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

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.

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

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


Navajo

Navajo Indians
Basic, easy to read information from The Orchard School in Indiana.

Nez Perce

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.

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

Omaha

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

The Oneida Indians
Brief information from a 4th grade student at Germantown Academy in Pennsylvannia.

Osage

Paiute

Pawnee

Potawatomi

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.

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

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

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


Sioux

Spokane

History of the Spokane Indians
A Brief overview of Spokane 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.

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

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 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

Zuni

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

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Last Updated: May 22, 2012