Native American Pathfinders

							Native Americans Possible Search Terms: Native Americans, Indians of North America, American Indians, names of individual nations Famous People: Pocahontas, Powhatan, Massasoit, Joseph, Looking Glass, Red Cloud, Chief Bender, Jim Thorpe, Louis M. Sockalexis, James Logan, Geronimo, Pontiac, Black Hawk, Cochise, Joseph Brant, Sitting Bull, Alligator, Osceola, Billy Bowlegs, Tecumseh, Sequoyah, Squanto I. INFOhio Online Databases Go to www.infohio.org Click on the red button that says “Resources for Grades 6-8” If you are asked for a username & password, fill out this brief online form and it will be emailed to you. 1. American National Biography a. Ignore the search box. b. Underneath the search box and on the left side of your screen is a box with “Resource Tools.” c. Click on “Jump Start Your Research” d. Click on “Native American Heritage” for overview articles; religion; laws, acts & land policy; Indian leaders; sports figures; wars; Indian chiefs; White-Indian mediators; Indian captivity; last Neolithic Native American survivor. 2. Encyclopedia Britannica Online (then click on it again) a. Type your search terms (ex. “Native Americans”) in the search box. b. Click on the articles that sound interesting. Don’t forget to look at the “Multimedia” options on the right side of your screen. There are videos, sound recordings, and photographs. c. On the left side of your screen, if the article is rather long, there will be “chapters” that you need to click on. For example, the article “American Indians, or Native Americans,” is very long and has 91 chapters and sub-chapters! d. On the right side of your screen, in the section that reads “Expand Your Research,” you can click on “Images and Media,” “Journals and Magazines,” and “The Web’s Best Sites” for more information and resources. 3. SIRS Discoverer a. Type your search terms (ex. “Native Americans”) in the search box. b. Click on the tabs at the top to see newspaper articles, magazine articles, and encyclopedia/reference articles. c. Read the article summary to decide whether or not it sounds interesting, then click on the title to read the complete article. II. Websites * The following websites have been handpicked by Mrs. Walker. If you find other websites on Native Americans, please evaluate them with the ABCs: Authority, Accuracy, Bias, Content & Currency. * Because Native Americans have so often been portrayed as less than human or as objects to be exploited, you need to be extra careful about the websites that you choose to use for research. Click here for some tips on how to evaluate American Indian websites. * DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA ARTICLES! They are too easily edited and can contain false information. Native American Nations http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/nations.html Websites created by or about hundreds of Native American Nations. Federal Resources for Educational Excellence http://free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=125&toplvl=171&res_feature_request=1 Federal government websites on Native Americans.

Lewis and Clark—The Native Americans http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/native/index.html Information about 16 of the nearly 50 tribes that Lewis and Clark encountered during their journey to the west. First Americans http://www.ic.arizona.edu/ic/kmartin/School/amer3.htm Traditional customs of five tribes: the Tlingit, Dine, Lakota, Muscogee and Iroquois. Museum of the Native American Resource Center http://www.uncp.edu/nativemuseum/ Native nations, languages, culture, issues and literature. Carnegie Museum of Natural History http://www.carnegiemnh.org/exhibits/north-south-east-west/ Shows how indigenous peoples have lived with nature, treating it as both a guide and partner in life. The Iroquois, Lakota, Hopi and Tlingit tribes are represented. Reference Resources—Native Americans http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Native_Americans.html An extensive listing of sites from KidInfo.com. Smithsonian Institute—American Indian History and Culture http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/History_and_Culture/AmericanIndian_History.htm View Native American resources from these online Smithsonian Institution exhibits. The Library of Congress American Memory Collection Photographic Images: Edward S. Curtis’s The North American Indian http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html American Indians of the Pacific Northwest http://international.loc.gov/ammem/collections/pacific/ Omaha Indian Music http://international.loc.gov/ammem/omhhtml/omhhome.html History of the American West, 1860-1920 http://international.loc.gov/ammem/award97/codhtml/hawphome.html American Native Press Archives http://anpa.ualr.edu/ Documents all aspects of Native American life. Native American History http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/tm/native.html Many websites from the University of Washington libraries. Great Chiefs and Leaders http://www.indigenouspeople.net/leaders.htm Biographies of Native American chiefs and leaders. Native Americans http://www.nativeamericans.com/ Tribes, famous Native Americans, history, languages, etc.

Native Tech: Native American Technology and Art http://www.nativetech.org/ Learn about Native American technology and art, beads, clothes, weapons and much more. Trail of Tears http://www.kidskonnect.com/content/view/282/27/ Scroll down past the KidsKonnect icons to get to the Trail of Tears websites. American Indians in Children’s Literature http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/ Discussion of American Indians in children’s books, schools, popular culture, and society. Indian Legends http://www.indianlegend.com/ Many stories, arranged by tribe. Indian Symbols http://www.indiansummer.com/symbol.htm This is a commercial site, but it offers the meanings of various symbols. Native American Shelters http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/settlements/ Typical types of Native American houses as well as some unusual ones. Recipe Source http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/americas/native/ Native American dishes. Native American Languages http://www.native-languages.org/vocabulary.htm Learn some Native American words and see how different each of the tribal languages is from the others. Ohio Native Americans One State—Many Nations: Native Americans of Ohio http://www.pbs4549.org/onestate/ Ohio Indians: Biographies http://www.oplin.org/famousohioans/indians/puzzler.html - bios Ohio History Central: http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/  Tribes - Algonquin Indians - Chippewa Indians - Delaware Indians - Iroquois Indians - Kaskaskia Indians - Miami Indians - Mingo Indians - Munsee Indians - Ottawa Indians - Piankashaw Indians Potawatomi Indians - Sauk Indians - Seneca Indians - Shawnee Indians - Tecumseh Confederation Wea Indians - Wyandot Indians  Leaders - Prophet - Tecumseh - Black Hoof - Blue Jacket - Little Turtle - Captain Pipe - Cornstalk Killbuck - Logan - Neolin - Newcomer - Pontiac - Tarhe - White Eyes  Events - Ohio Indian Wars - Battle of Piqua - Battle of Tippecanoe - Battle of Fallen Timbers - Beaver Wars - Battle of Olentangy - Gnadenhutten Massacre - Battle of the Sandusky - Battle of the Thames Pontiac's Rebellion - St. Clair's Defeat - Squaw Campaign SunWatch Indian Village/Archaeological Park http://sunwatch.boonshoftmuseum.org/

III. Books If you want to browse the shelves in the library to locate information about Native Americans, look for these call numbers: 398.2—Native American legends and Folklore 970.004—History, North America 970.1—Indians of North America 971 through 979—Various tribes