Native American Web Sites

http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/k12/naha/nanav.html Native American Navigator.  Has a search engine that operates by keyword

http://www.lenape.org/ Lenape Indian website and museum.  Has links to other sites as well

http://www.kidinfo.com/american_history/native_americans.html This site is the best one stop shopping site for all Native American tribes and information

Alfy's Native American Thematic Units   Several links to Native American sites

http://www.americanwest.com/pages/navajo2.htm Navajo Indian Site

http://www.nhusd.k12.ca.us/ALVE/NativeAmerhome.html/Navajo.html/Navajo_etc.html/Navajo_Clothing.html Navajo clothing

http://www.public.asu.edu/~niizha/navajos.html Culture, legends, and information about the Navajo

http://members.tripod.com/~PHILKON/links12navajo.html Another Navajo site

http://waltonfeed.com/peoples/navajo/ Living in the Navajo Past

http://www.naionline.com/ Native American Institute site, virtual field trips to Hopi and Navajo Reservations

http://www.u.arizona.edu/ic/kmartin/School/links1.htm Links to the Sioux,  Diné, Muskogee, Lakota, Tlingit, and Iroquois Indians

http://arcticcircle.uconn.edu/ Site for Inuit and Arctic Native peoples, written for older students and adults (harder to understand)

http://www.arctic.ca/LUS/Nunavut_info.html Inuit and Nunavut peoples

http://www.ca-missions.org/ Pueblo Indians

http://www.sscf.ucsb.edu/anth/projects/great.kiva/   Descend into the mysterious world of the Great Kiva.  A landmark and testimony to the structural design skills of the Pueblos

http://sipapu.gsu.edu/html/kiva.html A very fancy site showing three D modeling of the Anasazi architectural buildings, called a Great Kiva

http://www.tolatsga.org/Compacts.html Comanche Indians

http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/k12/naha/   Native American History Archive.  Contains a Native American Navigator that helps kids collect data for reports and essays.  The Maps area can help you find information about various tribes and locations

http://www.dickshovel.com/Compacts.html   First Nations Histories.  All types of information about many Native American groups.  You can learn the meaning of the tribes' name, its location, etc.

http://educate.si.edu/spotlight/nativeam.html Biographies of Native Americans

http://www.travelsd.com/history/sioux/index.htm Very colorful site that serves as a guide to the Sioux Nation and their land, art, culture

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/3976/Hawk.html Site for the Oglala, Lakota, and Sioux Nations, includes a map showing their territories and history

http://www.state.sd.us/state/executive/tourism/sioux/sioux.htm   A guide to the great Sioux Nation, legends and artifacts of the Sioux people of South Dakota

http://cimcc.indian.com/ California Indian Museum and Cultural Center- Links to other sites, and photos

http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/ WWW Virtual library Index of Native American Sites

http://www.alfy.com/teachers/teach/Thematic_Units/Native_Americans/Native_Americans_1.asp A collection of Native American Links

http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmai/start.htm The Smithsonian Institute's site for Native American History and Culture- lots of links

http://www.si.edu/nmai/   Web site of the National Museum of the American Indian, virtual tour of the exhibits

http://puffin.creighton.edu/lakota/index.html Lakota Indians

http://www.kstrom.net/isk/mainmenu.html and http://www.kstrom.net/isk/linkpage.html Native Web Page, numerous Native American Links, including   http://www.kstrom.net/isk/art/art.html which is Native American Art

http://www.civilization.ca/membrs/fph/stones/clothing/clmenu.htm   Clothing of Native Americans

http://www.csulb.edu/projects/ais/   A list of many Native American Links.

http://trackstar.hprtec.org/main/display.php3?option=frames&track_id=2489 A compilation of links to many Native American sites, including:   http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/8962/nainfo.html Tribal history, legends, and other information for many, many tribes of Native Americans

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/native.htm The Internet School Library Media Center Native American page.  Includes bibliographies, directories to pages of individual tribes, history, periodicals, and general links.  Revised fairly often

http://www.u.arizona.edu/ic/kmartin/School/amer1.htm Links to Native Americans from across the USA

http://www.nativetech.org/games/ Native American toys and games

http://www.nativetech.org/links/historic.html Native American historical links

http://www.tolatsga.org/Compacts.html Compact histories of Native Americans

http://www.nativeweb.org/resources/nations_web_sites_information/north_america/resource_information_sites/ NativeWeb Resources:  Resource and information site for all Native American Peoples, nationally and internationally

http://www.powersource.com/cocinc/default.html   Cherokee Mythology and tales, history, and culture

http://pages.tca.net/martikw/ History of the Cherokee Indians

http://rosecity.net/tears/trail/tearsnht.html Trail of Tears, historical information about the Cherokee Indians

http://ngeorgia.com/history/nghisttt.shtml   Another wonderful site about the Trail of Tears, historical information about the Cherokee Indians

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/umhtml/umessay2.html History of the Upper Midwest Native Americans, 1600 - 1850

http://emayzine.com/lectures/CRAZYHOR.html Biographical history of Crazy Horse

http://www.greatdreams.com/nalinks.htm History of the battles between white men and Native Americans, some other links.   Somewhat political.

