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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.
Lakota
The
Lakota of the Plains
Sections explain where they live, their beliefs, the importance of the
buffalo and the role of females from the Carnegie Museum of Natural
History.
Native
Peoples of Minnesota
Information about the Dakota, Lakota and Nakota of Minnesota, from the
emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes food, shelter, clothing
and more.
Makah
The
Makah Tribe: People of the Sea and the Forest
From the University of Washington Digital Collections this site provides
information about the history and culture of the Makah Tribe of Washington.
Menominee
Menominee History
From the First Nations Histories Web site, information include population,
names, language, culture and history.
Modoc
Klamath
Tribes History
From the Klamath Tribes of Oregon which includes the Modoc.
Modoc
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes
location, history, culture and more.
Muckleshoot
Muckleshoot Indian
Tribe
Select “History” for information on the homes, clothing,
tools, language, fishing, food and much more about the Muckleshoot of
Washington.
Narragansett
Historical
Perspective of the Narragansett Indian Tribe
From the official Web site of the Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode
Island.
Narragansett
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes
location, history, culture and more.
Narragansett
History
From the First Nations Histories Web site, information include population,
names, language, culture and history.
Navajo
Navajo
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes
location, history, culture and more.
Navajo
Indians
Basic, easy to read information from The Orchard School in Indiana.
Nez Perce
Nez
Perce
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes
location, history, culture and more.
The
Nez Perce Indians
PBS provides information about the Nez Perce at the time they encountered
the Lewis & Clark Expedition.
Nootka
Clothing
Scroll down and select entries for the Nootka to see hats and other
clothing items of the tribe. From the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Musical
Instruments
Scroll down and select entries for the Nootka to see drums and bullroarers
used by the tribe. From the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Nootka
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes
location, history, culture and more.
Toys
Scroll down and select entries for Nootka to see games, dolls, puzzles
and other toys of the tribe. From the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Ojibway
Clothing
Scroll down and select entries for the Ojibwa to see socks, leggings,
shirts and other clothing items of the tribe. From the Canadian Museum
of Civilization.
Musical
Instruments
Scroll down and select entries for the Ojibwa to see bullroarers and
other musical instruments used by the tribe. From the Canadian Museum
of Civilization.
Ojibwe
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes
location, history, culture and more.
Ojibwe History
From the First Nations Histories Web site, information include population,
names, language, culture and history.
Omaha
Omaha
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes
location, history, culture and more.
Omaha
Indian Music
From the Library of Congress, this site features traditional Omaha music
from the 1890s and 1980s. Listen to songs, speeches and interviews as
well as view photographs.
Oneida
Oneida
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes
location, history, culture and more.
The
Oneida Indians
Brief information from a 4th grade student at Germantown Academy in
Pennsylvannia.
Shako:wi
Cultural Center Exhibits Page
Learn about the beadwork, basketry, dolls, wampum belts and much more
from the Shako:wi Cultural Center at the Oneida Indian Nation.
Osage
Osage
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes
location, history, culture and more.
Paiute
Paiute
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes
location, history, culture and more.
The Paiute
Brief information about the culture of the Paiute in Nevada from The
Lost City Museum of Archeology in Las Vegas.
Pawnee
Handbook
of Texas Online: Pawnee Indians
The history and culture of the Pawnee Indians is provided by the General
Libraries of the University of Texas, Austin.
Pawnee
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes
location, history, culture and more.
Potawatomi
Potawatomi
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes
location, history, culture and more.
Potawatomi History
From the First Nations Histories Web site, information include population,
names, language, culture and history.
Potawatomi History
Select “Culture” and then “History” from the
Web site of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoma.
Pueblo
Apache,
Pueblo, Zuni Indians
Brief information with links to art, food, religion and more from Orchard
School in Indianapolis.
Pueblo
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes
location, history, culture and more.
Puyallup
American
Indians of the Pacific Northwest
Enter Puyallup Indians in the top box and select “match this exact
phrase” in the next box and then click Search. You will retrieve
over 100 links to photographs and articles about the Puyallup Indians
– from the American Memory Collection of the Library of Congress.
