Website
National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Native Americans

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is a collection of eight readings about Native Americans each from a different region of the United States. Each discusses how they got there, their culture, their life today, and photos and slide shows.
Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of the American Indian: Beyond the Thanksgiving Myth [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 8th
This study guide gives information about the Native Americans who were living in the area where the Pilgrims landed in 1620 and information about the new settlers too. The myth of the title concerns the friendly meal shared by the...
Website
Other

Powersource: Cherokee Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Powersource gives links to many Cherokee myths, including the "Cycle of the Seasons" and "Rock House: Why the Sun Follows the Moon." These are both good examples of the Cherokee religious beliefs of creation.
Website
Other

Lenape Lifeways: About the Lenapes

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed site providing lots of information about the Lenapes. Topics covered include where they lived, their communities, work, tools, shelter, clothing, food, transportation, pastimes and entertainment, medicine and health, beliefs,...
Website
Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Minneapolis Inst. Of Arts: Navajo Ketoh (Wrist Guard)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a brief history of the Navajo, along with text of a Navajo creation story, and a photograph of a ketoh, a wristguard worn by Navajo archers. Includes a discussion of the symbols in the ketoh, and how they reflect Navajo culture...
Website
Other

Arkansas Archeological Survey: Caddo Indians of Arkansas

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the Quapaw tribe of Arkansas including their daily life, beliefs, social organization.