Plains Indians often recorded their history in pictograph form on their tipis and buffalo skins. View the original artwork by He Dog (Percy Creighton)as he interpreted the history of the Blood Indians.

An excellent resource on the Lakota tribe. It covers the Lakota's' modern and historical culture, as well as the tribe's relationship with the United States during the days of European settlers. This site provides valuable information...

This virtual interpretive centre recreates the buffalo hunt and kill that was used by First Nations Plains tribes for over 5,500 years. Located in southern Alberta, the actual site was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981.

The northern Plains Indians used every part of the buffalo. In this interactive matching game, students will match objects made by Native Americans from the buffalo.

A detailed lesson plan that explores "the concept of region and how culture and experience influence the perception of regions." Site provides many excellent websites for students and teachers to explore during their study of the Great...

Part of a larger exhibition about Native Americans, this page gives visitors an up-close look at the Hidatsa and the Mandan, Native Americans of the Plains. Viewable are a decorated a buffalo skin and color etchings of tribal chiefs...

Find Native American tribes grouped by geographic location as well as relevant information and pictures.

A large site that tracks the history of the Nebraska area begins with the formation of the earth, moves through the earliest human activity in Nebraska, and then through proto-historical and historical Nebraska. The Kansas-Nebraska Act,...

Explore the art, culture, and history of Native Americans through this Minneapolis Institute of Arts site. You'll find pieces of art from the Northeast Woodlands, Mississippi Valley, Plains, Southwest, and the Northwest coast, as well as...

Educators will find this a useful research model for their students. Each slide addresses a different aspect of the Blackfoot tribe's daily life and culture.

The story of the problems on converting native Americans to a Christian religion. It uses the example of Christian missionaries who were trying to convert the Pawnee tribe in the 1830s.

This explores the role of the buffalo in the lives of the American Indians of the northern plains.

An interactive site showing the Native American culture areas and the major tribes living in those areas before the arrival of the Europeans. Click to find out more about Indians living in those area and find a game that challenges you...

Map showing the Native American culture areas and the tribes within those cultures in western North America. From the Perry Castaneda collection.

A series of lessons utilizing primary texts, including narratives, photographs, and maps, through which students explore the following question: "What motivated thousands of people to journey west during the 1800s?"

The history and culture of the Plains Indians can be interpreted through footwear. Images of original specimens, teacher guides and worksheets provide an enhanced learning opportunity for students. There are two activities for ages 10-12...

The history and culture of the Plains Indians can be interpreted through footwear. Images of original specimens, teacher guides and worksheets provide an enhanced learning opportunity for students. There are two activities for ages 10-12...

The history and culture of the Plains Indians can be interpreted through footwear. Images of original specimens, teacher guides and worksheets provide an enhanced learning opportunity for students. There are two activities for ages 10-12...

This excellent map shows where different tribes were before first contact, links to related information.

A fun lesson plan for a class studying Native American culture. Learners create their own tepees, or animal hides with designs and symbols representing their own personality. Also contains adaptations and resources. (To access this...

Painting on animal hides is a longstanding tradition of the Great Basin and Great Plains people of the United States. Painting, in tandem with oral traditions, functioned to record history.Cotsiogo, a member of the Eastern Shoshone...

Learn about the culture of the Ponca Native American tribe. Explore topics such as their history, cultural values, and dwellings.

Learn about the culture of the Omaha Native American tribe. Explore topics such as their history, economy, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.

An official site of the Blackfoot Nation in Montana. Gives a look into their history, culture, and government.