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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.
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.
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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.
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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
The Ancestral
Pueblos (Anasazi)
From the Anasazi Heritage Center in Colorado, 15 questions are answered
about the Anasazi.
Apache
Apache,
Pueblo, Zuni Indians
Brief information with links to art, food, religion and more from Orchard
School in Indianapolis.
Arapaho
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.
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
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Cherokee
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.
Cheyenne
Chickasaw
Chickasaw History
From the First Nations Histories Web site, information include population,
names, language, culture and history.
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Chinook
Chinook
Indians
A description of the Chinook Indians at the time they encountered the
Lewis & Clark Expedition, from PBS.
Choctaw
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
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
Comanche
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
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
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
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
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
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 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.
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
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 History
From the First Nations Histories Web site, information include population,
names, language, culture and history.
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
Indians
Social organization, marriage, religion, clothing and more from the
General Libraries of the University of Texas at Austin.
Klamath
Klamath
Tribes History
From the Klamath Tribes of Oregon.
Kwakiutl
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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September 6, 2012
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