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Six Nations: The Great Iroquois Confederation

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides information on the Six Nations or Iroquois Confederacy. Primarily aimed at defeating mistaken assumptions about the history and social organization of the Iroquois, it fails to include sources. Students should look...
Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: Utopias in America

For Students 9th - 10th
A good look at the various Utopian communities established in the United States in the 1800s. Find out about the communities, their founders, and their demise.
Article
Read Works

Read Works: Passages: "The League of the Iroquois" by Matthew Dennis

For Students 11th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This article "The League of the Iroquois" by Matthew Dennis focuses on the 17th and 18th century "The League of the Iroquois" which united six Iroquois Nations: the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas,...
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in New York: Oneida Community Mansion House

For Students 9th - 10th
Built in 1848 for the Oneida Community.
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Iroquois Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
A rich website all about the Iroquois nation, past and present.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Native American Cultures Across the United States

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore different aspects of the cultures of the First Americans in this lesson plan. Stereotypes are often associated with Native Americans through movies and in the context of the Thanksgiving holiday. Specific information and...
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Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Carnegie Museum of Natural History: The Iroquois of the Northeast

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides a brief look at the history of the Iroquois. The site has information about food, handwork, survival, and modern life.
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: The Country East of the Mississippi, 1650

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1872 of the country east of the Mississippi for the year 1650, forty-seven years after the settlement of Jamestown. This map shows early commencement of European settlement and the principal Native American tribal lands east...
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: The Location of the Eastern Indian Tribes, 1600s

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1911 of eastern North America showing the general areas of early contact between the Native Americans and European settlers. The map is divided by groups (Algonquians, Iroquoians, Siouans, and Muskhogeans) and the principal...