Need an online resource to supplement the paper textbook in your classroom? An all-encompassing website covers historical events throughout the last half of the second millenium, leading right up to the third. From the pre-Columbian...

Did you know that without the Mexican War, the United States would not include the states of Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Nevada, Utah, and even parts of Colorado? Scholars learn a variety of interesting facts about the...

Learn about ten different nations of Native Americans in both North and South America by playing this Culture Quest game from the Smithsonian Institution. In addition to the game, there are many other options to choose to learn about...

A history of five tribes in the California Native American culture area.

Peruse this thorough resource featuring historical California missions stretching from San Diego to San Francisco as the Spanish established themselves on the west coast of North America between 1768-1853. Read stories of the early...

This site provides a tour through the history of natives and immigrants to the California Gold Rush area, including African American, California Indian, Chinese, and Latino.

Read about the Chumash lived on the Channel Islands off the coast of California, how they built plank canoes from redwood trees to sail in the ocean, and why they were such successful traders.

This is a thorough description of the Shasta Indian Tribe. Author discusses Shasta culture, language, location, customs, food, and art. The writing in this article contains some negative language that is probably due to the time in which...

This resource presents information about the culturally diverse mining towns in California during the time of the gold rush and the treatment of minorities.

A great place to visit for anyone living/teaching in the Bay Area of California. Nonetheless, the on-line education department offers great resources for people all over the country for topics such as California Indian cultures, Mexican...

Find the Coast Miwok Indians culture presented in this report collected from a Point Reyes Ecosystem Field Trip.

This is an extremely interesting site in that it consists of myths from the Hupa as told at the turn of the century.

Seee how Mexico's independence from Spain affected not only the Mexicans who lived in California, but also the native population, and the white Americans.

This resource contains information and a picture about Indian prospectors. It also contains an audio clip.