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Interactive
Curated OER

Dog Breed Trivia Quiz

For Students 5th - 8th
In this online quiz worksheet, students answer a set of questions about breeds of dogs. Answers may be submitted for review by clicking a link at the bottom of the page.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Native North American Dog Breeds

For Students 4th
  In this trivia quiz, the information focuses on native North American dog breeds. Students respond to 10 multiple choice questions and submit answers electronically via this interactive website.    
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Website
Other

Mount Vernon Ladies' Association: Washington and the French and Indian War

For Students 9th - 10th
Washington began his involvement with the French and Indian War by volunteering to be a Britain's emissary to the French to order them to leave British territory. However, he became mired in the conflict and ended the war when the French...
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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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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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Website
Curated OER

History Matters: A Bill of Rights for the Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
In an attempt to redress wrongs towards Native Americans in the Dawes Act of 1887, John Collier, Roosevelt's Commissioner of Indian Affairs, collaborated with Native American elders in order to come up with new laws. Read about what was...
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Primary
Curated OER

History Matters: John Collier Promises to Reform Indian Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the report by John Collier, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, to the Secretary of the Interior, describing how he was trying to right many of the wrongs in the federal government's dealings with Native Americans as a result of the...
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Primary
Mount Holyoke College

International Relations: Andrew Jackson's Case for the Removal of Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
Here, read the text to President Jackson's "First Annual Message to Congress, 8 December 1830," in which Jackson argues for the removal of Native Americans.
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Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Reservations, Resistance, and the Indian Reorganization Act

For Students 9th - 10th
The resources here, including letters, photographs, posters, and maps, represent the Indian Reorganization Act. Includes teaching guide.
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Primary
Lumen Learning

Lumen: American Romanticism: The Indian Burying Ground by Philip Morin Freneau

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and video reading of the poem "The Indian Burying Ground" by Philip Morin Freneau, an American poet, nationalist (also known as Federalist), polemicist, sea captain, and newspaper editor sometimes called the "Poet of the...
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Activity
PBS

Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Walla Walla Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
What good hosts the Walla Walla Indians were to the Corps of Discovery. Read about the gifts exchanged and the celebrations held when Lewis, Clark, and their men stopped by for a visit. From PBS.
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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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Website
PBS

Pbs: Shoshone Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS Provides an article on the Shoshone Indians and the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Handout
Other

Penobscot Indian Fact Sheet

For Students 3rd - 8th
A site filled with information about the Penobscot Indians past and present. There are numerous hyperlinks to pictures, legends, language, and many other sources for information. This is a personal site written by a Cherokee Indian...
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Graphic
Other

Calavaras County Historical Society and Museum: Mi Wok Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
See these interesting photographs of artifacts from the Miwok Indian tradition. There is a brief discussion of the culture of the Miwok also. From the Calavaras County Historical Society.
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Primary
US Army Center

U.s. Army Center of Military History: Winning the West: The Army in the Indian Wars

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a chapter excerpt from a book on military history which details the role of the United States Army in the Indian Wars for the years 1865 to 1890.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Tillamook Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the encounter the Corps of Discovery had with the Tillamook Indians and a whale. From PBS.
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Graphic
PBS

Pbs: Indian Territory

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from PBS provides a short description and map of "the Indian Territory set aside by the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and the areas designated for each tribe."
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Lessons of the Indian Epics: Following the Dharma

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Lessons of the Indian Epics: Following the Dharma." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Lessons of the Indian Epics: The Ramayana

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, young scholars will consider "Lessons of the Indian Epics: The Ramayana." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Lessons of the Indian Epics: The Ramayana: Showing Your Dharma

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Lessons of the Indian Epics: The Ramayana: Showing your Dharma." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Teton Sioux Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from PBS contains an article on the Teton Sioux Indians and the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Yankton Sioux Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information on the Yankton Sioux Indians and the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Indian Gavial

For Students 9th - 10th
The Indian gavial is one of the rarest crocodile species in Asia. Described at its characteristics, young. Included is one photograph.