Native Americans

Find out about the people who first lived in North America, their history, their traditions, and who they are today.

Resources in this category:

Dibaajimowinan Native Life Narratives
http://www.kstrom.net/isk/stories/stories.html

This site contains histories, personal narratives, stories, and personal experiences told by native authors. The site also allows the user to email contemporary native authors and join listservs for young people.

First Nations History
http://www.tolatsga.org/Compacts.html

The First Nations Histories site lists the Indian tribes of North America and gives a brief history of each. By clicking on the names of the tribes, you can read about the tribe in detail, including population, division, location, language, culture, and the history of the tribe. Learn about fifty native tribes, from the Abenaki of New England to the Winnebago of Wisconsin.

Homeland
http://www.itvs.org/homeland/

This is a "story of four Lakota Indian families from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota." You can learn about Lakota history and their way of life.

Lakota Winter Counts Online Exhibit
http://wintercounts.si.edu/index.html

See, listen, and learn about Winter Counts: the history of important events recorded by the Lakota. You will learn about the history and social structure of the Lakota, a native people also known as Teton or Western Sioux.

Native North America
http://emuseum.mankato.msus.edu/cultural/northamerica/index....

Find information about native people of the United States and Canada at this site. There are pages for the Navajo, Sioux, Inupiat and many others as well as lots of links.

Oneida Indian Nation
http://www.oneidaindiannation.com/

Learn all about this group of Native Americans, one of many "nations" of native peoples in North America. Find out where they are located, what's happened in their past, and even get some great recipes from their cookbook.

Pomp: The True Story of the Baby on the Sacagawea Dollar
http://pompstory.home.mindspring.com/index.html

"He's cute, he's sleepy, and he's in your pocket. He's Pomp, the napping little baby on the new Sacagawea dollar coin." Read about Pomp's amazing life in six chapters.

Surrounded by Beauty: Arts of Native America
http://www.artsmia.org/surrounded-by-beauty/index.html

Learn about the Native American peoples of the Southwest, Northwest Coast, Plains, Northeast Woodlands, and Mississippi Valley through this introduction to their history and culture. And explore their artwork including baskets, pottery, masks, clothing, and rattles.

Tracking the Buffalo: Stories From a Buffalo Hide Painting
http://americanhistory.si.edu/kids/buffalo/

"You be the historian and explore the life of the northern Plains Indians and their relationship with the buffalo."