http://www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/indians.html   and  http://www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/nations.html   Great sites for native American culture, dress, dance, pow-wows

http://hometown.aol.com/Donh523/navapage/index.htm Flags of all the Native tribes

http://www.links2go.com/topic/Native_Peoples A listing of many links to Native Peoples (NOT just Native Americans)

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Colonial Project Web Sites

http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/WebQ97/COLAMER2.HTM Children in Colonial America Webquest

http://teacher.scholastic.com/webquest/ushist/coltowns.htm Another colonial webquest

http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/index.asp Go to this site and click on the Colonial games or whichever game your teacher directs

http://www.history.org/almanack.htm Colonial Williamsburg Almanac, much about Colonial life

http://www.osv.org/kids/index.htm Old Sturbridge Village Kids Page

http://www.history.org/   Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's site is a virtual tour of the period through the eyes of a young recruit, exploring the role of African-Americans in our emerging nation

http://www.successlink.org/great/g407.html  Lesson Plan on Colonial Days

http://sln.fi.edu/TOC.franklin.html    Ben Franklin and his achievements

http://www.ushistory.org/libertybell/   Liberty Bell.  All about the creation of the bell and events pertaining to it

http://www.amfolktoys.com/catalog/page7.html This is a commercial site about American folk and colonial style toys.  I include it because it lists many toys of the era and pictures of these toys

http://www.coldspringschool.com/history/  Connecticut colonial history - people, legends, and places

http://www.kids.state.ct.us/history.htm State of Connecticut kid's colonial history webpage

http://www.ctstateu.edu/noahweb/lifein1770.html  Connecticut state dept. of education Noahweb site (on the life of Noah Webster) on colonial life

http://www.publicbookshelf.org/public_html/Our_Country_Vol_1/connecticu_fd.html Connecticut Colonial history

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook07.html Colonial North America

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/colonial.htm K-12 Colonial America resources- Maps, lesson plans, bibliographies, and curriculum content

http://web.uccs.edu/~history/index/colonial.html Colonial American History

http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/travilahes/colonial.html Colonial America, many links

http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson166.shtml Education World's Colonial Days lesson plan page

http://www.govwentworth.k12.nh.us/goals2000-4WebSite/history/ColonialNH/education.html Colonial page made by children in a New Hampshire Elementary school

http://hastings.ci.lexington.ma.us/Colonial/Colonial.html Student produced website on colonial Lexington, which includes the following link:

http://hastings.ci.lexington.ma.us/classroom/colonial/weaving.html  Great webpage on weaving in colonial days

http://www.nybison.com/workshops.html Although this is a site about workshops teaching the ancient art of weaving, it has a lot of interesting information about weaving in colonial times.

http://web.bryant.edu/~history/h364proj/fall_01/hildmann/industry.htm Blacksmiths in Colonial America

http://www.raken.com/american_wealth/early_industrialists/early_industrialists1.asp  Early American Industrialists (advanced)

http://www.whalingmuseum.org/whaling.htm History of whaling

http://www.curriculumunits.com/crucible/projects/life_at_sea.htm Shipbuilding, ships, and fishing in colonial times

http://www.gortons.com/about/glimpse.html A glimpse of Gloucester in the colonial days, more about fishing

http://www.si.edu/lemelson/centerpieces/whole_cloth/ American textile industry of colonial times

http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/worldbook/atozhistory/c/124100.html Discovery school's website of history a to z, colonial section.

http://wwx.media3.net/plymouth/   America's Homepage.  Historical reference, Plimoth Plantation, Pilgrim Hall Museum, the Mayflower, and famous individuals

http://www.osv.org/   Old Sturbridge Village, a glimpse into colonial life

http://members.aol.com/calebj/mayflower.html   Covers the first Thanksgiving, experiences of girls on the Mayflower, and much more information, including biographical information on Tisquantum or Squanto

http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vcdh/jamestown/page2.html Virtual Jamestown- primary source documents, and a link to lesson plans to use it: http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vcdh/jamestown/tscreators.html and http://edsitement.neh.gov/lessonplans/jamestown.html

http://www.eduplace.com/ss/act/howto.html Lesson Plan on Colonial Studies

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Unsolved Mystery Project Web Sites

http://www.salemweb.com/memorial/default.htm Salem Witch trials

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worlds/   Nova's hunt for alien worlds covers whether there is life on other planets

http://search.yahooligans.com/search/ligans?p=amelia+earhart   A list of several links about Amelia Earhart

http://www.ellensplace.net/ae_intro.htm   Biography of Amelia Earhart from birth to final flight, includes photographs.

http://www.firstflight.org/shrine/amelia_earhart.html   More information about Amelia Earhart

http://www.worldbook.com/fun/aviator/html/twolegnd.htm   This site covers Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh

http://www.lostsecrets.com/ Anastasia and the lost riches of the Romanov family in Russia

http://www.yahooligans.com/Around_the_World/Countries/Russia/History/Biographies/Royalty/Romanov__Anastasia/ More about Anastasia

http://www.parascope.com/en/bermuda0.htm Site for information about the pyramids, Atlantis, and the Bermuda Triangle

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