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Trans Pacific Project: Transpacific Migrations

For Students 9th - 10th
What an incredible resource that looks at Transpacific migrations peopling the Western Hemisphere, the Pacific islands, and the Chinese diaspora. Included is information about genetic research that traces DNA patterns across the world....
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National Museum of Australia

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibits, events, educational resources, museum information, etc. on the National Museum of Australia can all be found at this site.
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National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Teaching Tropical Rainforest Biology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explores the numerous benefits of teaching and learning about tropical rainforests, while addressing the bioethical and environmental concerns facing rainforests.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of the American Indian: Indigenous Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
Indigenous Geography helps you develop key understandings on nine different dimensions as they relate to six Native communities located in the Western Hemisphere. Learn about the creation stories, place boundaries and landmarks, calendar...
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International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs

For Students 9th - 10th
This multinational group strives to provide support to indigenous peoples around the world as they struggle to assert their rights.
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Indigenous Peoples [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
On September 13, 2007, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Canada was one of only four countries that voted against it. The draft of the declaration can be downloaded here.
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National Museum of Australia: Oscar's Sketchbook

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive museum exhibit, flip through the pages of this aboriginal man's sketchbook from Queensland, Australia in the 1880s.
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Country Studies US

Country Studies: Encomiendas

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this good description of the encomienda system that was set up by the Spanish to reward the Spanish colonizers in the New World and to subjugate the indigenous people by requiring their labor on the granted land.
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The International Education and Resource Network: The First Peoples' Project

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Join the online community of indigenous students from nations around the world and/or view work from students that center around issues relating to indigenous children.
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National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Health Care to Native Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Focuses on the administration of health care to Native American recipients by the United States Government.
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United Nations

United Nations Cyberschoolbus: Indigenous Peoples

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students can explore the cultures of various indigenous peoples around the world, e.g., the Maya of Guatemala, Amazon tribes, the Maori, the Navajo, and the Saami in Norway and Sweden. They will examine what it means to be indigenous and...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Archiving Early America: Chief Joseph Brant: Mohawk, Loyalist, and Freemason

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Chief Joseph Brant, "the powerful and influential Mohawk chief who sided with the British during the American Revolutionary War."
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Nature's Law

For Students 9th - 10th
Nature's Law looks at the traditions, culture, governance and spiritual life of the Indigenous People residing in Alberta, such as the Woodland and Plains Cree, Blackfoot and Dene. Videos, quotes and a bibliography all bring this culture...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: I Have No Money, Would You Take a Wampum?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This site teaches students about traditional economies and how exchanges of goods and services were made before money. Students learn about a bater economy which predates our traditional economy.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Terms and Issues in Native American Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Stereotypes persist when discussing Native American arts and cultures, and sadly many people remain unaware of the complicated and fascinating histories of Native peoples and their art. Read examples of these stereotypes and what changes...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1754 1800: Movement in the Early Republic

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick comprehension check over movement in the early republic.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: World Geography: Colonization of Africa

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students develop and express claims through discussions and writing which examine the effect of colonization on African development.
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Study Languages

Study Spanish: La Llama

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has an explanation in Spanish and English with a few comprehension questions about the llama in the Andes area of South America. Additional links are provided for more information on this unique animal. Great reading selection...
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Indigenous Peoples' Lit.: Indigenous Nations of Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
A listing of the different indigenous groups of people in Mexico. Each group has its own page in which you can find information on their literature, songs, and culture. Additional links to other websites are provided.