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Interactive
Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Editorial Review: The Time Tribe

For Students 3rd - 8th
A review of the game "The Time Tribe." Four children, a wily bird, a devious enemy, a mysterious manor house, a magical key-ring, and an elevator that travels through time. Will you get lost in the sands of time?
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Website
Other

Native Languages of the Americas: Tribes and Languages

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive list of Native American tribes and the languages they speak. Extension resources provide exercises, and further understanding of each language and tribe.
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Website
Other

Jamestown S'klallam Tribe: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Official website of the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe. Contains a good mix of history and current events for the tribe.
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Handout
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Interactives: Southeast Tribes

For Students 4th - 8th
Interactive web site where students can learn about the development of the geography of the United States over the course of history. This section of the site focuses on the original inhabitants of North America, in particular the...
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Handout
State Library of North Carolina

N Cpedia: Stephen R. Claggett: Native American Settlement of North Carolina

For Students 9th - 10th
The English began exploring and settling into the Carolina Colony in the late 1500-early 1600s. The land was already inhabited by Native American tribes. How did they all get along? Who were the Native Americans on the land?
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Website
Other

Jamestown S'klallam Tribe: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Official website of the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe. Contains a good mix of history and current events for the tribe. Make sure to read out all the information in "History & Culture," which includes interesting facts about the...
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Lesson Plan
Other

All About Shoes: Paths Across the Plains: Traditional Footwear From Great Plains

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Lesson plans for two different grade levels discussing the footwear of the Plains Indians and the information one can gather from common items to find out about a culture.
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Handout
Idaho State University

Imnh: Southeastern Idaho Native American Prehistory & History

For Students 9th - 10th
Site presents detailed account of the history of the first Native American groups, Shoshone and Bannock tribes, located in southeastern Idaho.
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PPT
Tom Richey

Tom richey.net: Native American Cultures 1491 1607 [Ppt]

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents key ideas for examining the cultures of Native American tribes that lived in North America in early colonial times. Discusses the major groups, the way of life of each group, and where they lived.
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Handout
Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma Historical Society: Choctaw

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of Choctaw history from 1820 when they ceded much of their land, through to the beginning of the 21st century. It oulines the many changes they went through, the treaties they signed, their support of the Confederate side...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: Lewis and Clark and Native Americans, Part Three

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A great lesson plan that has your students exploring the interaction between the people of the Corps of Discovery and the Indian tribes they met on their journey to and from the Pacific Ocean. Web site resources, worksheets, and...
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Primary
US National Archives

Our Documents: Treaty of Fort Laramie(1868)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read and view a copy of the complete text of the treaty of Fort Laramie which recognized the Black Hills as part of the Sioux Reservation. Accompanying documentary explains how the treaty was broken as a result of the discovery of gold...
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eBook
Other

Yosemite Online: Handbook of Indians of California: Chapter 30: The Miwok

For Students 9th - 10th
A very scholarly article on the Miwok from the Handbook of Indians of California, written in 1919. Learn about the geography of where they lived, their culture, arts, religion, and social practices.
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Primary
Other

Univ. Of Oklahoma: The Iroquois Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
You can find the complete text of the Iroquois Constitution at this site.
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making: Contested Territories

For Students 9th - 10th
This site highlights the westward expansion of settlers in North America and the effects this expansion had on Native Americans between the Revolutionary and Civil Wars.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: Indian Removal

For Students 9th - 10th
The Indian Removal policy was inhumane and without empathy for the Native Americans who were forced from their lands. Read about the attempts to enforce federal treaties and the final removal of three major tribes from the Southeast.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Wishram Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at a little-known tribe, the Wishram Indians, encountered by the Corps of Discovery on their return trip up the Columbia River. Read about the importance of trade networks to the Indians. From PBS.
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Handout
Other

Pequot History

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at the culture and history of the Pequot Indians, a Northeast Woodlands tribe living in Connecticut.
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Website
Oklahoma State University

Chronicles of Oklahoma: History of the Kiowa Comanche Reservation

For Students 9th - 10th
A lengthy article examining the historical background of the use of Oklahoma as a place for Native American reservations. The idea started with Jefferson and led to the eventual relocation of the Kiowa tribe.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc History: Ancient History: Romans: Discovering Roman Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
Article examines the technology the Romans brought with them when they invaded Britain in AD 43. From their missile-throwing machines to surveying materials and signaling flags, it's easy to see how the Romans quickly overtook the native...
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Handout
TexasHistory.com

Texas history.com: The Settlement of Texas: The Native Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the history of Native Americans in Texas, from 12,00 years ago up to the present, and some of the different tribes who have lived there.
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Lesson Plan
National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: White Cloud: A Hero to His People

For Teachers 5th - 6th Standards
Learners will learn about White Cloud, one of the chiefs of the Iowa people who attempted to raise money for his tribe after losing their land. Through discussion and research, students will write a journal entry from the standpoint of a...
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Seneca

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more a little about the Seneca tribe which is an original member of the League of the Iroquois. The article discusses where they live and a little bit about their life.
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Handout
Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: The Supremacy of Rome in Italy

For Students 9th - 10th
One of Rome's strengths was the way it governed the peoples it conquered. Find out the difference between the Romans, the Latins, and the Italians in terms of rights of citizenship.