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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

Ancient Observatories

Journey into Chaco Canyon, where ancient people built monuments to the cosmos and find out about archaeoastronomy using maps, films, and animations. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Exploratorium

The Arctic Studies Center

Incorporating research and online exhibitions, this site explores and preserves the culture and history of Northern people using slide shows, images, audio, video, and engaging text. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

The Barren Lands: J.B. Tyrrell's Expeditions for the Geological Survey of Canada, 1892-1894

Includes over 5,000 images from original field notebooks, correspondence, photographs, maps and published reports that document two exploratory surveys of the Barren Lands region in Canada west of Hudson Bay, in northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan and the area... (Learn more)

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Provided by: University of Toronto Libraries

Campfire Stories with George Catlin

Discover the American Indians of the 1830s through the writings and artwork of George Catlin. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Smithsonian Institution American Art Museum

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

Circle of Stories

Film, photography, artwork and music are combined to honor and explore Native American storytelling. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: PBS

Civilization.ca

Contains a variety of interactive materials such as photo-essays, virtual tours, and games to accompany information and images that cover topics such as archaeology, arts and crafts, history, and civilizations. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation

Colonial Kids: A Celebration of Life in the 1700s

Explore the life of a colonial child growing up in Pennsylvania with a look at their homes, clothing, chores, school, transportation, and, yes, even career options! (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: ThinkQuest, Junior

Colonial Williamsburg

This extensive website features access to the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library collections, primary source materials, videos of what life was like in the 18th century in Williamsburg, Va. and much more. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Common-Place: An Interactive Journal of Early American Life

An online magazine about American history before 1900. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: American Antiquarian Society

Craft Revival - Shaping Western North Carolina Past and Present

This web-based digital history uses primary source documents such as letters, photographs, and other objects to tell the story of the handicraft revival in western North Carolina between 1895 and 1945. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Western Carolina University, Hunter Library

Cultures of the Andes

A straightforward website that includes many resources for learning about the Andes cultures. Find videos, photos, language guides, jokes, poetry, and more. (Learn more)

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Provided by: www.andes.org

Digital History

Using this online textbook, teachers can supplement their U.S. history courses with a variety of rich resources such as primary sources documents, multimedia exhibitions, interactive timelines, and audio clips. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: University of Houston

Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention 1774 - 1789

The 274 broadsides in this collection chronicle the founding of our nation from Colonial resistance to British rule and the Revolutionary War, through the drafting and ratification of the Constitution. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Library of Congress

Eastern North Carolina Digital Library

Digitization project encompassing collections pertaining to the history of eastern North Carolina. Included are images and videos from historic locations. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: East Carolina University Joyner Library

EDSITEment - Lesson Plans for History and Social Studies

This site supplies a plentiful number of lesson plans and activities for the history and social studies curricula. Resources are divided by subject area and grade range, in addition to a list of EDSITEment approved web links. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities

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

Excavating Occaneechi Town: Archaeology Of An Eighteenth-Century Indian Village In North Carolina

An archaeological site report that includes thousands of images and a tool called Electronic Dig which allows students to design their own research strategies and re-excavate Occaneechi Town. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: Research Laboratories of Archaeology UNC-CH

Feeding America: The Historic American Cookbook Project

American cookbooks, a glossary of cookery terms and multidimensional images of antique cooking implements. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Michigan State University Library