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Curated OER

Margaret Mead: Anthropologist

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the life, travels, and cultural experiences of Margaret Mead. They participate in group work and inquiry activities about the qualities that Margaret Mead possessed and the places she traveled to. They distinguish...
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Other

U.s. History Images: Native American Tribes

For Students 9th - 10th
Published images from the mid-1800s to the early part of the 1900s depicting Native Americans from tribes all over the United States.
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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
Students 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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University of Oregon

Mapping History Project : Native American Tribes: 1783

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is a simple map showing where Native American tribes were established in 1783 in the new United States.
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Website
Other

Healing Arts: Federally Recognized Native American Tribes

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource will assist anyone studying Native Americans to find which tribes are federally recognized. Tribes are listed in alphabetical order by their federal names.
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Other

Bringing History Home: Native American History

For Teachers 4th - 6th
This 5th grade unit is an introduction to Native American history in the 19th and 20th centuries. The lessons focus on U.S. government policies that have determined the official relationship between the government and Native American...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Native Americans

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about various Native American tribes who have lived throughout North America. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Colonial Literature: Native American Myths

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on Native American myths including the creation myth "The Earth on Turtle's Back." It includes links to the above myth, a self-assessment quiz, and an assignment for a mini-report over a Native American tribe.
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Handout
State Library of North Carolina

N Cpedia: Stephen R. Claggett: Native American Settlement of North Carolina

For Students 9th - 10th
The English began exploring and settling into the Carolina Colony in the late 1500-early 1600s. The land was already inhabited by Native American tribes. How did they all get along? Who were the Native Americans on the land?
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Website
Other

Native American Sites: Native American Nations

For Students 9th - 10th
An enormous collection of links to Native American tribe websites and resources. As it is not regularly maintained, some links may no longer work. The tribes are arranged in alphabetical order.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Native American Acrostic Poems

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this lesson, 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. In...
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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Immigration: Destroying the Native American Cultures

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Detailed and extensive account of the plight of Native Americans during the westward growth of America. Includes maps, audio recordings, authentic letters, speeches,a great timeline, and much more.
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Article
PBS

Pbs: The Native Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Native American Diversity

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Extensive lesson plans for students to become familiar with the traditions and customs of different Native American groups and compare them to each other. There are links included in more information needed in the lessons.
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Primary
University of Groningen

American History: Documents: The Greenville Treaty

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of The Greenville Treaty, a treaty of peace and friendship between the United States and a coalition of Native American tribes.
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Northwestern University

American Memory: Edward S. Curtis's North American Indian: Photographic Images

For Students 9th - 10th
Find Native American tribes grouped by geographic location as well as relevant information and pictures.
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Article
Other

Victoriana Magazine: Native American Tribes and u.s Government

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. government's policies towards Native Americans in the second half of the nineteenth century were influenced by the desire to expand westward into territories occupied by these Native American tribes. By the 1850s nearly all...
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PPT
Tom Richey

Tom richey.net: Native American Cultures 1491 1607 [Ppt]

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents key ideas for examining the cultures of Native American tribes that lived in North America in early colonial times. Discusses the major groups, the way of life of each group, and where they lived.
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Website
University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma: Native American Constitution & Law Digitization

For Students 9th - 10th
An archive of laws, codes and constitutions set up by various Native American Tribes throughout the history of the United States.
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Article
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: Native Americans: Potawatomi[pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
"Native American Life--Potawatomi Profile" is a one page, non-fiction, first person reading/thinking passage about the Potawatomi Native American tribe. It includes information about what they did during each of the seasons of the year.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Native Americans

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this lesson, students will recognize that Native Americans were the first inhabitants of our country. They will locate on a map where different tribes lived and compare and contrast different tribes' basic needs and customs.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Native American Life

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational comparing the lives of the Native American Wampanoag tribe in the past and in the present. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Website
Legends of America

Legends of America: Native American Legends

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides links for exploring the history of Native American tribes and legends.
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Handout
Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Native American Tribes and Regions

For Students 2nd - 6th
Reference material outlines the history and geography of Native American tribal areas. Website containes a map and instructional material for teachers.

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