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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: The Iroquois Indians

For Students 3rd - 8th
Information about the confederacy of Native Americans known as the Iroquois. Details how they lived and their allies and enemies, both foreign and from other Native American tribes.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Mohawk

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture and history of the Native American tribe Mohawk.
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Hawaii Online Native Lore: The Origin of the Iroquois Nations

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of Iroquois legend, "The Origin of the Iroquois Nations." Also includes brief history about the Iroquois tribes in New York.
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Indigenous Peoples' Literature: Iroquois Oral Traditions

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides links to numerous Iroquois stories and fables.
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Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Carnegie Museum: North South East West: American Indians and the Natural World

For Students 9th - 10th
Web companion site to the Alcoa Foundation Hall of American Indians exhibit at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. It focuses on American Indians' relationships with the natural world and explores four different visions: the Tlingit...
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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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Library and Archives Canada

The "Four Indian Kings"

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibit focuses on four Iroquois leaders who went to London to meet Queen Anne in 1710 and caused quite a stir in London society. Each of the Iroquois had their portrait done while in England. This resource is archived, and not...
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Lopez Books: Joseph Bruchac Essay

For Students 9th - 10th
Joseph Bruchac gives a detailed description of his life and also discusses his involvement as a writer of Native American literature. Bruchac discusses his time as a volunteer teacher in West Africa, his memories of growing up with his...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Mohawk People

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers geographical and historical information on the Mohawk Nation, a tribe of Native American people.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Seneca

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more a little about the Seneca tribe which is an original member of the League of the Iroquois. The article discusses where they live and a little bit about their life.
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Son of the South

Son of the South: The American Indian

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the way of life and geographical distribution of various Indian tribes that existed at the time that Columbus reached North America.
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Iroquois Legends: "How the Bear Lost His Tail"

For Students 3rd - 8th
Text of Iroquois legend, "How the Bear Lost His Tail."
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Oin: 1777: Oneidas & the Birth of the American Nation

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of the role the Oneida Indian Nation played in the American Revolution.
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Library of Virginia

Virginia Memory: Edith Turner: Nottoway Cheroenhaka Chief

For Teachers 9th - 10th
How did Edith Turner, Chief of the Nottoway, navigate nineteenth-century Nottoway and Anglo-American societies while keeping the tribe's children on the reservation? This lesson looks at her life and her strong stance to maintain the...
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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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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Onondaga

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture and history of the Onondaga Native American tribe.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Oneida

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture and history of the Oneida Native American tribe.
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Beaver Wars

For Students 6th - 8th
A brief description of the Iroquois tribe making war on other tribes in order to advance their trade in furs with the Europeans. These events are known as the Beaver Wars.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Early Americas Civilizations Power Point

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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,...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Archiving Early America: Chief Joseph Brant: Mohawk, Loyalist, and Freemason

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Chief Joseph Brant, "the powerful and influential Mohawk chief who sided with the British during the American Revolutionary War."
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Wisconsin Historical Society

Wisconsin Historical Society: Nicolas Perrot

For Students 9th - 10th
Nicolas Perrot arrived in Wisconsin in the 1600s as a fur trader and an explorer, claiming much of the land for France. He established trading posts along the Mississippi and strengthened the French position against the Iroquois. A link...
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Peace 4 Turtle Island

For Students 9th - 10th
Peace 4 Turtle Island
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Joseph Bruchac Home Page: Joseph Bruchac

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is Joseph Bruchac's homepage. It provides links to his biography, a listing of his major works, and other online resources for the author. It also provides links to several of his poems to open or download on mp3.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Oneidas

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

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