Native Americans in History

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General

American Historical Images on File: The Native American Experience
From California State University, Long Beach this site provides links to a collection of images of Native Americans including narrative descriptions. It is arranged chronologically from the prehistoric period

Clothing  
From the Canadian Museum of Civilization this site provides images of clothing from native Indian tribes in Canada detailing type, date made, and culture. Tribes include Haida, Inuit, Ojibwa, Tsimshian, and others.

Musical Instruments 
From the Canadian Museum of Civilization this site provides images of bullroarers, drums, calls, and rattles of native Indian tribes in Canada detailing type, date made, and culture group. Tribes include Haida, Ojibwa, Tsimshian, Tlingit, Nootka, and others. 

Native American Documents Project 
From California State University this site provides links to historical documents, reports, policies, acts, amendments, and allotment data.

The Native Americans
From PBS this site includes background information on the tribes Lewis and Clark encountered on their expeditions. Tribes include Assiniboins, Blackfeet, Chinooks, Nez Perce, Shoshones, Walla Walla, Wishrams.

NativeTech: Native American Technology & Art
An internet resource that provides information on the arts and culture of the Eastern Woodland Indian Peoples. Includes food, recipes, leather and clothes and other resources.

North American Indians  
From the University of California, Riverside/California Museum of Photography this site links to photographs of people, ceremonies, dwellings, and lifestyles of Native Americans including descriptions.

WWW Virtual Library - American Indians
Part of the WWW Virtual Library this site provides links to oral history, written history, regions, timelines, and photographs. 

Regions

American Indians of the Pacific Northwest
From the Library of Congress this site links to over 2,300 photographs and 7,700 pages of text relating to American Indians of the Northwest Coast and the Plateau illustrating many aspects of life including housing,

Native Tech
From Native Tech this site covers topics about Native American technology emphasizing Eastern Woodland regions. Includes information on beadwork, pottery, leather, metalwork, food, and more.

Northern Great Plains, 1880-1920 
From the Library of Congress this site includes brief history and photographs of seven different Native American groups who lived in what is now North Dakota including the Cheyenne, Chippewa, Dakota, and Cree. 

Tribes/Cultures

The spelling of tribe names can vary over time and among language groups and geographic regions. One of the accepted spellings is used below.

Abenaki

Abenaki History
From the First Nations Histories Web site, information include population, names, language, culture and history.

Abenaki History Time Line
A timeline of Abenaki history from 1500 to the present with links to more information. From Ne-Do-Ba, a nonprofit public charity for sharing information about Abenaki history.

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Algonquin

Algonkin History
From the First Nations Histories Web site, information include population, names, language, culture and history of the Algonkin/quin in Canada.

Toys
Scroll down and select entries for Alqonquin to see dolls and other toys of the tribe. From the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Anasazi

Anasazi
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes location, history, culture and more.

The Ancestral Pueblos (Anasazi)
From the Anasazi Heritage Center in Colorado, 15 questions are answered about the Anasazi.

Apache

Apache
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes location, history, culture and more.

Apache, Pueblo, Zuni Indians
Brief information with links to art, food, religion and more from Orchard School in Indianapolis.

Arapaho

Arapaho
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes location, history, culture and more.

The Arapaho Tribe
From the Omaha Public Library, this site provides a brief history of the Arapaho with a link to a photo gallery showing over 500 photographs and including 15 tribes.

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Blackfeet

The Blackfeet Indians
PBS provides information about the Blackfeet at the time they encountered the Lewis & Clark Expedition.

Blackfoot
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes location, history, culture and more.

Cahuilla

Cultural History
About the Cahuilla of Southern California from the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians.

Catawba

Catawba
From the First Nations Histories Web site, information include population, names, language, culture and history.

Cayuse

Cayuse
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes location, history, culture and more.

Cayuse Indians
From the Whitman Mission National Historic Site.

Cayuse and Other First Peoples of the Columbia Plateau
From the official site of the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation in Washington and Oregon, this site provides history, subsistence, drumming, singing, arts and crafts and more.

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Cherokee

Cherokee
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes location, history, culture and more.

Cherokee History: Part One
From the First Nations Histories Web site, information include population, names, language, culture and history until 1768.

Cherokee History: Part Two
Continuation of the history section of above site, from 1769-1961.

Cherokee Nation Cultural Site
The official site of the Cherokee Nation based in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. This page links to history, culture, literature and language.

History of the Cherokee
Written by a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, this site provides links to history, maps, geneology and other resources.

National Historic Trail: The Cherokee Trail of Tears, 1838-1839
From the National Park Service and the Trail of Tears Association, this site provides details about the 12,000 Cherokee that were required to move 800 miles overland to the West. Links are provided to a timeline, maps and more.

Cheyenne

Cheyenne
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes location, history, culture and more.

Chickasaw

Chickasaw
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes location, history, culture and more.

Chickasaw History
From the First Nations Histories Web site, information include population, names, language, culture and history.

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Chinook

Chinook
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes location, history, culture and more.

Chinook Indians
A basic report on the Chinook Indians from a student at Westside Elementary School in Hood River, Oregon.

Chinook Indians
A description of the Chinook Indians at the time they encountered the Lewis & Clark Expedition, from PBS.

Choctaw

Choctaw
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes location, history, culture and more.