Quapaw
The Official
Quapaw Website
Includes information on the history, religion, ceremonies, social structure,
language and more from the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma.
Salish
Toys
Scroll down and select entries for Salish to see games, dolls, puzzles
and other toys of the tribe. From the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Seminole
History:
Where We Came From
Official site from the Seminole Tribe of Florida provides historical
information and a timeline from the 1500s.
Seminole
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes
location, history, culture and more.
Seminoles
From the Florida Department of State this site provides a brief history
of the Seminole of Florida.
Shawnee
Shawnee History
From the First Nations Histories Web site, information include population,
names, language, culture and history.
Shoshone
Shoshone
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes
location, history, culture and more.
Shoshone
Indians
PBS provides information about the Shoshone at the time they encountered
the Lewis & Clark Expedition.
Sioux
Sioux
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes
location, history, culture and more.
Spokane
History of the Spokane Indians
A Brief overview of Spokan Tribal history from the Washington State Governor's Office of Indian Affairs.
History
of the Spokane
From the official Web site of the Spokane tribe of Washington.
Suquamish
Suquamish Tribe
Official site of the Suquamish Tribe of Washington. The culture link
provides information on basket making, fishing and canoes.
Tlingit
Clothing
Scroll down and select entries for the Tlingit to see hats, robes, capes
and other clothing items of the tribe. From the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Musical
Instruments
Scroll down and select entries for the Tlingit to see rattles and other
musical instruments of the tribe. From the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Tlingit
Chief
From the Arctic Studies Center at the Smithsonian, brief information
includes a colorful picture of a Tlingit chief.
The
Tlingit of the Northwest Coast
Brief information about the fishing, mythology, wood products, clans
and more from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
Tsimshian
Clothing
Scroll down and select entries for the Tsimshian to see leggings, hats,
robes, capes and other clothing items of the tribe. From the Canadian
Museum of Civilization.
Musical
Instruments
Scroll down and select entries for the Tsimshian to see drums and other
musical instruments of the tribe. From the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Toys
Scroll down and select entries for Tsimshian to see games and other
toys of the tribe. From the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Tulalip
American
Indians of the Pacific Northwest
Enter Tulalip Indians in the top box and select “match this exact
phrase” in the next box and then click Search. You will retrieve
over 100 links to photographs and articles about the Tulalip Indians
– from the American Memory Collection of the Library of Congress.
Umatilla
History and
Culture of the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla Indians
From the official site of the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian
Reservation in Washington and Oregon this provides history, subsistence,
drumming, singing, arts, crafts, and more.
Ute
Utes
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes
location, history, culture and more.
Walla Walla
History and
Culture of the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla Indians
From the official site of the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian
Reservation in Washington and Oregon this provides history, subsistence,
drumming, singing, arts, crafts, and more.
Walla
Walla Indians
PBS provides information about the Walla Walla at the time they encountered
the Lewis & Clark Expedition.
Wampanoag
Wampanoag
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes
location, history, culture and more.
Wampanoag History
From the First Nations Histories Web site, information include population,
names, language, culture and history.
What
You Need to Know: The Wampanoag
From the Children’s Museum of Boston, this site divides Wampanoag
life into “Before 1620” and “After 1620”.
Wasco
Wasco Tribal Overview
A brief overview of Wasco Tribal history.
Yakima
American
Indians of the Pacific Northwest
Enter Yakama Indians in the top box and select “match this exact
phrase” in the next box and then click Search. You will retrieve
over 100 links to photographs and articles about the Yakama Indians
– from the American Memory Collection of the Library of Congress.
Enter Yakima Indians (notice spelling change) for 16 more links.
Yuma
Yuma
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes
location, history, culture and more.
Zuni
Apache,
Pueblo, Zuni Indians
Brief information with links to art, food, religion and more from Orchard
School in Indianapolis.
Zuni
Information, from the emuseum at Minnesota State University, includes
location, history, culture and more.
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October 13, 2008
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