The Plains Indians had a dynamic society that changed over time. See how the introduction of the horse changed their way of life. Read about their religion, societal structure, housing, and tools. Included are pictures, maps, critical...

A wonderful website from Cabrillo College on the Plains Indians can be found here. It gives an in-depth historical overview, profiles of numerous Plains tribes, the significance of the horse, and great information on their culture and...

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...

Review this discourse of the many treaties enacted between the settlers and Native Americans during the development of the Great Plains, the problems that arose, and the creation of reservations.

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.

Provides general information on the Arapaho tribe, the buffalo hunters of the Great Plains.

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...

An exhibition about horses in Native American cultures takes a sweeping look at the ways in which Native peoples, past and present, regard horses and horsemanship. Learn how the horse transformed Native approaches to the hunt, warfare,...

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,...

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.

Kids learn about Native American Indian tribe the Sioux Nation from the Great Plains of the United States on this site. Explore where the Sioux live, eat, and more on this website.

A very good overview of Arapaho history. It explains how the Arapaho split into the Northern and Southern Arapaho tribes and their relationships with the Cheyenne and the Sioux.

Legends and myths from several Native American cultures including plains tribes, woodland tribes, and others are found here.

Read about Sheridan's experience in the Civil War and his later accomplishments fighting the Plains Indians.

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

A short but thorough look at the Osage Indians of Missouri. Discusses their way of life, clothing, traditions, and culture.

From the PBS critically acclaimed series, "The West" comes this introduction to the Indian Wars that were waged in the course of settling the frontier.

A short history of the Arapaho. It explains how they came to be split into their various divisions, the main ones being the Northern and the Southern Arapaho.

A detailed article describing how the Kiowa at first resisted the Americans, focusing on the efforts of their chief, Satanta in 1871.

A very detailed description of the dance giving information about the purpose of the dance, the symbolism of the "Taime", how it is organized and much more.

A biographical sketch of a Kiowa Native American named "Hunting Horse" who lived from 1846 to the 1950's and for a time served with General George Custer as a scout. The article gives cultural details on the life of the Kiowa.

Tribal site gives a brief history of the Pawnee people including information about ancestral lands, the bands that make up the nation, and recent history.

This site from PBS provides information about the Arikara Indians and the Lewis and Clark expedition.