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Healing Story: Shingebiss and the North Wind: A Chippewa Story

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read the Nineteeth Century Chippewa tale "Shingebiss and the North Wind." Complete with chant melody that goes with the story and a musical score.
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Gold, Greed, & Genocide: The Story of California's 1849 Gold Rush

For Students 9th - 10th
Use the table of contents to explore this site which recounts the plight of the Native Americans who lived in California before the Gold Rush and the impact of the gold rush on their lives.
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Montana State University: Blackfeet Creation Story

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the story of creation through the eyes of the Blackfeet Native Americans. This site features a description of their legend of creation.
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Inuit Artists: Legends and Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore Inuit legends through a variety of drawings and sculptures. At this site, you can look at photographs and click "Legends" to read the story represented by a specific piece of art.
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University of Calgary

Canada's First Nations: Native Creation Myths

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's an introduction to the creation myths of Canada's First Nations, which contains a brief look at the themes and content of these stories, as well as the problems that arise when they are translated. Includes links to the creation...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Teaching From Objects and Stories: Eskimo People

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
The object of these three lesson plans is for the students to use objects and stories to learn about the Eskimo people of the Bering Strait. All worksheets and materials are included. Students will solve historical problems, using...
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BBC

Bbc: History: The Story of the Conquistadors

For Students 9th - 10th
A well known historian tells the story of the early Spanish explorers known as "conquistadors". He discusses their motivation, what effect they had on the native American societies and much more. Archived.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: New Jersey

For Students 3rd - 5th
Why is New Jersey referred to as the "Garden State?" Explore the state of New Jersey through America's Library. Site provides some interesting stories as well. You can read the story of Molly Pitcher, "Electrifying Hair-Do," and "A Wig,...
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Georgia Voyager: Story of Toonahowi

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read the exciting story from the Georgia Voyager of how Toonahowi and his uncle Tomochichi worked to become friends with the first English settlers of Georgia and to live in peace.
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Canadian Museum of History

Cmc: The Life Story of Etienne (Stephen) Brule

For Students 9th - 10th
Brule was an adventurer who accompanied Champlain on his trip to New France in 1608. As an explorer and interpreter he had an excellent understanding of native languages and cultures.
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Native American Lore Index Page

For Students 9th - 10th
These 150 Native American Legends come from a variety of tribes and cover a variety of topics.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Native Americans Granted Citizenship,1924

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, which granted citizenship rights to Native Americans and about the limits of the law in overturning centuries of discrimination.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Native Americans for Kids: Mythology and Legends

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site explores Native American Indian mythology and legends. Learn how creation myths and other stories passed down over history.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Idaho

For Students 3rd - 5th
Do you know what shape the state of Idaho is in? Come and check out the Library of Congress' site to find out fun facts. What does the word Idaho mean in Native American language?
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Loc: America's Story: Nevada

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use this site to explore the rich history of Nevada. Learn about Native American culture from the past and in the future.
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Loc: America's Story: Iowa

For Students 3rd - 5th
This America's Story entry fro Iowa from the Library of Congress tells you facts and lore about the state suitable for a great paper and citable resource.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Washington State

For Students 3rd - 5th
This collection of stories features facts about the state of Washington. Find out about the Milk Carton Derby is. Can you name the borders of Washington state?
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of the American Indian: Indigenous Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Milwaukee Public Museum: Indian Country: Oral Tradition

For Students 9th - 10th
The Milwaukee Public Museum provides this introduction to the Native American oral tradition and oral literature of the Great Lakes region. Describes common themes and characters, including trickster characters and windingo (ice...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Anishinabe Ojibwe Chippewa: Culture

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Though written for grades 3-5, this lesson plan can be easily changed to help students of all ages learn about the Chippewa people. Additional resources provide historical, cultural, and geographical facts concerning this Native American...
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Pocahontas

For Students 3rd - 5th
Learn more about Pocahontas through the accounts of her adventures. This information explains the relationship between Pocahontas and the English settlers.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Ohio

For Students 3rd - 5th
Can you guess what the Ohio state tree is? How many presidents were born and lived in Ohio? Find the answers to these questions by checking out this Library of Congress state profile.
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Canadian Native Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Nokomis, a 70 year old Ojibwa artist tells stories about the Eastern Woodland Indian culture north of Lake Superior and interprets the native legends and myths that provided much of the imagery of Ojibwa artists like Morrisseau.
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National Park Service: Devils Tower: First Stories

For Students 3rd - 5th
An Arapaho legend about Devils Tower in Wyoming, a national monument and a sacred site to American natives.

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