Published images from the mid-1800s to the early part of the 1900s depicting Native Americans from tribes all over the United States.

Detailed and extensive account of the plight of Native Americans during the westward growth of America. Includes maps, audio recordings, authentic letters, speeches,a great timeline, and much more.

The U.S. government's policies towards Native Americans in the second half of the nineteenth century were influenced by the desire to expand westward into territories occupied by these Native American tribes. By the 1850s nearly all...

For centuries, Indigenous people's diets were totally based on what could be harvested locally. Then white settlers arrived from Europe. Native people pass down information - including food traditions - from one generation to the next...

Information about various Indian tribes including the Sioux, Cherokees, Comanches. Cheyennes, Creeks, Seminoles, and Apaches.

Describes early Native American techniques for manufacturing and repairing brass and copper kettles with detail on types of handles and rivets for repair jobs and pictures of kettles and repair patches.

Description of brass and copper wire ornaments made by tribes in the Northeast Woodland culture area.

Brief description of copper beads made by tribes in the Northeast Woodland culture area with images.

In many tribes, young males went on a Vision Quest to obtain a "spiritual name" or to find a "Spiritual Guide". At the end of the quest a gift was take to the tribe's Holy Man or Medicine Man. View examples of shields from various Native...

After immigrating to the New England colonies, being captured by Wampanoag Indians, Puritan and author acclimates herself to the Native American culture as a form of survival and documents her time kept captive. See "Mary Rowlandson...

Wikipedia offers detailed information on the Native American group, the Comanche.

This site highlights the westward expansion of settlers in North America and the effects this expansion had on Native Americans between the Revolutionary and Civil Wars.

Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Sioux, a Native American tribe. (Note: Content is not the most current.)

"Choctaw in Alabama" provides a concise historical overview of the local tribes federally known as the Mississippi Band of Choctaw and the MOWA, who are native to Alabama and other parts of the Southeastern United States.

Wikipedia offers information on the Hopi, a Native American tribe who mainly live in northeastern Arizona.

The article provides facts and information about the tragic journey of the Cherokee tribe and other members of the Five Civilised Tribes called the "Trail of Tears" with key dates and a map.

The native Yup'ik people of Alaska, like many other Native American tribes, once used decorative masks for ceremonial purposes. Here you can read a short introductory piece about the masks, view the masks, and watch several short video...

Wikipedia offers geographical and historical information on the Mohawk Nation, a tribe of Native American people.

A look at the Seminole Indians of Florida, which includes links to other pages about their history, culture and more.

This site offers a brief history of the Chickasaw Tribe before and after contact with Europeans. It also offers brief histories of first the contact of other tribes with Europeans.

Lesson plans for two different grade levels discussing the footwear of the Plains Indians and the information one can gather from common items to find out about a culture.

Once the Osage were relocated to the Indian Territory in what is today Oklahoma, they had to find food. This article describes one place which was very good for the hunting of buffalo and how the Osage would hunt their prey. In addition,...

This 1993 speech by Cherokee Chief Wilma Mankiller, in which she calls for Native Americans to rebuild the Cherokee Nation, also thoroughly describes the history of her tribe in America.

Provides an interesting history of the Shoshoni Indians in the 1800s.