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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of the American Indian: Infinity of Nations

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about ten North and South American Native American nations by playing the Infinity of Nations Culture Quest game. Examine Native American crafts and artifacts that are part of Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian,...
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Other

The Museum of the Southeast American Indian

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of North Carolina museum's site offers articles, videos, artwork, crafts, music, and histories of Native Americans.
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The Newberry Library

Newberry Library: Art of Conflict: Portraying American Indians, 1850 to 1900

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Lesson uses digitized primary source material to examine the portrayal of American Indians in art between 1850 and 1900. Classroom activities and questions for discussion included.
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Other

Native American Indian Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides illustrations and descriptions of Native American art and painting. Visual sampling of many Native American artists.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of the American Indian: New Modernities in a Post Indian World

For Students 9th - 10th
Fifteen young artists acquaint viewers with the challenges faced by Native Americans in today's world.
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Art, Design, and Visual Thinking: Native Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Picked from an all-inclusive site of art terms from Charlotte Jirousek's interactive textbook at Cornell University. The historic background of Native Americans in North America with a synopsis of the Woodlands people.
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Other

Library of Congress: Native American Heritage Month

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent resources for the study of Native Americans during their Heritage Month include art collections, traditions in dress, and Native American veterans. Choose Exhibits & Collections from the left-hand menu bar for many more...
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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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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of the American Indian: Collections

For Students 9th - 10th
Search the collections of the National Museum of the American Indian, which include a representative sample of this Smithsonian Institution's object and historic photo collections.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of the American Indian

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A Smithsonian Institution museum dedicated to the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of the native Americans of the Western Hemisphere.
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Lin and Don Donn

Native Americans in Olden Times for Kids: Southeast Woodland Indians

For Students 3rd - 5th
A brief overview to the Southeast Woodland Native American culture. Find a map, and a brief discussion of their languages, arts, religions, and tribal organization. Hyperlinks to information on specific Southeast Woodland tribes.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Native American Crafts for Kids

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Students and teachers will enjoy the craft project ideas on this colorful site! You'll find simple instructions with illustrations on how to make a Kachina doll, canoe, totem pole, rainstick, tepee, rattle, and a bulletin board to tie it...
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Native American Art and Technology

Native Tech: Native American Technology and Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Informational site discusses the technology of Native American crafts and the meaning of those crafts. Touches on everything from pottery to clothing.
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Purdue University

Woman Artists of the American West: Women in Photography

For Students 9th - 10th
A site by Peter Palmquist on Women photographers and the American Indian. There are biographies and images from thirteen women who were active during the latter part of the 19th century.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Native American History for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore Native American Indians found in the United States on this website. Learn about their homes, art, food, clothing, and tribes.
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Other

Denver Art Museum: Northwest Coast Indian Carving

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore in detail two examples of the carving and painting style of the Native Americans of the Northwest Coast: an ocean-going canoe and a bentwood box, which was used for storage. Read about materials that Native craftspeople used and...
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Other

Access Genealogy: Shasta Indian Tribe

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a thorough description of the Shasta Indian Tribe. Author discusses Shasta culture, language, location, customs, food, and art. The writing in this article contains some negative language that is probably due to the time in which...
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University of California

Shapes and Uses of California Indian Basketry

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an illustrated comprehensive overview of Native American basket types. Discusses different styles and what they are used for.
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Other

Plains Indian, Browning, Montana

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A listing of Plains Indian artists that have been featured at the Browning, Montana museum. You can see a sampling of their work and a brief written review of them at each link.
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Curated OER

U.s. Department of the Interior: Indian Arts and Crafts Board: Sioux Indian Museum, Rapid City, South Dakota

For Students 9th - 10th
There are a few Sioux Indian artists listed here under this museums archive of Exhibits. If you click on each artist, you will see samples of their work and a brief written review of the individuals works.
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Curated OER

U.s. Department of the Interior: Southern Plains Indian Museum, Anadarko, Oklahoma

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource provides a listing of featured artists, including examples of their work and a short biography.
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Other

Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians: History of the Chumash People

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a history of the Chumash Indians and learn about their way of life before contact with the Spanish. Find out about their large domed houses, plank canoes, and impressive cave paintings.
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Beacon Learning Center

Beacon Learning Center: Southeast Woodland Indians [Pdf]

For Students K - 1st
A very simple, but informative description of the culture of the Southeast Woodland Indians. Find information on their food, shelter, arts, recreation, transportaion, and physical surroundings. Sweet drawings accompany information. [pdf]
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American Indian Heritage Foundation

Indians.org: Navajo (Dine) Literature

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief narrative of Navajo history and culture accompanied with links to many traditional Navajo legends. Contains the full text of the Navajo "Wind Prayer" and traditional Indian art.