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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Native American Cultures Across the United States

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners explore different aspects of the cultures of the First Americans in this lesson plan. Stereotypes are often associated with Native Americans through movies and in the context of the Thanksgiving holiday. Specific information and...
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Website
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Peace 4 Turtle Island

For Students 9th - 10th
Peace 4 Turtle Island
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Handout
Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Carnegie Museum of Natural History: The Iroquois of the Northeast

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides a brief look at the history of the Iroquois. The site has information about food, handwork, survival, and modern life.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Iroquois Confederacy

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Iroquois Confederacy. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Website
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Iroquois Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
A rich website all about the Iroquois nation, past and present.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Cayuga

For Students 9th - 10th
With this resource the students will learn about the culture and origin of the Cayuga, an American Indian group.
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Article
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Web Winds: The Iroquois Dream Experience and Spirituality

For Students 9th - 10th
The religious life of Native Americans relied in large part on dream interpretation. This article focuses on the beliefs of the Iroquois.
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Handout
Other

Six Nations: The Great Iroquois Confederation

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides information on the Six Nations or Iroquois Confederacy. Primarily aimed at defeating mistaken assumptions about the history and social organization of the Iroquois, it fails to include sources. Students should look...