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National Park Service: Lewis and Clark Expedition: American Indians
Read about the various Native American tribes encountered by the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: Peace Medals
Discover the history of awarding peace medals to Indian chiefs. Lewis and Clark carried at least eighty-nine peace medals in five different sizes to be given out on their expedition in the early 1800s.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: Blackbird Hill, Nebraska
Read William Clark's journal entry concerning the event that took place early on the morning of August 11, 1804, when Lewis and Clark visited the grave of Blackbird, one of the great leaders of the Omaha Nation.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara
From the journals of Lewis and Clark, read about the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara tribes and people that they encountered on their expedition.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: Coastal Indians
Lewis and Clark in their journal made observations about the Coastal Indians including descriptions of the basketry hats made and worn by the Chinookan-speaking people who lived in the region. They also made notes on the habits and...
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Lewis and Clark: Corps of Discovery: Wintering With the Mandan Tribe
The Corps of Discovery stayed with the Mandan tribe for the first winter of their epic trip to the Pacific Coast. Read the entries in the Journals of Lewis and Clark to get first impressions and descriptions of the Native Americans who...
PBS
Pbs: Lewis and Clark and Native Americans, Part One
Contains a lesson plan that looks at the relationship between the Corps of Discovery and the Dakota Nation. Includes hyperlinks for supplementary information, links to national standards, and teaching strategies. From PBS.
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark and Native Americans, Part Two
A great site for a lesson plan looking at the geography of where the Dakota Sioux lived and the impact on their way of life brought about by the Corps of Discovery. Online resources are provided as well as lesson plans, teaching...
PBS
Pbs: Lewis and Clark and Native Americans, Part Three
A great lesson plan that has your students exploring the interaction between the people of the Corps of Discovery and the Indian tribes they met on their journey to and from the Pacific Ocean. Web site resources, worksheets, and...
PBS
Pbs: Lewis and Clark: "Whale Drawing Map" by William Clark
See this map drawn by William Clark of where the men from the Corps of Discovery found the whale which the Tillamook Indians told them about. From PBS.
PBS
Pbs: The Native Americans
The Corps of Discovery came into contact with "Nearly 50 Native American tribes." This site from PBS discusses the tribes that had the most significant interactions with Lewis and Clark.
Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Lewis and Clark
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this Structured Academic Controversy (SAC), learners read four documents that give different accounts of how Lewis and Clark treated the Native Americans they met on their expedition. Students are...
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Gabriel Dumont Institute
The Metis Men of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804 1806) [Pdf]
A five page document in PDF format documenting some of the Metis natives that were involved in the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1804-1806.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: Flag Presentations
Lewis and Clark usually distributed flags at more or less formal councils with the chiefs and headmen of the tribes they encountered, one flag for each tribe or independent band. Along with a gift flag to the apparent chief went an array...
PBS
Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Assiniboin Indians
This is a brief description of the impression Lewis and Clark had of the Assiniboin and why the Assiniboin felt threatened by the Corps of Discovery. From PBS.
PBS
Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Blackfeet Indians
A look at the relation the Blackfeet had with the British and what their relation with the Americans would be as a result of their contact with the Corps of Discovery. From PBS.
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Clatsop Indians
Read about the hospitable treatment the Corps of Discovery received from the Clatsop Indians during their stay at Fort Clatsop in the winter of 1805-06. From PBS.
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Nez Perce Indians
A look at the life of the Nez Perce and their interaction with the Corps of Discovery.
PBS
Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Shoshone Indians
The amazing story of the meeting between the Lemhi Shoshones and the Corps of Discovery. Read the part Sacagawea played in the success of the encounter. From PBS.
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Teton Sioux Indians
A look at the hostile encounter between the Teton Sioux and the men of the Corps of Discovery on their voyage up the Missouri River in 1804. From PBS.
PBS
Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Tillamook Indians
Read about the encounter the Corps of Discovery had with the Tillamook Indians and a whale. From PBS.
PBS
Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Walla Walla Indians
What good hosts the Walla Walla Indians were to the Corps of Discovery. Read about the gifts exchanged and the celebrations held when Lewis, Clark, and their men stopped by for a visit. From PBS.
PBS
Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Wishram Indians
A look at a little-known tribe, the Wishram Indians, encountered by the Corps of Discovery on their return trip up the Columbia River. Read about the importance of trade networks to the Indians. From PBS.
PBS
Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Yankton Sioux Indians
Read about what the Yankton Sioux wanted from Lewis and Clark and why they were disappointed when they met the Corps of Discovery on its journey up the Missouri River. From PBS.