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Curated OER

United States Proportion of Natives of Germany to Total Population

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Library of Congress provides a good overview of events relating to German immigrants provided in a timeline from 1608 to 1990.
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TESL Journal

Internet Tesl Journal: English Russian Vocabulary Quizzes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Contains multiple-choice tests on English vocabulary for Russian native speakers. Vocabulary units include numbers, house and furniture, telling time, body, jobs, food, and colors.
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EL Education

El Education: Creature of the Tides

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This picture book was created by a high school junior from the Kanu o ka 'Aina New Public Charter School on The Big Island of Hawaii, a K - 12 Hawaiian-Immersion school. It was created for younger, elementary-aged students, as part of an...
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Article
Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History: Terret (Rein Guide)

For Students 9th - 10th
Captioned illustration of metal chariot ring produced in Britain at the time of the Roman invasion demonstrates the level of metalwork skill in the British isles at the time and the importance that native Britons placed on chariot warfare.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Connecticut State History for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
Students can study the history and timeline of the state of Connecticut including early explorers, Native Americans, colonial settlers, the Revolutionary War, and the Civil War on this site.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Empire and Identity in the American Colonies

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, learners will consider "Empire and Identity in the American Colonies." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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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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Legends of America

Legends of America

For Students 9th - 10th
"A Travel Site for the Nostalgic and History Minded". If you love history, you'll love this site. Featured is much detailed information on history, people, legends, ghost towns, outlaws, and so much more.
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Website
Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Walk Two Moons

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discussion question, a lesson plan, and links to related resources for teaching students reading "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Travels in America 1750 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of narratives by Americans and foreigners telling of their travels in America. Information about the people, the landscapes and the times.
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Article
Other

Historical Society of Pennsylvania: The Fort Mims Massacre of 1813

For Students 9th - 10th
Many events that occurred during the War of 1812, like so many other periods in American history, are now largely forgotten and unknown to the general public. Atrocities or barbarities perpetrated against the Indians by settlers are well...
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Ww2 Navajo Code Talkers

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the role of Navajo Code Talkers in WW2 through a summary and 27 detailed facts.
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Website
Other

Chinook Nation: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
This current website for the Chinook Nation contains information on past and future events and tribal members.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs the West: Big Foot (?? 1890)

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on the massacre of Chief Big Foot and his followers at the Massacre of Wounded Knee.
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Handout
Other

The Gold Rush: Collision of Cultures

For Students 9th - 10th
This page discusses the many different cultures that came to California during the gold rush.
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Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: Treaty With Kiowa, Comanche and Apache; Oct. 21, 1867

For Students 9th - 10th
Actual text of the Medicine Lodge Treaty, which establishes an Apache reservation, promises to establish reservation schools and increases annual payments of money and supplies.
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Curated OER

Chippewa Camp. Click for Larger Image.

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information on the Indians that inhabited the Great Lakes Region upon settlement by Europeans.
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Curated OER

Nepal

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers information on wildlife safari in Nepal as well as information about wildlife sanctuaries and reserves. It gives information about the animals and other wildlife native to the region.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Chart of Early Virginia, 1632

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the lower James River, Chesapeake Bay, and Accomack County, showing the early English settlements in the Virginia Colony in 1632. The map is keyed to show the extent of English settlement at the time, and shows the Native...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Sir John Lederer's Marches, 1672

For Students 9th - 10th
A facsimile of an early map (1672) showing the three routes taken by explorer John Lederer from the headwaters of the York River inland to the Appalachian Mountains between 1669 and 1670. The map is oriented with north to the right, and...
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in New Mexico: Petroglyph Natl Monument

For Students 9th - 10th
Variety of cultural and natural resources including five volcanic cones, hundreds of archeological sites and an estimated 25,000 images carved by native peoples and early Spanish settlers.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in California: Hubert H. Bancroft Ranch House

For Students 9th - 10th
Adobe home of historian and ethnologist Hubert Howe Bancroft, publisher of many Pacific Coast histories and books on Native American culture.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Wi: Silver Mound Archeological District

For Students 9th - 10th
Site of early Native American settlement.
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Curated OER

Oronhyatekha

For Students 9th - 10th
Oronhyatekha, also called Peter Martin, is profiled in this comprehensive and fascinating web site! He was one of the first native people to earn a medical degree,held positions in government, but most importantly did not forsake his...