Native Americans
Resources for Kids & Teachers

FACTS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS

Native Americans WWW Third Grade Resources About Native Americans.

Native American Website for Children Good site. Basic information for kids.

A Guide to the Great Sioux Nation

Native Americans Links to sites that have good information about native Americans

Native American Tribes List of many tribes

NativeTech: Native American Technology and Art Great site to learn about Native American technology and art, beads, clothes, weapons and much more. Description, facts, and illustrations. 5/5

Pocahontas Facts.

Texas Indians Facts and activities.

American Indians and Alaska Natives Answers to some Frequently Asked Questions

Historian: Explorers owed success to Indian women Meriwether Lewis and William Clark owed the success of their venture in good part to the American Indian, and in particular to two Indian women, historian Stephen Ambrose says.

Native Americans : The untold story Grattan Massacre, Massacre Rocks incident, Bear River Massacre

We, the first Americans : Alaskans In pdf. printable format

Woman Spirit By Julia White Famous Native American women

Great Chiefs and Leaders

Native American Tribes Chiefs Good site

Chief Joseph Chief of the Nez Perce Tribe.

Celebrating traditions of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes

SHOSHONI INDIANS

Shoshone Indians Good information

Shoshone Report by kids Illustrated too.

BEAR RIVER MASSACRE

The Shoshone Sun Dance An important part of the Shoshone spiritual way as well as the pipe ceremony for a very long time.

Short History of the Northwestern Band of the (So-So-Goi) Shoshoni Nation Northern Utah Shoshoni History

The Beadedweb Native American FAQ Page

Origin of the Names of 28 U.S. States Derived from Native Nations

NATIVE AMERICAN COURAGE AND WISDOM

Native American Tribes A comprehensive list with short description

Native American Culture Good site with lots of information

Internet Resources on Native Americans Links to lots of sites

Native American sites Lots of links

Retracing the Path of Lewis & Clark

Lewis & Clark Trail Good site

Idaho's indians Circa 1800 Description on all the Native Indian tribes of Idaho. Good site.

Native American Indian Area Very interesting site. Lots of good information

Sakajawea (from shoshone tribe) Information from Microsoft Encarta

Sacagawea (c. 1790-1812 or 1884) A near-legendary figure in the history of the American West for her indispensible role on the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Sacagawea has become an enigma for historians seeking to trace her later life.

Sacajawea?-Sakakawea?-Sacagawea? Controversy over the spelling of her name

Nee-Mee-Poo, the people (Nez Perce tribe of Idaho) This page was developed by three University of Idaho students to inform people about the Nez Perce culture.

Nez Perce Photography Photo Archive

Nez Perce Lots of good information.

Blackfeet

Black feet Nation Official site

Blackfoot indians by Catholic encyclopedia

THE PAIUTE PEOPLE of the Great Basin Desert

OJIBWE HISTORY

American Indian Tribes and the Endangered Species Act

Native American
This is actually a clipart page but it has several Native Indian music to listen to

RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS

Native American Arts and Cultures: Primary By Teacher Created Materials No review of this book yet.

First Grade Lesson 1: Children of Indian Folklore Children listen to legends about Indian children and discuss the important role children played in Indian life. Then discuss how legends about Indian children helped the Indians transmit their values and culture to their children.

Native American Ways Lesson plan for 3 weeks. For Kindergarten.

Native Americans : Activities for young children

Native Americans for 1st and 2nd Grade Lesson plan - 3 lessons

Collaborative Thematic Unit Theme: Native Americans To introduce children to the culture of a variety of Native American tribes through literature and related activities. Grade Level: Primary

Native Americans Across the Country Grade Level: Third Grade Inclusion. Length of Unit: Seventeen days. Introduce students to various Native American cultures that existed across North America long ago. It focuses on the part the homeland environment played in each tribe's existence.

The Earliest Americans Grade Level: Third Grade. Length of Unit: Thirteen to Fourteen days . Focuses on the tribes of the Northwest, Southwest, Plains and the Eastern Woodlands. Students will discover the differences between the various cultures and explore the ways of life of specific tribes found in each of these areas.

Discovery: Eastern Woodland Indians and Jamestown Settlement Grade Level: Third Grade. Length of Unit: Nine days. Focus on the Native Americans who lived in a Woodland culture east of the Mississippi River during the early 1600's. How Native Americans relied upon the woodland environment for their survival-tools and weapons, housing, clothing, recreation, and food.

Native American Interdisciplinary Educational Unit An AskERIC Lesson Plan. Grade Level: Appropriate for grades 2-4. To help children understand that what they see in movies and television is make believe and Hollywood scenarios and not the real life of the Native American.

Native Americans for Third Grade Length of Unit: 12 Days The students write a story or legend using Native American Symbols on a buffalo skin cape. The students will learn about how the Europeans took over the land that the Native American tribes lived on and how this changed the lives of the people in the tribes.

American Indian Leather Painting An AskERIC Lesson Plan for 5th or 6th Grade. To have the students think about what life was like in an Indian tribe and how they communicated their stories on to their children.

American Indian Leather Painting An AskERIC Lesson Plan for 5th or 6th Grade. To have the students think about what life was like in an Indian tribe and how they communicated their stories on to their children.

Print and make a Native American Home

Primary Units : Celebration Pow-Wow Lesson plan in printable pdf format.

HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT WE KNOW? by ELMO ADAMS Grade Level: 9-12. Geographic Theme: Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction Lesson Plan

Westward Expansion and Spatial Awareness Presented by: Robyn Flatt, William Grade Level: 5th Grade Lesson Plan

Units & Lesson Plans on Natives

Native American Culture A Door to American Heritage Purpose: This page was designed as a self-paced learning vehicle for students Grade Level(s): Grade 8 Curriculum (reading level grades 5-9) Subject Area(s): World Studies, English, Computer literacy, Technology/Science, and Art. This is designed to be an interdisciplinary unit or a home schooling unit.

Teacher and student resources Native American Peoples Webquest lesson

Encarta - Sacajawea activity 1

Encarta - Sacajawea activity 2