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Social Studies - Native Americans

Great Web Sites

  • American Indians and the Natural World
    An attractive site from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
    (http://www.carnegiemnh.org/exhibits/north-south-east-west/)
  • First Nations Histories
    Information about the native tribes of the U.S. and Canada.
    (http://www.tolatsga.org/Compacts.html)
  • Compact History
    History, location, names, language, sub-tribes, culture and population and more on many tribes throughout the United States. More Northeast tribes are covered at this site.
    (http://www.dickshovel.com/up.html)
  • Index of the North American Indian
    "This page is a gateway to information concerning approximately 80 western Native American tribes, visited and photographed by Edward S. Curtis from 1890 to 1930, taken from The North American Indian, Curtis' massive lifework."
    (http://www.curtis-collection.com/tribalindex.html)
  • National Museum of the American Indian
    A very attractive site full of useful information and graphics.
    (http://www.nmai.si.edu/)
  • Native American Nations
    Alphabetized links to information about Native American tribes. Some of the pages are maintained by the tribes, themselves.
    (http://www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/nations.html)
  • Native American Resources
    Native American art, music, history and culture from the Native American Resource Center at UMC Pembroke.
    (http://www.uncp.edu/nativemuseum/)
  • Native Web
    Resources for indigenous cultures around the world.
    (http://www.nativeweb.org/)

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