PBS
Pbs the West: A Wound in the Heart
As many as three million buffalo were killed in two years after the coming of the railroad. This site tells the story through quotes from one of the hunters and from Native American writer Scott Momaday and others.
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Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: Secret of the Dance Teaching Guide [Pdf]
This teaching guide for "Secret of the Dance," a story written by Andrea Spalding and Alfred Scow and illustrated by Darlene Gait, provides a synopsis of the story and discussion of aboriginal masks and culture, as well as an explanation...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poets: Louise Erdrich
This useful collection of information about Louise Erdrich and her work includes biographical details, an online short story, an extensive bibliography and excerpts from interviews.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: American Explorers [Pdf]
"American Explorers" is a one page, non-fiction, reading passage about the Lewis and Clark Expedition. They traveled from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean with the help of Native Americans and made maps along the way. It is followed by...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Early Chicago Environment and People [Pdf]
"Early Chicago Environment and People" is a one page, nonfiction passage about the early Native Americans who settled in what is now Chicago. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Mohawk People
Wikipedia offers geographical and historical information on the Mohawk Nation, a tribe of Native American people.
Other
California Missions Resource Center
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...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Brand New Flag: Molly of Denali
Molly does a school report on Benny Benson, a young Alaska Native boy who won a contest to design the Alaska state flag, and is inspired to hold a contest of her own, in this 11-minute animated story [25:25] from the PBS KIDS series...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Authors: Thomas Hardy
This site features the author Thomas Hardy including a biography, the full text of 13 novels, and the short story "Squire Petrick's Lady".
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: November Is National American Indian Herigage Month
ReadWriteThink offers a very thorough lesson plan that encourages students to create their own pourquoi stories. Included are downloadable pdf files needed to incorporate the lesson.
The Best Notes
The Best Notes: Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'dell
This is an online study guide/notes for the children's novel Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis. This novel is...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Decolonizing the Map: Creating the Indigenous Mapping Collective
For many Indigenous communities, mapping plays a large role in reclaiming their lands. Mapping is not new to Indigenous peoples, in fact, some of the world's earliest maps can be seen in cave paintings or heard in the stories that have...
Digital History
Digital History: Pocahontas
Brief overview of the story of Pocahontas for students and a timeline of her life with pictures.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Potawatomi Prairie [Pdf]
"Potawatomi Prairie" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about the Potawatomi tribe and how they may have spent the different seasons of the year. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence from the...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Potawatomi Prairie [Pdf]
"Potawatomi Prairie" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about the Potawatomi tribe and what their life may have been like during the different seasons of the year. It is followed by questions which require students to provide...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Potawatomi Prairie [Pdf]
"Potawatomi Prairie" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about the Potawatomi tribe and what their life may have been like during the different seasons of the year. It is followed by questions which require students to provide...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Potawatomi Prairie [Pdf]
"Potawatomi Prairie" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about the Potawatomi tribe and what their life may have been like during the different seasons of the year. It is followed by questions which require students to provide...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Potawatomi Prairie [Pdf]
"Potawatomi Prairie" is a one page, historical fiction, reading passage about the Potawatomi tribe and what their life may have been like during the different seasons of the year. It is followed by questions which require students to...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Threat of Invasive Species
Massive vines that blanket the southern United States, climbing high as they uproot trees and swallow buildings. A ravenous snake that is capable of devouring an alligator. Rabbit populations that eat themselves into starvation. These...
Other
Indigenous Peoples' Literature: Iroquois Oral Traditions
This website provides links to numerous Iroquois stories and fables.
Other
Comanche Lodge: Quanah Parker
This biography of famous Texan, Quanah Parker, tells the story of his life and the impact he made in Texas history.
Duke University
Duke University: The Pueblo Revolt of 1680
The story of the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 is told with a timeline showing events leading up to the revolt, a narrative of the revolt itself and its consequences, and brief biographies of many of those involved in Spanish America, and the...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Potawatomi Prairie [Pdf]
"Potawatomi Prairie" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about the Potawatomi tribe and what their life may have been like during the different seasons of the year. It is followed by questions which require students to provide...
Library of Congress
Loc: Exploring With Lewis & Clark
This site from Library of Congress provides a multimedia site using historical documents to tell the story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The movies require high speed access but the site will hold student interest.
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