History
Official site of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma provides information about history, the Trail of Tears, and more.

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Chumash

Chumash
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes location, history, culture and more.

Chumash Indian Life
From the Santa Barbara (CA) Museum of Natural History, this site provides a timeline, map and information about food, medicine, myths, canoes, basketry, shelter, dress and much more about the Chumash People of California.

Coeur d'Alene

Coeur d'Alene
From Rootsweb.com a compreheisve overview of he Coeur d'Alene Tribe.

Coast Salish

Clothing
Scroll down and select entries for the Coast Salish to see capes, robes and other clothing items of the tribe. From the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Toys
Scroll down and select entries for Coast Salish to see games and other toys of the tribe. From the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Colville

Colville Tribes: Our History
From the official site of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation of Washington, this site provides historical facts and information.

Comanche

Comanche
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes location, history, culture and more.

Comanche History, Part One
From the First Nations Histories Web site, sections include population, names, language, culture and history to 1706.

Comanche History, Part Two
Continues the history section of above site from 1706 to about 1807.

Comanche History, Part Three
Continues the history section of above site from about 1807 to 1900.

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Cree

Cree
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes location, history, culture and more.

Dene/Cree Elderspeak: Tales from the Heart and Spirit
From the Dene and Cree Tribes in conjunction with Aboriginal Digital Collections of Canada this site provides traditional stories of the Dene and Cree. Stories are provided in English and the native language.

Creek

Creek Indians
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes location, history, culture and more.

An Introduction to the Creek Nation
Information about the Creek and a link to the history of the Creek in Georgia based on the letters of a Georgia pioneer.

Delaware

Delaware
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes location, history, culture and more.

Delaware Tribe of Indians
The official site of the Delaware Tribe provides information about history, dance, clothing and more.

Haida

Clothing
Scroll down and select entries for the Haida to see hats, robes, capes and other clothing items of the tribe. From the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

The Haida: Children of Eagle and Raven
From the Canadian Museum of Civilization this site provides information about the Haida of the Queen Charlotte Islands. It offers links to people and land, art, and villages and includes numerous photographs.

Haida: Spirits of the Sea
From Virtual Museum of Canada this site provides information about the Haida of the Queen Charlotte Islands with links to fishing, totems, canoes, food, art, and more.

Musical Instruments
Scroll down and select entries for the Haida to see drums, rattles and bullroarers used by the tribe. From the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Toys
Scroll down and select entries for Haida to see games and other toys of the tribe. From the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Hidatsa

Hidatsa
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes location, history, culture and more.

The Hidatsa Indians
PBS provides information about the Hidatsa at the time they encountered the Lewis & Clark Expedition.

Hoh

American Indians of the Pacific Northwest
Enter Hoh Indians in the top box and select “match this exact phrase” in the next box and then click Search. You will retrieve 23 links to photographs and articles about the Hoh Indians – from the American Memory Collection of the Library of Congress.

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Hopi

Hopi
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes location, history, culture and more.

Huron

Clothing
Scroll down and select entries for the Huron to see footwear, hats, gloves and other clothing items of the tribe. From the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Huron
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes location, history, culture and more.

Huron History
From the First Nations Histories Web site, information include population, names, language, culture and history.

Toys
Scroll down and select entries for Huron to see dolls and other toys of the tribe. From the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Inuit

Clothing
Scroll down and select entries for the Inuit to see footwear, hats, robes and other clothing items of the tribe. From the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Eskimo Dancer
Brief information provided by the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center.

The Inuit
Also select “Post Contact History” from the menu on the left. From Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Inuit Culture
Short text about the Inuit from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.

Musical Instruments
Scroll down and select entries for the Inuit to see drums and other musical instruments of the tribe. From the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Toys
Scroll down and select entries for Inuit to see games, dolls and other toys of the tribe. From the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

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Inupiat

Inupiat
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes location, history, culture and more.

Inupiaq (Inupiat) – Alaska Native Cultural Profile
Georgraphy, history, etiquette, family life and more from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.

Inupiat of Arctic Alaska
History, family life, village life, hunting, whaling, social life and more from an anthropologist at the University of Connecticut.

Iroquois

Clothing
Scroll down and select entries for the Iroquois to see hats and other clothing items of the tribe. From the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Iroquois
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes location, history, culture and more.

Iroquois History
From the First Nations Histories Web site, information include population, names, language, culture and history.

Ohwejagehka: Hadegaenage: - Iroquois Language + Songs
From the Six Nations of the Grand River in Ontario, Canada, established to help preserve and nurture the Iroquoian languages and song. You can listen to sound samples from a number of traditional songs in Real Audio format.

Toys
Scroll down and select entries for Iroquois to see dolls, puzzles and other toys of the tribe. From the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

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Kiowa

Kiowa
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes location, history, culture and more.

Kiowa Indians
Social organization, marriage, religion, clothing and more from the General Libraries of the University of Texas at Austin.

Klamath

Klamath
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes location, history, culture and more.

Klamath Tribes History
From the Klamath Tribes of Oregon.

Kwakiutl

Kwakiutl
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes location, history, culture and more.

Toys
Scroll down and select entries for Kwakiutl to see games and other toys of the tribe. From the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

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Last Updated: May 9, 2011