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Georgia Voyager: Story of Toonahowi

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read the exciting story from the Georgia Voyager of how Toonahowi and his uncle Tomochichi worked to become friends with the first English settlers of Georgia and to live in peace.
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University of Missouri

Famous Trials: The Osage "Reign of Terror" Murder Trials

For Students 9th - 10th
The "Reign of Terror" that overtook the Osage Reservation in 1921 is just one chapter in the long story of mistreatment of Native Americans by whites, but is one of the most horrifying. Before the chapter ends, untold dozens of Osage...
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Great Zimbabwe

For Students 6th - 8th
Provides four photos of Zimbabwe Ruins that the first white settlers to the area refused to believe were built by Africans.
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University of Virginia

University of Virginia: Lydia Maria Child (1802 to 1880)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read excerpts from Lydia Maria Child's first book, Hobomok, about a Native American who helped the early New England settlers.
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Great Zimbabwe

For Students 6th - 8th
Provides four photos of Zimbabwe Ruins that the first white settlers to the area refused to believe were built by Africans.
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Etc: New Sweden and New Netherland, 1614 1664

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the area from the Delaware Bay to the Connecticut River showing the territory claimed by the Dutch as New Netherlands (1614-1664) and the territory around the Delaware Bay and Delaware River claimed by Sweden as New Sweden...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alaska: Sitka Spruce Plantation

For Students 9th - 10th
First recorded afforestation project in North America; Russian settlers began in 1805; attempt to make Unalaska self-sufficient in timber.