Native Americans

Student Resources

 Encyclopedias

World Book Encyclopedia  MCPS students only
Encyclopedia Britannica  MCPS students only

 Magazines

eLibraryElementary  MCPS students only
Sirs Discoverer  MCPS students only

 Search Engines

AskKids
Boolify uses boolean operators to search the web
Enchanted Learning. (Travilah students use member login)
Kids Click! Native Americans  Includes reading levels for each site!
Yahoo!Kids

Tribes
By Region

American Indians and the Natural World   Hopi, Iroquois, Lakota, Tlingit 
First Americans By Region - Developed for Third Grade Use
First Americans Tribes, Activities, History, Stereotypes
First Nations Compact History:  Northeast
Learn About Native Americans By Region
Looking Back Cheyenne, Chumash, Crow
Native American Website for Children - Includes Inuit, Navajo, and Cheyenne
Native Tech: Scenes from the Eastern Woodlands virtual tour
Scholastic  Anasazi and Pueblo
Native American Society Influence of environment on selected tribes, including Cherokee.
Native Americans Interactive map from MrNussbaum.com.: Sioux, Navajo, Chinook, Cherokee, Leni Lenape(Delaware), Iroquois - name, diet, homes, culture, and lands
Native Languages of the Americas: Facts for Kids
The Native Americans PBS Lewis and Clark Expedition
Visit a Woodland Indian Village Video and interactive map - Maryland

 Special Topics

Native American Crafts for Kids  
Lacrosse:An Iroquois Tradition
Native American Shelters
Indian Homes
Homes of the Past: the Archaeology of the Iroquoian Longhouse
Dwellings and Lodgings
Foods of the Desert Culture
Native American Craft Unit
History of the Canoe
Biographies
Wampum
Creation/Migration/Origin Stories Native American legends
Native American Myths, Legends, Stories
Native American Designs and Colors Natural Dyes
George Catlin Virtual Exhibition Artist's images with captions
First American Art - Composition - Images with captions
Native American Medicine Bag
States with Indian Names
What Can You Make from a Buffalo? Matching game with photographs

Teacher Feature

 General Links

Teaching about American Indians Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Indian Tribes by Region List
After Columbus: Four Hundred years of Native American Portraiture NYPL
Sharing Perspectives at the National Museum of the American Indian Virtual field trip
Exploring Native Americans Across the Curriculum 
National Museum of the American Indian Links  
Native American Indian Resources 
Native American Nations  Tribal Home Pages
Theme: Native Americans  Lesson Plan
Native Americans Teaching Theme
Resources for Non-Native Classrooms from Native Child  
Native American Lesson Plans 
Native American Culture Lesson Plan Argyle Middle School
Teaching Young Children about Native Americans ERIC Digest
Teaching Kids the Wonderful Diversity of American Indians
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