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The Canela Indians of Northeasten Central Brazil: Photos, videos, and descriptive writing enhance understanding of Canela life. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution

American Indians of the Pacific Northwest: Photographs, primary sources, secondary sources, essays, and maps document the history and cultures of the American Indians in the Northwest Coast and Plateau areas of the Pacific Northwest. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: Library of Congress

Native American Nations: This is a rich and valuable resource of information about tribes and nations of Indians of North America from the Abenaki, Alaskan Natives, Cherokee, Hawaiian Natives, Lumbee, and the Tuscaora. The site links to the web sites of many different tribes. Abundant... (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: Lisa Mitten

The Museum of Westward Expansion: American, westward expansion is the focus of this site hosted by the National Park Service "with some of the rarest artifacts of Lewis and Clark. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: National Park System

Who Stole the Tee Pee? An online exhibit of the National Museum of the American Indian: Historical artifacts from the National Museum of the American Indian and art by contemporary Native Americans is utilized to explore changes and the causes of changes in Native American cultures since the 1900s. This website asks what happened to the traditions... (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of American History

Tracking the Buffalo: Stories from a Buffalo Hide Painting: Students follow the guidelines and take a journey through the process of discovery as they complete this an activity centered around understanding the painting on a buffalo hide. As they examine a buffalo hide, answer the questions, and consider the clues,... (Learn more); Format: website/activity; Provided by: Smithsonian Institution

Lumbee History and Culture: A timeline and introduction to Lumbee history and culture, with a discussion of efforts to obtain federal recognition. Part of the official site of the Lumbee Indian Tribe. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina

American Journeys: More than 18,000 pages of eyewitness accounts of North American exploration from rare books, original manuscripts, images, and classic travel narratives. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: Wisconsin Historical Society

State of North Carolina: Commission of Indian Affairs: Among the many resources you will find at this website are information about upcoming events, special programs, census information, health issues, fact sheets, statistics on Indian populations in North Carolina by county, annual reports, and more. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs

The Jamestown Online Adventure: In 1606, some 105 adventurers set off from England to try and establish the first permanent English colony in the New World. They settled in what is now the state of Virginia and called their colony first James Fort, and then James Towne, in honor of James... (Learn more); Format: website/activity; Provided by: Historyglobe.com

Hunter Library Collection of Civil War Letters and School Photos: This collection of primary source materials includes photographs which illustrate education in western North Carolina and transcribed letters written during the Civil War by Confederate soldiers and their families. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: Western Carolina University

Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian: This site presents the 2226 photographs taken by Edward S. Curtis for his work The North American Indian. Included are images of tribes from Great Plains, Great Basin, Plateau Region, Southwest, California, Pacific Northwest, and Alaska. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: Library of Congress

The Museum of the Native American Resource Center: Online exhibits include contemporary art, music, interviews, artifacts, and prehistoric tools and weapons. Special focus is given to the Lumbee of Robeson County, North Carolina. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: University of North Carolina at Pembroke

The National Park Service: Explore NPS parks, find information about American history and culture, as well as nature and science. Includes games, images, sounds, and free curriculum materials and ideas. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: National Park Service

Picturing Modern America 1880-1920: Historical thinking exercises for middle and high school students that will build their abilities to analyze primary source documents and images and make connections with history. Students will use this knowledge to create historical exhibits, complete with... (Learn more); Format: website/activity; Provided by: Center for Children and Technology at the Education Development Center

Images of Native Americans: A digital companion to an exhibit of rare books, photographs, illustrations, and other archival and manuscript materials reflecting European interpretations of Native Americans, scientific and anthropological research, United States military surveys, images... (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: Bancroft Library at University of California, Berkeley

Campfire Stories with George Catlin: Discover the American Indians of the 1830s through the writings and artwork of George Catlin. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: Smithsonian Institution American Art Museum

National Museum of the American Indian: This website uses Flash technology to present online multimedia exhibitions about the history and culture of American Indians. An excellent online educational resource about codetalkers during WWI and WWII is also available. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: Smithsonian Institution

Native American Documents Project: For the serious Native American researcher! Find primary documents including narrative reports of the commissioner of Indian affairs in the 1870's, a different take on General Custer, land allotment data, and legislation concerning Native Americans. Also learn... (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: California State University, San Marcos

North Carolina Museum of History: The Museum offers visitors a divers assortment of exhibits and resources to include in classroom instruction or actual visists to the museum. Find lesson plans, information on history in a box kits, professional development workshops, and much more. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by:

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