Updated on March 9, 2017
These websites have lessons, interactives and videos for kids and students learning about Native Americans. Some of the sites also have lesson planning resources for teachers.
Curriki offers a collection of lessons and units on Native Americans for teachers of students in grades 2-12. Children create concept maps, Native American art and symbols, and music. The lessons are very well detailed. Free registration is required to…
This site makes the five tribes of North America – Dine, Muscogee, Tlingit, Lakota, and Iroquois – accessible to children. There are interactive links relating the tribes to their geographic cultural bands and their shared history from ancient times to…
During World War I and World War II, hundreds of American Indians joined the US armed forces and used words from their traditional native languages as weapons. The military asked them to develop secret communications based on their languages –…
From site: Lectures by and about Native Americans that pay tribute to the rich ancestry and traditions of Native Americans. The first American Indian Day in a state was declared on the second Saturday in May 1916 by the governor…
From site: From 1899 to 1929, photographer Edward S. Curtis documented Native Americans living west of the Mississippi, visiting more than eighty tribes while seeking to photograph their original customs and traditions. [Included] is a select sampling of the thousands of…
From site: The National Museum of the American Indian is the sixteenth museum of the Smithsonian Institution. It is the first national museum dedicated to the preservation, study, and exhibition of the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of Native…
Click on the interactive map to learn more about selected tribes. Other activities help you to learn about their culture and history. Additional premium features are available for a fee.
From site: Take a virtual journey to meet American Indians of the 1830s with artist, ethnologist, and showman George Catlin. This site compiles paintings, historical documents, and commentary from contemporary experts so you can explore the intersections of two cultures,…
From site: This activity explores the role of the buffalo in the lives of the American Indians of the northern plains. For centuries, the American bison–commonly called the buffalo–has been revered by various Native American peoples. The buffalo still plays…
From site: This digital collection integrates over 2,300 photographs and 7,700 pages of text relating to the American Indians in two cultural areas of the Pacific Northwest, the Northwest Coast and Plateau. These resources illustrate many aspects of life and…
From site: Circle of Stories uses documentary film, photography, artwork and music to honor and explore Native American storytelling… Welcome to the CIRCLE OF STORIES lesson plans. These lessons will allow students to examine the complex and rich oral tradition…
Mrs. Donn provides links to information by tribe and by region. These include activities, Powerpoint presentations and clipart. Great research site for elementary age children.