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- Assiniboine hunting buffalo
- Paul Kane's circa 1851-1856 painting depicts two Plains Indians on horseback hunting a buffalo. The introduction of horses by Spanish settlers changed the way Plains Indians hunted, allowing them to overtake buffalo by speed.
- Format: image/painting
- Literature lamps: The Weirdo
- Literature is tied to an integrated curriculum for student success. Emphasis is on reading and communication.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Wendy Sirias.
- American Indian stalking deer
- This 1993–1994 painting depicts an American Indian hunting deer with a bow and arrow. The hunter stands on a rock in a stream facing a buck and a doe. He is camouflaged, wearing a deer head and skin over his own head and torso. In the background, the...
- Format: image/painting
- Piedmont cultures graphic organizer
- In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 2.3
- This activity will assist students in understanding Piedmont cultures as they read the article "Peoples of the Piedmont."
- Format: /lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
- By Pauline S. Johnson.
- Coastal Plain cultures graphic organizer
- In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 2.5
- As students read the article "Peoples of the Coastal Plain," this graphic organizer will help them develop an understanding of the cultures that existed in North Carolina's Coastal Plain hundreds of years ago.
- Format: /lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
- By Pauline S. Johnson.
- Quick study: Paleoindian Period
- A “cheat sheet” covering basic information about the Paleoindian Period and its key characteristics.
- Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education
- Students will learn the importance of North Carolina's wildlife resources at this environmental education facility.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- November 18 - November 22, 1753
- In Diary of a journey of Moravians, page 11
- Nov. 18, Sunday. We arose in good spirits, although several of the Brethren had not been able to sleep for the cold, for our cabin is small, and the roof full of holes. Several of the Brethren went hunting, and succeeded in getting a couple of wild...
- Format: diary/primary source
- Alligator
- The American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, is native to the southeastern United States. Alligator populations were in decline until the 1980s due to illegal hunting, but have since made a comeback.
- Format: image/photograph
- Who owns the land?
- In Colonial North Carolina, page 3.3
- Europeans and American Indians had very different ideas about what it meant to "own" land, and these differences led to many of the conflicts between the two cultures in America.
- Format: article
- By David Walbert.
- Boundary between North Carolina and the Cherokee Nation, 1767
- In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 4.2
- 1767 agreement between Governor William Tryon and Cherokee Indians in regard to boundary between colonial settlement and Cherokee lands. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: document
- Cougar
- Photograph of a cougar, taken at the North Carolina zoo. Cougars, also called mountain lions, pumas, and panthers, were once common all through the Western Hemisphere, from Canada to South America. However, due to excessive hunting and habitat destruction,...
- Format: image/photograph
- Foothills Equestrian Nature Center (FENCE)
- Learn about nature, hike the trails, and do some bird watching on this 390 acre property located in the beautiful foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Intrigue of the Past
- Lesson plans and essays for teachers and students explore North Carolina's past before European contact. Designed for grades four through eight, the web edition of this book covers fundamental concepts, processes, and issues of archaeology, and describes the peoples and cultures of the Paleoindian, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian periods.
- Format: book (multiple pages)
- One of the Religious Men in the Town of Secota
- "On of the Religeous Men in the Towne of Secota." Theodor de Bry's engraving of an American Indian man, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. In the foreground, the man is depicted from...
- Format: image/illustration
- The Conjurer
- "The Coniuerer." Theodor de Bry's engraving of an American Indian "conjurer," published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. In the foreground, the conjurer stands on his right foot with his...
- Format: image/illustration
- A nutria at the Lake Mattamuskeet
- This is a nutria on the shore of Lake Mattamuskeet in Hyde County, North Carolina. The nutria is a large, semiaquatic rodent. It was originally introduced to North America for hunting purposes. Though its fur is still considered valuable in some regions, it...
- Format: image/photograph
- The Johnstown Flood: Cause and effect
- In Where English and history meet: A collaboration guide, page 3
- This lesson plan combines work with the Johnstown Flood, one of the most significant news events of the late nineteenth century, and the development of cause and effect argument.
- Format: (grade 11 Social Studies)
- By Karen Cobb Carroll, Ph.D., and NBCT.
- Crowder District Park
- A variety of recreational and educational activities are available at this county park in Apex, North Carolina.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- November 14 - November 17, 1753
- In Diary of a journey of Moravians, page 10
- Nov. 14. We went very early to see whether we could cross the river, but it had risen two feet, and was running rapidly. So we had to wait, and meanwhile worked on the approach which was very steep. Some Brethren went hunting, but came back empty-handed....
- Format: diary/primary source
