State Library of North Carolina
N Cpedia: Stephen R. Claggett: Native American Settlement of North Carolina
The English began exploring and settling into the Carolina Colony in the late 1500-early 1600s. The land was already inhabited by Native American tribes. How did they all get along? Who were the Native Americans on the land?
Read Works
Read Works: Native Americans
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about various Native American tribes who have lived throughout North America. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Other
Jamestown S'klallam Tribe: Homepage
Official website of the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe. Contains a good mix of history and current events for the tribe. Make sure to read out all the information in "History & Culture," which includes interesting facts about the...
State Library of North Carolina
N Cpedia: John W. Kinchelo, Iii: American Indians at European Contact
Native Americans inhabited the New World long before European explorers began establishing settlements on the land. This entry addresses the challenges the natives had to face upon Europe's arrival, trials in relationships, and how...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Interactives: Southeast Tribes
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...
Other
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Learn about the history and culture of this Native American tribe in North Dakota. Includes statistics on the tribal community.
Other
A Gathering of Nations: Images of History of the Indian Tribes of North America
A selection of twenty-four images from The History of the Indian Tribes of North America, each representing a different Native American Nation. Each image is accompanied by a brief description.
Son of the South
Son of the South: The American Indian
Discusses the way of life and geographical distribution of various Indian tribes that existed at the time that Columbus reached North America.
Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: Native American Food
Resource outlines the history of Native American food sources and details how various tribes throughout North America used the resources available to them.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Native American Society on the Eve of British Colonization
This is a brief overview of the Native American cultures, languages, and diversity amont the many tribes that lived in North America prior to European contact.
Other
Healing Story: Shingebiss and the North Wind: A Chippewa Story
Read the Nineteeth Century Chippewa tale "Shingebiss and the North Wind." Complete with chant melody that goes with the story and a musical score.
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: Pattern of Exploraiton and Annihilation
Poignant account of the decimation of indigenous peoples in both South and North America during the 16th and 17th Centuries.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Mescalero Apache
Learn about the culture of the Mescalero Apache, a Native American tribe. Explore topics such as their history, economy, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Mono
Read a short description of the Native American tribe Mono.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Mohegan
Read a short description of the Native American tribe Mohegan.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Missouri
Read a short description of the Native American tribe Missouri.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Pennacook
Learn about the history of the Pennacook Native American tribe.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Nanticoke
Read a short description of the Nanticoke tribe.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Wishram
Learn a little about the Wishram tribe which lived in Oregon & Washington.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Yakima
A brief overview of the Yakima tribe.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Early America: Native American Cultures
At the time of the Europeans' arrival in North America, the land was well populated with Native Americans. Their numbers rapidly dwindled, mainly due to disease. Although there were many diverse tribes, some generalizations can be drawn...
Other
Bryan Strome : First Nations Seeker
An alphabetical listing and detailed map showing the location of the lands of the aboriginal tribes and linguistic groups found in North America.
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Distribution of Native Americans, 1500
A map from 1906 of North America central Canada to northern Mexico showing the distribution and territories of the Native Americans around 1500. The boundaries are based on linguistic stock and not tribal territories. "Anthropologists of...
Curated OER
Perry Castaneda Map Collection: Map of Early Indian Tribes in the Western u.s.
Map showing the Native American culture areas and the tribes within those cultures in western North America. From the Perry Castaneda collection.