustice of the Native American people.

This article discusses the Ancestral Pueblo people who lived in the southwestern region of the modern United States; they constructed elaborate buildings and began the American farming tradition.

Exhibit investigates major events in the history of Native Americans in Colorado over five centuries.