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Native American Sites: Native American Nations

For Students 9th - 10th
An enormous collection of links to Native American tribe websites and resources. As it is not regularly maintained, some links may no longer work. The tribes are arranged in alphabetical order.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Native American Acrostic Poems

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, learners will synthesize the knowledge they have acquired about early Native American tribes by creating and presenting an acrostic poem that incorporates pictures symbolizing important characteristics of the tribes. In...
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PBS

Pbs: The Native Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
The Corps of Discovery came into contact with "Nearly 50 Native American tribes." This site from PBS discusses the tribes that had the most significant interactions with Lewis and Clark.
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Legends of America

Legends of America: Native American Legends

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides links for exploring the history of Native American tribes and legends.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Native American Relations in Texas: Spanish & Mexican Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
How were the Native Americans of Texas affected by the Spanish rule from 1716 to 1821? How did Indian life change when Texas was led by Stephen F. Austin? This article addresses the relations between Indians and white settlers, as well...
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Delaware Tribe of Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides much information about the Delaware or Lenape tribes of Native Americans. Find pictures of men and women's clothing, a migration map, the history of the Nation, dances, and Native American food.
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Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the history and culture of this Native American tribe in North Dakota. Includes statistics on the tribal community.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of the American Indian: Song for the Horse Nation

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhibition about horses in Native American cultures takes a sweeping look at the ways in which Native peoples, past and present, regard horses and horsemanship. Learn how the horse transformed Native approaches to the hunt, warfare,...
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Idaho State University

Imnh: Southeastern Idaho Native American Prehistory & History

For Students 9th - 10th
Site presents detailed account of the history of the first Native American groups, Shoshone and Bannock tribes, located in southeastern Idaho.
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US National Archives

Docsteach: Indian Nations vs. Settlers on the American Frontier: 1786 1788

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students will compare and contrast two documents from the Revolutionary period written by 1) a combined group of Native American tribes and 2) an American territorial governor, Arthur St. Clair. Students will analyze...
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Karpeles Manuscript Library: Declaration of Allegiance of the American Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
The front page and synopsis of the Declaration of Allegiance that was signed by all 189 tribes in the United States.
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Uintah Basin Tah Project: American Indians 101: Frequently Asked Questions

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides answers to commonly asked questions about Native Americans, e.g., how they are defined, the proper terms to use, and what a reservation is, as well as questions about their relationship with the federal and state governments,...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Us History Map: Arctic, Northwest Coast and California Tribes

For Students 4th - 8th
A brief description of some of the main Native American tribes that lived in the Arctic, along the Northwest Coast, and in California.
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Native American Facts for Kids

For Students 1st - 8th
Website for younger readers presents resources on American Indians for children and teachers. Provides simple online information, pictures, and fact sheets for kids about each tribe.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Interactives: Southeast Tribes

For Students 4th - 8th
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...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Native American Relations in Texas: Indians and the Texas Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the importance of the support of various Indian tribes in the success of the Texas Revolution. See primary sources that explore this topic.
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Arkansas Archeological Survey: Indians of Arkansas Indians in the Old South

For Students 9th - 10th
After the Louisiana Purchase, the status of the Native Americans changed from partners to a declining group whose presence conflicted with United States plans. Follow the events which changed and reshaped the lives of these Native peoples.
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Digital History

Digital History: The Fate of Native Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief look at the inability of Native Americans to halt the settlement of their lands by American colonists after the French and Indian War. There is a short description of Chief Pontiac and his alliance of several tribes which fought...
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Five Views: A History of American Indians in California

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of five tribes in the California Native American culture area.
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PBS

Frontier House: The Extermination of the American Buffalo

For Students 9th - 10th
The reign of the buffalo across the plains ended in great slaughter by the end of the 19th century. This companion essay to the PBS series, Frontier House, recounts how the decimation of the buffalo occurred, hastened by both white and...
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Access Genealogy: Hupa Indian Tribe

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a rather lengthy discourse on the Hupa tribe, and worth reading for all the interesting facts on their culture, location, housing, food, method of hunting, and clothing.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1865 1898: The American West: The Dawes Act

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what the impact of the Dawes Act of 1887 was on Native American Indians. Discusses the conflicts between whites and Native Americans that led to its passage and amendments made later. Includes questions for students at end.
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State of Florida

Florida Historical Resources: 16th Century Settlements in Florida

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the arrival of Europeans to Florida in the1500's and how the existing tribes of Native Americans were negatively affected.
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Son of the South

Son of the South: The American Indian

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the way of life and geographical distribution of various Indian tribes that existed at the time that Columbus reached North America.

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