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Colorado College: Tutt Library: Helen Hunt Jackson Papers

For Students 9th - 10th
Site includes a biography, chronology, and collection of writings of and about Helen Hunt Jackson.
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eBook
Other

Mises Institute: The Last Indian War [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This passionate essay provides an informative history of the battles between Northwest Indians and the US in the 1960s over fishing rights and broken treaties.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Camping With the Sioux: Fieldwork Diary of Alice Fletcher

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating site that presents the story of Alice Fletcher who traveled to Dakota Territory to live with Sioux women. Click on dates on the calendar for diary entries. Also includes historic photo gallery.
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Other

Wounded Knee Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Virtual tour of the massacre at Wounded Knee from a museum dedicated to preserving the history of what happened there.
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PBS

Pbs the West: Fight No More Forever (1874 1877)

For Students 9th - 10th
From the PBS critically acclaimed series, "The West" comes this introduction to the Indian Wars that were waged in the course of settling the frontier.
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Article
Other

Woman Spirit: Tocmetone (Sarah Winnemucca) Paiute

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Winnemucca, peacemaker, crusader, and champion of the Native American cause.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Massacre at Sand Creek

For Students 5th - 8th
A sad recounting of one of the most brutal attacks on Indians during the Indian Wars. Read about the Sand Creek Massacre and the retaliation it prompted.
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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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Article
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Sarah Winnemucca

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a biography of Sarah Winnemucca, a Paiute Indian leader who protested the conditions found on Indian reservations in 1880.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: The Indian Memorial Peace Through Unity

For Students 9th - 10th
Memorial for the Battle of Little Bighorn, a clash of Native and white cultures, which changed both forever.
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Article
Other

Cyber Learning World: A Brief Look at the Massacre of Wounded Knee

For Students 6th - 8th
Read an interesting article on the massacre at Wounded Knee written in an engaging way by a high school social studies teacher.
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Handout
Other

Nevada Writers Hall of Fame: Tocmetoni Sarah Winnemucca

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a description on the life and works of Sarah Winnemucca, Native American author and rights activist.