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Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of the United States: Texas
This program explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of the Southwestern Region of the United States. The individual states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada are presented in detail.
History Tube
Eat Like a Powhatan
What kinds of foods did the Powhatan eat, and how did they get these foods? Your pupils can learn about this topic along with Anna, the young girl in the video. Additional activities are provided.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Performing "The Walrus Hunt"
This video, adapted from material provided by the ECHO partners, shows Alaskan students preparing a music and dance presentation that draws on the Native American tradition of the Walrus Hunt.
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Buffalo Dance
This is a very early silent clip from the Edison Manufacturing Co. featuring a Native Sioux dance. [0:22]
Crash Course
Crash Course Us History #1: The Black Legend
In this Crash Course video, John Green kicks off Crash Course US History! In episode 1, John talks about the Native Americans who lived in what is now the US prior to European contact. This is a history class, not archaeology, so we're...
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Slavery, Kinship, Community: Southwest Borderlands
[Free Registration/Login Required] Captives and Cousins: Slavery, Kinship, and Community in the Southwest Borderlands is delivered by James F. Brooks, associated with the School for Advanced Research. The lecture explores American Indian...
PBS
Pbs: End of Track: Fort Laramie Treaty
The U.S. Government wanted Native American tribes to agree to let the Union Pacific railroad be built across their land. This resulted in the Fort Laramie Treaty. Included is a link to the full documentary and discussion questions to be...
PBS
Pbs: Indian Pride: Myths and Real Truths, Part 2
An interview with Fawn Sharp, president of the Quinault Indian Nation of Washington, about myths surrounding Native American society and culture. [9:42]
PBS
Pbs: Indian Pride: Myths and Real Truths, Part 1
Various speakers discuss myths and truths about Native Americans in this video. [4:43]
PBS
Pbs: Indian Pride, Gaming, Part 4
A Flamenco guitarist of the San Carlos Apache of Arizona describes his work and performs several songs. [8:23]
PBS
Pbs: Indian Pride, Education, Part 1
An overview of Indian education is covered through interviews with a group of Native Americans. [4:58]
PBS
Pbs: Indian Pride: Tribal Relations, Part 5
A traditional bird singer from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of Arizona sings a song about the sun. [6:40]
PBS
Pbs: Indian Pride: Tribal Relations, Part 4
Dancers and singers from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of Arizona perform. [2:10]
PBS
Pbs: Indian Pride: Advocacy, Part 2
This video contains an interview about the history of the National Congress of American Indians, how the organization managed to be inclusive of all Indian tribes, and the organization's goals for the future. [9:26]
PBS
Pbs: Indian Pride: Culture, Traditions, and Celebrations, Part 2
This video is an interview with the director of the National Museum of the American Indian. This museum contains materials about 562 different American Indian tribes. [10:39]
PBS
Pbs: Indian Pride, Education, Part 2
This video follows a discussion about how educational opportunities for Native Americans have changed and increased over the past 20 years, cultural influences, the challenges Native Americans have faced in terms of education, and what...
PBS
Pbs: Indian Pride: Myths and Real Truths, Part 3
Betty Cooper, a councilwoman of the Blackfeet Nation of Montana, describes how children are raised in the Blackfeet tradition and the roles of mothers, fathers, and other family members in protecting children. [3:37]
Other
Don Klugman: Texas: u.s. Expansion
Filmmaker Don Klugman compiled footage from hand-colored historic pictures to tell the story of Texas: a tale of Spanish conquest, Mexican sovereignty, independence, and U.S. statehood. [20:36]
BBC
Bbc Podcasts: Episode 37: North American Otter Pipe 25 May 2010
Stone pipe shaped as an otter and used in ritual tobacco-smoking. The pipe is one of hundreds shaped as animals that were found in huge mounds in present-day Ohio. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, pieces together the...