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Read Works: The Pueblo Revolt

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Spanish settlers who moved into New Mexico and tried to force the Pueblo Indians living there to abandon their religion. A question sheet is available to help students build...
eBook
Other

Hillcrest High School: Us History: Expansion in Texas [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This chapter covers a time in Texas history during the mid-nineteenth century when Mexico offered land grants to American settlers, but conflict developed over religion and other cultural differences.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Pueblos

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Pueblo people of the American Southwest. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
Website
University of Washington

University of Washington Libraries: The Nez Perce

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay on the Nez Perce. Covers the following topics: oral traditions and origin, homeland and population, seasonal round, subsistence, religion, social organization and intertribal relations, and Euro-American historic contact.
Website
Other

Eastern Band of Cherokee: History and Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of the Cherokee tribe in the southwest United States, its culture, government, and religion. Find out about the Cherokee who were subject to the Indian Removal Act of 1830, and see how the Cherokee in North Carolina have...
Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Wiyot

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the culture of Wiyot. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social stratification, family life, education, religion, and politics.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Wintun

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the history and the traditional culture and religion of the Wintun tribe.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Winnebago

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Winnebago. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, and more.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Tlingit

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the family life, culture, religion, economy, and location of the Tlingit tribe who lives in Alaska.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Tewa Pueblos

For Students 9th - 10th
A website dedicated to information about the Tewa Pueblos who live in the southwestern United States. Information includes their location, religion, family life and much more.
Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Teton

For Students 9th - 10th
A page containing information about an Indian tribe known as the Teton who live in South Dakota. Investigate their family life, economy, religion, and history.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Southern Paiute (And Chemehuevi)

For Students 9th - 10th
A page containing information about the Paiute's location, culture, religion, and more.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Okanagon

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Okanagon tribe. Explore topics such as their history, economy, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Western Apache

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the lives of the Western Apache on this webpage. Explore their family structure, religion, way of life, and much more.
Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Western Shoshone

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the culture of Western Shoshone people who lived in northern Nevada and northwestern Utah.. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social...
Primary
Other

Troubled Times Hopi Elders

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a document made by the Hopi Elders that calls people to reflect on their lives.
Primary
Other

Cherokee Messenger: The Mounds and the Constant Fire: The Old Sacred Things

For Students 9th - 10th
Cherokee Messenger provides a collection of three Cherokee stories on Cherokee sacred spaces: the "Cherokee Mounds," "Sacred Fire," and "Sacred Things."
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Yokuts

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Yokuts. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal challenges, and much more.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Yurok

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the culture of Yurok. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social stratification, family life, education, religion, politics, etc.
Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Zuni

For Students 9th - 10th
This reference introduced the Zuni tribe located in New Mexico. Read about their marriage customs, family life, economy, religion and socialization.
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Other

The Weekly South Dakotan: South Dakota History for 4th Grade

For Students 3rd - 8th
From the very beginning and through the twentieth century, this comprehensive collection of lessons will enrich students studying the history in between and the effects on South Dakota.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Nootka

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Native American tribe Nootka. Explore topics such as their history, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Pawnee Kinship

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Pawnee Native American tribe. Explore topics such as their history, economy, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Ojibwa

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Ojibwa Native American tribe. Explore topics such as their history, economy, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.