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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Western Migration Towards the Interior

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides an essay discussing the migration of American colonists into the Ohio River Valley and the impact on the Native Americans living in the area.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Myth and Truth: "The First Thanksgiving" [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Contains plans for three lessons that examine the myth and reality behind the first Thanksgiving and the Wampanoag Native Americans in colonial America. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to...
Article
Other

Huffington Post: Meet Kamala Harris, Who Could Become the First Woman President

For Students 9th - 10th
On November 8, 2016, Kamala Harris became the first Indian-American and the second African-American woman elected to the United States Senate. Harris is currently the Attorney General in California.
Website
Texas A&M University

Csfa: Circum Pacific Research by the Csfa

For Students 9th - 10th
Center for the Study of the First Americans at Texas A & M University is researching many different sites across North America looking in to theories of "Clovis First" and "Pre-Clovis" as to who were the first people to inhabit North...
Article
Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museum

United States Indian Policy During the Late 19th Century: Change and Continuity

For Students 9th - 10th
By the 1890's, the status of Indian people seemed to validate Frederick Jackson Turner's claim that "the frontier has gone, and with its going has closed the first period of American history." Natives ceased to threaten the Republic...
Website
Other

Usa Swimming: History: Swimming From the Beginning

For Students 9th - 10th
This document provides a history of swimming. Content discussed includes the origins of the crawl, dog stroke, backstroke, and breaststroke, how the American Indians influenced the art of swimming, the first swimming competitions, the...
Handout
Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: First Nations Contributions

For Students 9th - 10th
First Nations Contributions edukit looks at the accomplishments and backgrounds of many First Nations people, past and present. Select historical figures, such as Alex Decoteau, Pakan, and Star Blanket, are found in the biographies...
Lesson Plan
Other

Rhode Island: First Inhabitants

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
At this site read a concise description of the different Native American groups that first lived in the Rhode Island area. Also learn about the earliest European settlers and a bit about their lives after settlement.
Website
Other

Arkansas Archeological Survey: Chickasaw Indians of Arkansas

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a brief history of the Chickasaw Tribe before and after contact with Europeans. It also offers brief histories of first the contact of other tribes with Europeans.
Website
Other

Indians of Pennsylvania and the Delaware Valley

For Students 6th - 8th
Provides an extensive look at the history and culture of Pennsylvania's first dwellers. There are a variety of links to websites containing information about the many different tribes that once occupied the land that is now Pennsylvania.
Article
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: The Osage "Reign of Terror" Murder Trials

For Students 9th - 10th
The "Reign of Terror" that overtook the Osage Reservation in 1921 is just one chapter in the long story of mistreatment of Native Americans by whites, but is one of the most horrifying. Before the chapter ends, untold dozens of Osage...
Article
Other

Usc News: Pnas: Topper Site in Middle of Comet Controversy

For Students 9th - 10th
The disagreement between those who theorize that Clovis man was the first to inhabit North America and those who beleive that there was a pre-Clovis culture continues even today. Archaeologists have found evidence of pre-Clovis points at...
Website
Other

Delaware History

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent history of the Delaware Indians.
Handout
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Seminole Wars

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides discussion of the importance of and the reasons behind the three Seminole Wars that took place between American troops and the Seminoles in Georgia between 1817-1843.
Article
A&E Television

History.com: 10 Things You May Not Know About Sitting Bull

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about one of the most legendary Native Americans of the 19th century. Sitting Bull was born around 1831 into the Hunkpapa people, a Lakota Sioux tribe that roamed the Great Plains in what is now the Dakotas.
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270 To Win

270towin: 1924 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1924 won by Calvin Coolidge, the first presidential election in which all American Indians were citizens and thus allowed to vote.