A history of the Japanese kimono from the primitive Jomon period to today. Includes specifics on kimono for men, women, and children.

View aspects of the history of the aboriginal peoples of Canada through photographs. Culture, ways of life, and struggles can be examined in this database of primary source images (most from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century).

The U.S. government's policies towards Native Americans in the second half of the nineteenth century were influenced by the desire to expand westward into territories occupied by these Native American tribes. By the 1850s nearly all...

Children will learn about the similarities and differences between holidays they celebrate and other students in our building celebrate. They will compare and contrast cultures, traditions, foods, clothing, music, etc. of Thanksgiving...

This WebQuest from SCORE asks the young student to help a new student from Japan feel welcome at school before (s)he even arrives, by creating a book about the two cultures.

Cartoon of a Mayan woman in traditional attire.

Cartoon illustration of a Japanese geisha in traditional attire.

Cartoon illustration of a Japanese girl wearing traditional attire.

A virtual tour of two exhibits that were created for the National Museum of the American Indian but students from four American Indian schools. The exhibits display a wide variety of American Indian artifacts with descriptions of each...

Use this activity from Crayola as part of your Kwanzaa celebration. The lesson plan incorporates social studies and visual arts as students learn to create the traditional Adinkra weaving patterns used on Kente cloth. Combine several...

Learn about the Athabascan people of Alaska in this broad overview from the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Explore their cultural traditions from housing to clothing to social organization.

In this activity, students explore Mexico by navigating the Internet and reading a variety of literature. Traditions, holidays, clothing, etc., of Mexico will be compared to American culture. A newsletter creates a way for students to...

The Mossi are the most prominent ethnic group in the modern nation of Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta). They are also well known in the anthropological literature as a society with an especially high rate of labor migration to...

This site provides illustrations and descriptions of Native American art and painting. Visual sampling of many Native American artists.

This resource focuses on the works of famous African-American author, Langston Hughes.

A rich website all about the Iroquois nation, past and present.

A statue of a man standing in the traditional Egyptian way, on a rectangular base. He wears the ceremonial clothes of a priest. The left hand is bent and placed on the abdomen, while the right hand is hanging at his side and holding a...

A bust of a woman wearing transparent Greek clothes. Over her shoulder is a Shawl that hangs down below her bosom. The artist sculpted the face in the traditional manner. The statue represents the Alexandrian woman with her hairstyle and...