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Utah Education Network

Uen: Themepark: Liberty: Native Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a large collection of internet resources organized around Native Americans. Links to places to go, people to see, things to do, teacher resources, and bibliographies.
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State Library of North Carolina

N Cpedia: John W. Kinchelo, Iii: American Indians at European Contact

For Students 9th - 10th
Native Americans inhabited the New World long before European explorers began establishing settlements on the land. This entry addresses the challenges the natives had to face upon Europe's arrival, trials in relationships, and how...
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The British Museum

British Museum: Explore World Cultures: Arctic Peoples of North America

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the art of the native Americans of the Arctic region in this overview of their art with a selection of relevant objects each with it's own detailed object description.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Letters From Frontier: Primary Documents

For Teachers 9th - 10th
George Catlin made extensive observations on the various native peoples that he encountered on his travels in the West. He recorded his experiences in letters and notes. These documents provide us with critical information on the culture...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Native Americans for Kids: Inuit Peoples

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore the Native American Indian Inuit Peoples on this website. Learn about their history, language, clothing, food, homes, fun facts, and government.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids History: Famous Native Americans

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore the famous Native American Indians like Pocahontas, Sitting Bull, and Geronimo on this website.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: History: Native American Art for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about Native American art in the United States. Beautiful works of the indigenous people.
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Other

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: The Chumash People of California

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough look at the Chumash people of California. Read about their unique plank canoes, basketry, language, and cave paintings. Many pictures of artifacts and drawings accompany the information.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Atlantic Coast, American Beginnings: 1492 1690

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary resources for U.S. history and literature offer a French and a Norse account of the earliest documented exploration on the Atlantic coast of North America and encounters with native peoples. Includes questions for discussion.
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Other

The People's Paths: Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Written in 1784, this piece by Benjamin Franklin, considers the relative meaning of civilization and manners while he recalls several anecdotes of interaction between the European settlers and the Natives of North America.
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Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma State University: Angie Debo Collection: Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the writings of Oklahoma historian Angie Debo and her work as a civil rights activist,
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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

Indigenous Peoples Literature: Red Shield and Running Wolf

For Students 3rd - 8th
This Crow legend tells about a Sioux woman who married a Crow warrior.
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State Library of North Carolina

N Cpedia: American Indian Food

For Students 9th - 10th
Reprinted with permission from Tar Heel Junior Historian, spring 2007, this article provides an in-depth review of the food eaten by North Carolina natives thousands of years ago.
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Other

Sons of the American Revolution: Revolutionary War: Major General John Stark

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of New Hampshire native Major General John Stark.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Indigenous Cultures Change Over Time

For Teachers 3rd
Learn about the of indigenous people of America.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Coastal Communities Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection features videos that describe . ECHO members include people from Alaska Native Heritage Center and North Slope Borough ECHO Project in Alaska; Bishop Museum in Hawai'i; New Bedford ECHO Project and Peabody Essex Museum in...
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Other

Indigenous Peoples Literature: Geronimo

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive look at the life of Geronimo, whose extraordinary fierceness and independence led many to consider him gifted with magic. See quotations attributed to him, as well as tales of his fabled ability to walk without leaving...
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Other

Southeast American Indian Facts: Chickasaw Indian Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents some basic facts about the history and culture of the Chickasaw people.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Gosiute

For Students 9th - 10th
With this resource the students will learn about the culture and origin of the native American people the Gosiute.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Kalapuya

For Students 9th - 10th
With this resource the students will learn about the culture and origin of the native American people, the Kalapuya.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Inughuit Kinship

For Students 9th - 10th
With this resource the students will learn about the culture and origin of the native American people, the Inughuit - Kinship.
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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Jim Thorpe

For Students 1st - 6th
History for Kids presents an overview of the life story of Jim Thorpe, a Native American from Oklahoma who was a superb athlete competing in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics before moving on to play professional baseball and football.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Sitting Bull: Spiritual Leader and Military Leader

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Through two primary source activities and a short biographical video, students will understand the remarkable courage of this leader who stood up for his people.

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