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Primary
Other

Tn Gen Web: Treaty With the Chickasaw, 1832

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides the original text of the treaty with the Chickasaw, which includes their cession of land to the U.S., compensation and allotments.
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Website
Other

Welcome to the Oneida Indian Nation

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official website of the Oneida nation in the state of New York, which provides much information about the culture, history and current life of the Oneida Indians.
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Primary
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: Powers Denied to the States

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource explains how during the time of the Civil War the Supreme Court used Article I, Section 10, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution to show that the Confederation formed by the seceding States had no legal existence. The site also...
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Website
Nebraska Studies

Nebraska Studies: The Story of the Ponca: Broken Promises in Treaties

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a larger site, this page deals with the promises made by the U.S. government to the Ponca tribe, but were disregarded over the years.
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Handout
Other

Milwaukee Public Museum: Indian Country: Oneida Treaties and Treaty Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses Oneida peace treaties with the United States, Oneida land cession treaties with New York State, Oneida division and movement, the Oneida land appropriation treaty, the Oneida land cession treaty, and Oneida treaty rights.
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Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868

For Students 9th - 10th
Actual text of the treaty with the Sioux nation, which grants an enormous part of the Wyoming, Montana and Dakota territories to the Sioux, promises clothing and farm supplies instead of money, provides schooling, medical and other...
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Handout
Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: The Making of Treaty 7

For Students 9th - 10th
Reviews the treaties that have been given to Native Peoples in Canada including the Proclamation of 1763. Examines each treaty and how it affected the First Nations People.
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Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: Tribal Government

For Teachers 9th - 10th
As sovereign nations, American Indian and Alaska Native tribes develop and manage their own governments. This lesson examines the varied structures and functions of tribal government as well as the relationship these nations have with...
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Handout
Yale University

The Opening of Japan to the West

For Students 9th - 10th
Site offers wonderful illustrations of Perry's expedition to Japan with brief descriptions.
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Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: Treaty With Kiowa, Comanche and Apache; Oct. 21, 1867

For Students 9th - 10th
Actual text of the Medicine Lodge Treaty, which establishes an Apache reservation, promises to establish reservation schools and increases annual payments of money and supplies.
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Handout
Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Sioux Nation

For Students 1st - 6th
History for kids overview of the Sioux Nation provides details about the history and geography of the Sioux Nation which includes the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota tribes.