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Read Works: Native American Powwows
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about powwows held by Native Americans. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Excerpts From Thomas Jefferson's Writings on American Indians
A learning module that begins with the historical text "Excerpts from Thomas Jefferson's Writings on American Indians" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a...
CommonLit
Common Lit: The Wounded Knee Massacre
A learning module that begins with "The Wounded Knee Massacre" from Digital History, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
Other
Nez Perce History
Use this site to find out the history of this Native American tribe of Idaho by clicking on "Jackson Sundown." Go to the other links for more information on the Nez Perce.
Other
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma: History of the Pawnee
Tribal site gives a brief history of the Pawnee people including information about ancestral lands, the bands that make up the nation, and recent history.
Other
Ken Lopez Book Seller: Silko's Introduction
A brief history of the writing career of Leslie Marmon Silko. The main part of the website focuses on the books similar to "Ceremony" and the influence and dialogue they create.
Other
Nez Perce Photography
A site that follows the history of the Nez Perce, from the late nineteenth century to the present, using historical photographs of Chief Joseph, battlegrounds, and the Nez Perce people.
Other
Native American Indian Legends: Origin of the Saguaro and Palo Verde Cacti: A Pi
A Native American Pima legend on how the saguaro and palo verde cacti came into existence. With links to other Native American legends, artwork, photographs, articles, and more.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Heartbeat of Mother Earth
A learning module that begins with the poem "Heartbeat of Mother Earth" by CR Willing McManis, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
CommonLit
Common Lit: The Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island
A learning module that begins with the "The Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island" by Jessica McBirney, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
Other
Navajo Hopi Land Dispute
This essay is an extensive looks at the dispute between the Hopi and Navajo Nations over land in Arizona.
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Karpeles Manuscript Library: Declaration of Allegiance of the American Indians
The front page and synopsis of the Declaration of Allegiance that was signed by all 189 tribes in the United States.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Myths/legends of the Sioux
A fantastic collection of Sioux legends and myths. Compiled in print by Marie L. Mclaughlin, and presented in electronic form by the University of Virginia.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Pocahontas
Learn more about Pocahontas through the accounts of her adventures. This information explains the relationship between Pocahontas and the English settlers.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Pocahontas
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a brief biography of Pocahontas, the legendary Native American heroine who saved the life of Captain John Smith.
Oklahoma State University
Chronicles of Oklahoma: A Brief History of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe [Pdf]
A comprehensive description of the tribe which came from Warm Spring Apache Tribe, the Chiricahua Apache Tribe, and the Nednai Apache Tribe. The article provides details on these three tribes.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
Junior, a Native American boy growing up on the Spokane reservation in Washington, decides to attend Reardan -- an all-white school that's located 20 miles away from home. It includes selected (11) reading passages (grades 5-10) to pair...
SMART Technologies
Smart: Native American Unit
This lesson activity introduces to the students the diversity that exists among Native Americans. It provides a map of the tribes in the United States, the tribes in various sections of the US and information about the cultures of these...
Other
Cherokee Messenger: The Mounds and the Constant Fire: The Old Sacred Things
Cherokee Messenger provides a collection of three Cherokee stories on Cherokee sacred spaces: the "Cherokee Mounds," "Sacred Fire," and "Sacred Things."
Native American Art and Technology
Native Tech: Native American Technology and Art
Informational site discusses the technology of Native American crafts and the meaning of those crafts. Touches on everything from pottery to clothing.
The Newberry Library
Newberry Library: Library Exhibit: Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country
A virtual library exhibit which explores how the United States history and Indian peoples along the expedition route, came together over two hundred years ago, and how they remain intertwined today.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The Early Americas Civilizations Power Point
This lesson is for cooperative learning groups. This lesson will take place in the classroom and the computer lab. Students will create PowerPoints on the early Americas civilizations of the Hohokam, Anasazi, Mississippians, Inuit,...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Native American Acrostic Poems
In this lesson plan, students will synthesize the knowledge they have acquired about early Native American tribes by creating and presenting an acrostic poem that incorporates pictures symbolizing important characteristics of the tribes....
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1844 1877: Manifest Destiny
A quick comprehension check over the Manifest Destiny.